Woody Allen facts for kids

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
	Allen in New York, 2006
Born	Allen Stewart Konigsberg ; December 1, 1935 (age 84); The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, musician, playwright
Years active	1950–present
Home town	New York City
Spouse(s)	Harlene Susan Rosen (1956–62); Louise Lasser (1966–70); Soon-Yi Previn (1997–present);
Partner(s)	Diane Keaton (1970–71); Mia Farrow (1980–92); Soon-Yi Previn (1992–97);
Children	Ronan Farrow (son); Moses Farrow (son); Dylan Farrow (daughter); Bechet Dumaine Allen (daughter); Manzie Tio Allen (daughter);
Relatives	Letty Aronson (sister)
Awards	See Awards and Nominations
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Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician whose career spans more than 50 years. He has won the Academy Award three times, and many others in his very long career. His many works and his cerebral movie style, mixing satire and humor, have made him one of the most respected movie directors in the modern era. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in most of them. To inspire himself for his movies, Allen uses literature, philosophy, psychology, Judaism, European cinema, and New York City, where he was born and has lived all life.

Early life

Allen was born in The Bronx and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents were Nettie (born Cherrie; November 8, 1906 – January 27, 2002), a bookkeeper at her family's delicatessen, and Martin Konigsberg (December 25, 1900 – January 13, 2001), a jewelry engraver and waiter. His family was Ashkenazi Jewish; his grandparents immigrated from Russia and Austria, and spoke Yiddish, Hebrew, and German. Both parents were born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Allen has a sister, Letty, who was born in 1943, and was raised in Midwood, Brooklyn.

Career

Allen started writing scripts for The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show and other television shows when he was 19. He started working as a comedian in 1961. His first movie, What's New Pussycat?, was released in 1965. In 1966 he wrote his first play, the Broadway play Don't Drink the Water. In 1986 Allen's movie Hannah and Her Sisters made $18 million.

Images for kids

Allen as a high school senior, 1953
Allen in the 1960s
Allen with the Broadway cast of Play It Again, Sam (1969).
Allen in 2006
Woody Allen at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
Life-size statue of Woody Allen in Oviedo, Spain
Allen and Soon-Yi Previn in Venice