Woody Allen

Biography

Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Königsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning (Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Annie Hall, 1977, and Best Original Screenplay for Hannah and Her Sisters, 1986) American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. His large body of work and cerebral film style, mixing satire, wit and humor, have made him one of the most respected and prolific filmmakers in the modern era. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, philosophy, psychology, Judaism, European cinema and New York City, where he was born and has lived his entire life.

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