Irwin Alan Kniberg Net Worth
Irwin Alan Kniberg Net Worth is
$2 Million
Irwin Alan Kniberg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Alan King was born on December 26, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA as Irwin Alan Kniberg. He was an actor and producer, known for Casino (1995), The Kraft Music Hall (1967) and Energy Crisis (1974). He was married to Jeanette Sprung. He died on May 9, 2004 in Manhattan, New York City. | Full Name | Alan King |
| Date Of Birth | December 26, 1927 |
| Died | May 9, 2004, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jeanette Sprung |
| Children | Robert King, Andrew King, Elainie Ray King |
| Parents | Minnie Kniberg, Bernard Kniberg |
| Awards | WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television |
| Nominations | WGA Award for Best Variety Series or Special: Musical or Comedy - Television |
| Movies | Rush Hour 2, Casino, Cat's Eye, Just Tell Me What You Want, Memories of Me, The Anderson Tapes, I, the Jury, Sunshine State, Author! Author!, Night and the City, Enemies, A Love Story, The Helen Morgan Story, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Miracle in the Rain, Hit the Deck, The Girl He Left Behind, On... |
| TV Shows | The Big Party |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cigars |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | If I walk into a restaurant and I see a sign food like mother used to cook, I report them to the board of health. |
| 2 | Women live longer than men. The reason for it is their not married to women. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | [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'. |
| 5 | [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. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | Modesty is not one of my virtues. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alan King would often get sued by airline companies and insurance companies for speaking negatively about them in his comedy routines. |
| 2 | Enjoyed playing golf and tennis. |
| 3 | Worked with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Sidney Lumet, and Irwin Winkler. |
| 4 | Was a Democrat. |
| 5 | 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'. |
| 6 | Hosted the Academy Awards in 1972. |
| 7 | Son of Russian immigrants. Grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side. |
| 8 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 307-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. |
| 9 | Played drums and formed a group called Earl Knight and His Musical Knights while a teenager. |
| 10 | Thrived on social humor and life's annoyances. Jerry Stiller once called him "the Jewish Will Rogers". |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | Three children: Robert, Andrew and Elaine Ray. |
| 13 | Produced the Broadway plays "The Lion in Winter" and the revival of "Dinner at Eight". |
| 14 | In January 1961, he was the emcee for a portion of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural party. |
| 15 | Dropping out of high school, he was schooled instead in rimshot comedy by Milton Berle in the Catskills. |
| 16 | Was the Abbot of the New York Friars Club and attended all celebrity roasts until shortly before his death. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mind the Gap | 2004 | Herb Schweitzer | |
| Sunshine State | 2002 | Murray Silver | |
| Rush Hour 2 | 2001 | Steven Reign | |
| Family Guy | 2000 | TV Series | The Don |
| Family Law | 1999 | TV Series | Hy Adlin |
| Chicago Hope | 1999 | TV Series | Larry Lensky |
| Murphy Brown | 1998 | TV Series | God |
| The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | 1998 | Video | Supreme Commander (voice) |
| Dad, the Angel & Me | 1995 | TV Movie | Bernie |
| Casino | 1995 | Andy Stone | |
| The Infiltrator | 1995 | TV Movie | Rabbi Hier |
| Love & War | 1994 | TV Series | |
| Law & Order | 1993 | TV Series | Jonathan Shapiro |
| Blossom | 1992 | TV Series | Rabbi Hyman Greenblatt |
| Night and the City | 1992 | Ira 'Boom Boom' Grossman | |
| The Golden Girls | 1991 | TV Series | Mel Bushman |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | 1990 | Arthur Ruskin | |
| Thirtysomething | 1990 | TV Series | Dr. Ben Teitelman |
| Enemies: A Love Story | 1989 | Rabbi Lembeck | |
| Memories of Me | 1988 | Abe | |
| The Alan King Show | 1986 | TV Movie | Alan 'Coop' Cooper |
| Cat's Eye | 1985 | Dr. Vinny Donatti | |
| Lovesick | 1983 | Lionel Gross, M.D. | |
| Author! Author! | 1982 | Kreplich | |
| I, the Jury | 1982 | Charles Kalecki | |
| Pinocchio's Christmas | 1980 | TV Movie | Maestro Fire-Eater (voice) |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | 1980 | Max Herschel | |
| How to Pick Up Girls! | 1978 | TV Movie | Manny Shiller |
| Seventh Avenue | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Harry Lee |
| The Corner Bar | 1972 | TV Series | |
| Norman Corwin Presents | 1972 | TV Series | |
| The Anderson Tapes | 1971 | Angelo | |
| That's Life | 1968 | TV Series | |
| Bye Bye Braverman | 1968 | The Rabbi | |
| ABC Stage 67 | 1966 | TV Series | Leo |
| Operation Snafu | 1961 | T / Sgt Buzzer | |
| The Alan King Show | 1961 | TV Movie | |
| The Helen Morgan Story | 1957 | Benny Weaver | |
| The Girl He Left Behind | 1956 | Maguire | |
| Miracle in the Rain | 1956 | Sgt. Gilbert 'Gil' Parker | |
| Hit the Deck | 1955 | Shore Patrol |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Performances | 1997-2001 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind | 1991 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Nothing Upstairs | 1990 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Teacher Teacher | 1990 | TV Short producer | |
| Memories of Me | 1988 | producer | |
| An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall | 1987 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Wolfen | 1981 | executive producer | |
| Cattle Annie and Little Britches | 1981 | producer | |
| Thanksgiving Special | 1980 | TV Special producer | |
| Third Annual Final Warning!! | 1979 | TV Movie producer | |
| How to Pick Up Girls! | 1978 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Second Final Warning | 1978 | TV Special producer | |
| Final Warning | 1977 | TV Special producer | |
| Ivan the Terrible | 1976 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| Return to Earth | 1976 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Second Annual Comedy Awards | 1976 | TV Special executive producer | |
| Energy Crisis | 1974 | TV Movie producer | |
| Alan King Looks Back in Anger: A Review of 1972 | 1973 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Corner Bar | 1972 | TV Series executive producer - 1972-1973 | |
| Alan King and His Buddy | 1969 | TV Movie producer | |
| The Alan King Show | 1969 | TV Movie producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall | 1987 | TV Movie | |
| Second Final Warning | 1978 | TV Special | |
| Final Warning | 1977 | TV Special | |
| Energy Crisis | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| Alan King Looks Back in Anger: A Review of 1972 | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| Alan King and His Buddy | 1969 | TV Movie | |
| Comedy Is King | 1968 | TV Movie |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinocchio's Christmas | 1980 | TV Movie performer: "Let'em Laugh" | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Hour 3 | 2007 | in memory of | |
| Christmas with the Kranks | 2004 | in loving memory of | |
| 1990 Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search | 1990 | TV Movie special thanks: a prince |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Salute to Robert Evans | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself - Speaker |
| Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself - Guest |
| The Annual National Sports Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1975 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Sunshine Boys | 1975/II | Documentary short | Himself |
| The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962-1974 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself |
| Energy Crisis | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Alan King in Las Vegas: Part II | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| The 27th Annual Tony Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| This Is Your Life | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Alan King in Las Vegas: Part I | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Alan King Looks Back in Anger: A Review of 1972 | 1973 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| The Wonderful World of Aggravation | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Academy Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| The ABC Comedy Hour | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The David Frost Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Funny Side | 1971 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest Host |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Roastmaster / ... |
| Comedy Tonight | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Irv Kupcinet Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1957-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian / Himself / Himself - Singer |
| Alan King and His Buddy | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host and Presenter: Special Award for Carol Burnett |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan King Show | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Frost on Saturday | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Match Game | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Himself - Team Captain |
| 13 Stars for Channel 13 | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | 1968 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director in a Musical |
| Comedy Is King | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Stars for Israel | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Snap Judgment | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hullabaloo | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| I've Got a Secret | 1960-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Celebrity Guest / Himself - Guest |
| What's My Line? | 1960-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Password All-Stars | 1962-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1958-1964 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Host |
| Talent Scouts | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| To Tell the Truth | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Comic |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Big Party | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spectacular | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy New Year | 1956 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Frankie Laine Time | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 1996-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Bud Greenspan's Reflections | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| 100 Years of Hope and Humor | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Nightclub Years | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Mark Twain Prize: Whoopi Goldberg | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Abbot of the Friars Club |
| Great Performances | 1985-2001 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Howard Stern Radio Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Fox News | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Let Me In, I Hear Laughter | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Celebrity Profile | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself - Abbot of the Friars Club |
| Jerry Seinfeld: 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time' | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself ('The Funeral' sequence) |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Real Las Vegas | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| New Passages | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Baseball | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Various |
| Comic Relief VI | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| 10th Annual Montreal Comedy Festival | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Street Scenes: New York on Film | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind | 1991 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1989 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| America's Tribute to Bob Hope | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Funny | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| You Talkin' to Me? | 1987 | Himself | |
| An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962-1987 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host / Himself / ... |
| Homage to Steve | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Live from Her Majesty's | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hour Magazine | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Harry Belafonte in Concert | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| A Museum of Broadcasting Tribute: Milton Berle - Mr. Television | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Live... And in Person | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| 7th Annual Young Comedians Show | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| Prince of the City | 1981 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Thanksgiving Special | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Pleasure Palace | 1980 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1976-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Morning in Philadelphia | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Third Annual Final Warning!! | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Second Final Warning | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| All-Star Salute to Women's Sports | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Kraft 75th Anniversary Special | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The National Tribute to Hubert H. Humphrey | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| America Salutes the Queen | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Super Night at Forest Hills | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Final Warning | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Host / Comedian |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Joys | 1976 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Second Annual Comedy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| When Jews Were Funny | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Casino: The Cast and Characters | 2005 | Video documentary short | Andy Stone |
| 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself #55 |
| Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Ed Sullivan All-Star Comedy Special | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
Known for movies
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962-1992)
as Himself - Guest / Himself - Guest Host / Himself / Himself - Host
The Kraft Music Hall (1968-1971)
as Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Roastmaster
Casino (1995)
as Andy Stone
The Match Game (1966-1968)
as Himself - Team Captain