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Woody Allen is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world. His films have won multiple Academy Awards, and he’s brought to life some of the greatest stories of all time. In addition, he’s created stars out of nobodies. Woody Allen has turned the world upside down more than once with his stellar eye for film and changed Hollywood with his long history of amazing work. However, his personal life is not quite as stellar as his work life, but that does not detract from the fact that his career is long and successful. As of 2022, Woody Allen’s net worth is a staggering $140 million.
Woody Allen’s Early Life
Allan Stewart Konigsberg is his birth name. He was born on November 30, 1935, which makes him 87 as of late 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother and father did not have a good relationship with one another, and he did not have a good relationship with his mother. Shockingly, he did not show an aptitude or interest in filmmaking or even academics as a child. However, he was an avid baseball player in school, and he focused heavily on his athletics.
Woody Allen’s first foray into the world of writing and making something out of nothing came when he was around 15. He legally changed his name to Heywood Allen (and called himself Woody as a nickname), and he created and sold jokes to an agent to use in his Broadway productions. He was only a teen when he began earning more money for his jokes than his mother and father did at their respective jobs. He tried college – studying film – but he failed a course and dropped out of NYU. He tried again, but it didn’t work. Finally, he decided he’d rather learn to do it all himself.
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He Began Writing Professionally for NBC
It was 1955 when he began his professional writing career at the age of 19. He worked for NBC. He wrote for their comedy shows. He became Hollywood’s most famous joke writer, earning $25 per week in 1955. Before long, though, he was earning $1,500 per week writing. He began standup comedy. He began writing plays. He began doing many things that no one would expect him to do. Then he began making movies. He’s earned millions of dollars from his movies.
Woody Allen’s Most Famous Movies
He did it with vigor when he decided to go into the screenplay business. He wrote “What’s New Pussycat,” in 1965. He also began acting, and he acted in movies such as Casino Royale, a James Bond special. It was the 70s that changed the game for him, though. He wrote Annie Hall and Manhattan and took home his first Oscars. He continued to write, make movies, and change the game.
Woody Allen’s Personal Life Overshadows His Work
Woody Allen married his first wife in 1956. Her name is Harlene Rosen, and she was three years younger than he was and only 17 at the time. Their marriage lasted only three years. Allen married Louise Lasser in 1966, and they stayed married until 1970. He was with Mia Farrow for many years, beginning in 1980. She was the mother of three biological sons, an adopted son, and three adopted daughters. They adopted a daughter 1985, Dylan Farrow, and had a biological son (Ronan Farrow) in 1987. That’s when their relationship ended.
However, the fact that Mia Farrow found nude photographs of her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn, in Woody Allen’s home in 1992 shocked the world. This was his unofficial child that he helped raise. Allen began having an affair with her when she was brand-new in her 20s, and he was almost 60. Woody Allen married Mia Farrow’s daughter in 1997, and they have two children. Farrow’s daughter, Dylan, later accused Allen of sexually assaulting her, but an investigation into the matter says otherwise. When Allen sued for custody of the kids, a judge denied it and said that even though the investigation said Allen did not sexually assault Dylan Farrow, the judge was less sure that the investigation was accurate.
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Woody Allen’s Legacy
He’s made many statements against sexual abuse, calling it many things and saying he always believes that victims should speak up. However, he’s also denied all claims of abuse. The stories will never fade, however. He keeps very much to himself alongside his wife of 25 years. They live in New York, don’t go out much, and tend to keep themselves as private as possible. Woody Allen works and earns money and doesn’t speak to the press. He is a private man, and that’s how he likes his life.
