Alan King Net Worth

Alan King's Quotes

• Modesty is not one of my virtues.
• Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It'a a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
• [on Vanessa Redgrave's anti-Zionist remarks] I am that Zionist hoodlum she was talking about. It's just a pity I wasn't on the platform tonight. I would have gone for the jugular.
• [to a 1960s all-black audience] Before I go any further, you should understand you've been backing the wrong 'King'. He wants to get you into Woolworth's. I'll get you into '21'.
• Jews shouldn't play golf, it's not for them. We aggravate too easily. We carry 2,000 years of persecution on us. And then all of a sudden to go out there and beat a ball into the ground is a little too much.

Interesting Facts about Alan King

1. Was the Abbot of the New York Friars Club and attended all celebrity roasts until shortly before his death.
2. Dropping out of high school, he was schooled instead in rimshot comedy by Milton Berle in the Catskills.
3. In January 1961, he was the emcee for a portion of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural party.
4. Produced the Broadway plays "The Lion in Winter" and the revival of "Dinner at Eight".
5. Three children: Robert, Andrew and Elaine Ray.
6. Developed a fondness for drinking and gambling during his years on the Las Vegas circuit. He credited his family for helping him curb his problems.
7. Thrived on social humor and life's annoyances. Jerry Stiller once called him "the Jewish Will Rogers".
8. Played drums and formed a group called Earl Knight and His Musical Knights while a teenager.
9. Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 307-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
10. Son of Russian immigrants. Grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
11. Hosted the Academy Awards in 1972.
12. Known for his angry monologues, railing against suburbia and everyday mores. The popularity of these tirades led to frequent regular guest appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' and 'The Tonight Show'.
13. Was a Democrat.
14. Worked with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Sidney Lumet, and Irwin Winkler.
15. Enjoyed playing golf and tennis.
16. Alan King would often get sued by airline companies and insurance companies for speaking negatively about them in his comedy routines.
17. Was the youngest of eight children.
18. He appeared in four films directed by Sidney Lumet: Bye Bye Braverman (1968), The Anderson Tapes (1971), Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) and Prince of the City (1981).