Woody Allen

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Did You Know?

• His real name is Allen Konigsberg.
• Woody has three children with long time companion Mia Farrow and one daughter with wife Soon-Yi Previn.
• Woody began his entertainment career at 15 by selling one-liners to gossip columns.
• For reasons unknown, Woody never watches a movie after it is released.
• Along with his stand-up comedian acts, he also wrote gags for Bob Hope.
• Woody helped raised money to restore the "La Fenice" theatre in Venice after a fire destroyed the beautiful building.
• Quote: "Human Beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun."
• Woody loves jazz and blues music. At one time he would play with the Eddie Davis New Orleans Jazz Band every Monday night at the Cafe Carlyle.
• Recipient of the D.W. Griffith Award by the Director's Guild of America, Lifetime contribution to film, 1996.
• Has won three Acadamy Awards: Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, 1986, "Hannah and Her Sisters;" Best Director, "Annie Hall," 1977; Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, 1977, "Annie Hall."
• His characters always have short names, just because it is easier to type.
• QUOTE: "I'm a practicing heterosexual, but bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on a Saturday night."
• His legal name is Heywood Allen.

Actor Credits

1. Scoop (2006)
2. Anything Else (2003)
3. Hollywood Ending (2002)
4. The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion (2001)
5. Company Man (2001)
6. Small Time Crooks (2000)
7. Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
8. Sweet And Lowdown (1999)
9. Antz (1998)
10. The Impostors (1998)
11. The Sunshine Boys (1997)
12. Deconstructing Harry (1997)
13. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
14. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
15. Don't Drink The Water (1994)
16. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
17. Shadows And Fog (1992)
18. Husbands And Wives (1992)
19. Scenes From A Mall (1991)
20. Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
21. New York Stories (1989)
22. King Lear (1987)
23. Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)
24. Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
25. Zelig (1983)
26. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
27. Stardust Memories (1980)
28. Manhattan (1979)
29. Annie Hall (1977)
30. The Front (1976)
31. Love And Death (1975)
32. Sleeper (1973)
33. Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex... (1972)
34. Play It Again, Sam (1972)
35. Bananas (1971)
36. Take The Money And Run (1969)
37. Casino Royale (1967)
38. What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
39. What's New, Pussycat? (1965)

Director Credits