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
My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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.
I don't mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat!
We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
The other day my house caught fire. My lawyer said, "Shouldn't be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?" I said, "Fire and theft." The lawyer frowned. "Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft."
If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.
Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
Our growth this year is what we expected,
I was worried about the ground, and while I thought it was quicker than ideal, there was no jar.