Alan King
Alan King
Alan Kingwas an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 December 1927
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat!
If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.
I don't mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
As life's pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs. Now that's better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'
If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
I'm only... I'm only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I'm a... I'm just screaming all over the place with joy.
My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn't let him cut my nails.
When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.