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Alan King
Alan King, whose outbursts against everyday suburban life grew into such a long comedy career in nightclubs and television that he later had to expanded to Broadway and character roles in movies. Born Irwin Alan Kniberg, he grew up on Manhattan's Lower East Side and in Brooklyn. Over the course of his career, King appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 93 times beginning in the 1950s. King was working strip joints and seedy nightclubs in the early 1950s when he had a revelation while watching a performance by another young comedian, Danny Thomas. King, who until then had been using worn out one-liners, found his new material at home. His wife convinced him to abandon his native Manhattan, believing the suburban atmosphere of the Forest Hills sections of Queens would provide a better environment for their children.
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Artist Biography - Alan King
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 From there he began joking about seeing people moving from the city to the suburbs in covered wagons, with mink stoles hanging out the back. His rants about suburbia, struck a chord with the public and soon he was appearing regularly on the Sullivan show, Garry Moore's variety show and "The Tonight Show." Bookings soon poured in, and he toured with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, played New York's showcase Paramount Theater, and performed at top nightclubs around the country. He also began working as the opening act for such music stars as Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine, Patti Page and Judy Garland, whom he joined in a command performance in London for Queen Elizabeth II. He appeared on Broadway in "Guys and Dolls" and "The Impossible Years," and produced the Broadway plays "The Lion in Winter" and "Something Different." King also became a writer and wrote the humor books "Anyone Who Owns His Own Home Deserves One" in 1962 and "Help! I'm a Prisoner in a Chinese Bakery" in 1964. King played supporting roles in more than 20 films including "Bye Bye Braverman," "I, the Jury," "The Anderson Tapes," "Lovesick," "Bonfire of the Vanities," "Casino" and "Rush Hour 2." He also produced several films, including "Memories of Me," "Wolfen" and "Cattle Annie and Little Britches," and the 1997 television series "The College of Comedy With Alan King."
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