Woody Allen

	Born: December 1, 1935
	Born as: Allen Stewart Konigsberg

Konigsberg started writing comedy material for television stars while still a teenager. In 1961, he began performing his own material in Greenwich village cafés. Woody broke into films in 1965 as both screenwriter and performer in What's new pussycat?.

In the seventies Allen wrote, directed and acted in a series of highly successful comedies. 1977's Annie Hall was a breakthrough movie and from that point on, Woody's films became more serious, starting with Interiors (1978), a heavy, Bergman-influenced drama.

Allen has a history of casting his significant others for his films; Louise Lasser in the sixties, Diane Keaton in the seventies and Mia Farrow in the eighties.

Farrow and Allen became international gossip fodder in 1992 when he was forced to admit a romantic liaison with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn. This unprecedented publicity gave unexpected notoriety to Allen's concurrently released Husbands and Wives (1992) because of the dialogue between Allen and Farrow.

Allen continues to write and direct movies into the 21st century. He found success with Match Point (2005), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) for which Penélope Cruz won an Oscar and Midnight in Paris.

Last year Woody released To Rome with Love with Penélope Cruz. He also played a part in this film about a husband (Allen) and his wife (Judy Davis) who travel to Rome and meet the family of the Italian man their daughter is going to marry. It was Woody's return to acting since his last role in Scoop (2006).

This year Woody releases Blue Jasmine, with Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin. It's the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.

His next film with Colin Firth is scheduled for 2014. The plot is unknown.

Academy awards:

2012 Nominated Best Director for: Midnight in Paris (2011)
2012 Won Best Writing for: Midnight in Paris (2011)
2006 Nominated Best Writing for: Match Point (2005)
1998 Nominated Best Writing for: Deconstructing Harry (1997)
1996 Nominated Best Writing for: Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
1995 Nominated Best Director for: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
1995 Nominated Best Writing for: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
1993 Nominated Best Writing for: Husbands and Wives (1992)
1991 Nominated Best Writing for: Alice (1990)
1990 Nominated Best Director for: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1990 Nominated Best Writing for: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
1988 Nominated Best Writing for: Radio Days (1987)
1987 Won Oscar Best Writing for: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1987 Nominated Best Director for: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1986 Nominated Best Writing for: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
1985 Nominated Best Director for: Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1985 Nominated Best Writing for: Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
1980 Nominated Best Writing for: Manhattan (1979)
1979 Nominated Best Director for: Interiors (1978)
1979 Nominated Best Writing for: Interiors (1978)
1978 Won Oscar Best Director for: Annie Hall (1977)
1978 Won Oscar Best Writing for: Annie Hall (1977)
1978 Nominated Best Actor for: Annie Hall (1977)

Bibliography » Books:

Bibliography » Web:

-
Associated press - Woody sues part 3
BBC News - Allen directs an Opera
Bloomberg - Bruni to act for Allen
Blu-ray.com - Midnight in Paris dated for Blu-ray
Brazzil Magazine - Woody in Brazil
Broadway.com - Woody Allen returning to Broadway
Cinema blend - Hannah and her sisters and sleeper
Cinemablend - To Rome with love dated for Blu-ray
Deadline - Woody Allen to star in fading gigolo
DVD active - A new Woody Allen DVD
DVD Times - Vicky, Cristina and Woody
Gawker - New York too expensive to shoot films
HD Room - Woody’s latest DVD for sale
High-def digest - Annie Hall and Manhattan on Blu-ray
High-def digest -
High-def digest - Hannah and her sisters on Blu-ray
Hollywood reporter - Woody Allen gets a retrospective
Hollywood reporter - Woody is hot nowadays
Hollywood reporter - Midnight In Paris to kick off Cannes
Home Cinema - You will meet a tall dark stranger
IGN - A tall dark stranger on DVD
Los Angeles Times - 20th WGA Award nod for Woody Allen
New York Mag - Woody sues part 1
New York Observer - Woody is still pessimistic
New York Times - Woody sues part 4
New York Times - Bullets to hit Broadway
New York Times - Woody Allen to shoot next film in Rome
New York Times - Woody Allen Will Return to the U.S.
New York Times - Allen's film to be called Blue Jasmine
New Yorker - Woody writes about Madoff
Polskie radio - Woody plays the clarinet
Praque daily monitor - Woody has left New York
Reuters - Woody Allen changes title to next film
Reuters - Woody opens Tribeca
Reuters - Woody Allen wins indirect
Reuters - Woody sues part 2
The printed edition movie magazine Total Film - Woody doesn’t like his films
Times Online - Allen and Bergman
Variety - Woody Allen turns out Gigolo role
Variety - Woody Allen keeps busy
Woody Allen Band - Woody and his Jazz band
Yahoo news - Woody returns to New York