Celebrity Name : Woody Allen

Celebrity Real Name : Allen Stewart Konigsberg

Woody Allen was born on December 1, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 15, he started selling one-liners to gossip columns. After working a while as a stand up comedian, he was hired to write What’s New, Pussycat (1965) in 1965. He directed his first film a year later, What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) in 1966.

Personal quotes :
“Human Beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.”
“I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve it by not dying.”
“I’m not afraid of dying…I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

Trivia:
Daughter Bechet Dumaine born; unknown if she’s adopted. [December 1998]
Ranked #43 in Empire (UK) magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list. [October 1997]
Barred from visiting his daughter, Dylan, during on-going custody battle. However, visits to Satchel are to resume. [5 December 1996]
Speaks French.
Refuses to watch any of his movies once released.[imdb.com]