Steve Allen

Hollywood Stars : Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen

Born Name: Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Birthday: 1921-12-26 (Year-Month-Day) Website: Spouse(s): Dorothy Goodman (m. 1943–1952) «start: (1943)–end+1: (1953)»"Marriage: Dorothy Goodman to Steve Allen" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen) (divorced) Jayne Meadows (m. 1954–2000) «start: (1954)–end+1: (2001)»"Marriage: Jayne Meadows to Steve Allen" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Allen) (his death) Children: Medium: Actor, comedian, television personality, musician, writer

Steve Allen, For other people named Steve Allen, see Steve Allen (disambiguation).Stephen Valentine Patrick William Steve Allen (December 26, 1921(1921-12-26) – October 30, 2000(2000-10-30)) was an American television personality, musician, actor, comedian, and writer. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best-known for his television career. He first gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts. He graduated to become the first host of The Tonight Show, where he was instrumental in innovating the concept of the television talk show. Thereafter, he hosted numerous game and variety shows, including The Steve Allen Show, Ive Got a Secret, The New Steve Allen Show, and was a regular panel member on CBS Whats My Line?Allen was a creditable pianist, and a prolific composer, having penned over 14,000 songs, one of which was recorded by Perry Como and Margaret Whiting, others by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Les Brown, and Gloria Lynne. Allen won a Grammy award in 1963 for best jazz composition, with his song The Gravy Waltz. Allen wrote more than 50 books and has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.