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Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, )^[a] is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans over fifty years. He has won the Academy Award three times, and many others in his very long career.

His many works and his cerebral movie style, mixing satire and humor, have made him one of the most respected movie directors in the modern era. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in most of them.

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To inspire himself for his movies, Allen uses literature, philosophy, psychology, Judaism, European cinema, and New York City, where he was born and has lived all life.

Early life

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Allen was born at Mount of Eden Hospital in The Bronx,^[3][4] He was raised in Brooklyn, New York City.

His parents were Nettie (born Cherrie; November 8, – January 27, ), a bookkeeper at her family's delicatessen, and Martin Konigsberg (December 25, – January 13, ), a jewelry engraver and wait