Biography steve allen
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Steve Allen
American comedian, actor, and musician (1921–2000)
For other people named Steve Allen, see Steve Allen (disambiguation).
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| Born | Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (1921-12-26)December 26, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2000(2000-10-30) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Alma mater | Arizona State Teachers College |
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| Years active | 1940–2000 |
| Known for | Co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | 4 |
| Website | steveallen.com |
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television and radio personality, comed
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| The 1980s and '90s were the busiest in the more than 50-year career of Steve Allen, who in 1986 was inducted into the TV Academy's Hall of Fame. In the '50s and '60s, when involved with weekly or nightly TV series, his extraneous activities were necessarily limited. In recent years, as he continued to appear as a guest on network and syndication programs, Allen had more time to write books, star in occasional dramatic shows, play major concerts, legitimate theatres, and nightclubs around the country, compose more songs and record more albums. During the 1980's, Allen starred in two limited prime-time series for NBC -- The Big Show and The Steve Allen Comedy Hour -- produced the fourth season of his Emmy and Peabody award-winning Meeting of Minds for PBS, and garnered critical acclaim for his hosting of the 32nd annual Emmy Awards Show, stepping in at the last minute during an ongoing SAG-A • Steve Allen (radio presenter)English radio presenter For other people named Steve Allen, see Steve Allen (disambiguation). Stephen Allen (born 17 March 1954) is an English radio presenter. He joined LBC in 1979, initially as a newsreader. He later became the long-serving host of the station's early morning breakfast show until his departure in 2023.[1] Radio careerAllen first worked as a nightclub disc jockey where he met long-time friend Dale Winton[2] and subsequently joined the United Biscuits Network, a radio station broadcasting to workers in the United Biscuits factories.[3][4] His voice was heard in Scotland, Liverpool, Manchester and London. UBN closed in 1979, and Allen joined LBC as presenter of the Night Extra programme. He then moved on to present The Night is Young on the station. When LBC was separated into two stations- 1152 AM and 97.3 FM, Allen presented the afternoon show for 'London Talkback Radio' (later |