steve allen

     

This first host of "The Tonight Show" emceed "Meeting of Minds" for PBS in 1977

Trivia about steve allen

  • This man hosted "Meeting of Minds" for PBS & an early version of "The Tonight Show" for NBC
  • At various times, regulars on his comedy variety show included Gene Rayburn, Buck Henry, & Louis Nye
  • This comedian's "Meeting of Minds" show on PBS won a 1981 Emmy for Best Informational Series
  • This entertainer informs us sources are wrong in saying his sister-in-law Audrey Meadows was born in China
  • This multi-talented entertainer wrote the songs for "Sophie", a musical bio of Sophie Tucker
  • He was married to Jayne Meadows
  • The original host of the "Tonight Show", he later crusaded against vulgarity in the media
  • A gathering of famous historical people, "Meeting of Minds" was an Emmy-winning creation of this comedian
  • "Hi-Ho Steverino!"