Woody Allen is one of the most famous American comic actors, producer and filmmaker, author of many stories and plays, connoisseur of literature, cinema and music, 4-time Oscar winner. Allen was officially married three times, and subsequently had long-term romantic relationships with various women.
Woody Allen biography
Allan Stewart Konigsberg is the actor's real name, given to him at his birth in 1935. Allen spent his childhood in New York, in a Jewish family. His paternal grandfather and grandmother are from Lithuania and Austria. Mother is an accountant. Father is a waiter and engraver-jeweler. In addition to Allen, the family also included his younger sister Letty, who was born in 1943.
At school he played baseball and basketball well, had many friends and comrades, although later in his stage role he portrayed a physically weak and unsociable person.
During his school years, he wrote humorous notes for newspapers, thus earning pocket money. During this period, his pseudonym Woody Allen appears. At the age of 16, he participated in the popular comic show of Sid Cesar
At 17, he changed his name to Haywood Allen. After school he entered New York University in the direction of communication and cinematography. He studied poorly, when he did not pass the next exams in cinematography, he was expelled from the university. Subsequently he tried to study at the City College of New York.
Harlene Rosen
Allen's first wife is Harlene Rosen. The acquaintance took place at a jazz concert, where Allen played the saxophone, and Harley - the piano. In 1956, the young couple officially married each other. The ceremony took place in Hollywood.
Some time after the wedding, the couple moved to New York. Allen worked on jokes and scripts for humorous shows, his wife studied to be a philosopher. After just five years, they divorced. Subsequently, Allen recalled this period of his life with caustic sarcasm. For which Harlene sued him, seeking payment of 1 million for some of his statements.
Louise Lasser
Allen's second wife is Louise Lasser, an actress, with her marriage lasted even less - only three years, from 1966 to 1999. During this time, Allen shot his wife four times in various films, which he directed and produced.
Woody Allen and Louise Lasser in the movie Bananas
In the acting field, she was remembered for her participation in the comedy-opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and for her roles in Allen's early films.
Diane Keaton
After his second marriage, director Allen had a brief romantic relationship with Diane Keaton. Acquaintance with this girl began with the fact that she played one of the roles in Allen's play "Play It Again, Sam".
The romantic relationship quickly ended, but friendship and creative ties remained between Allen and Keaton for a long time. Keaton starred in Allen's films for a long time. Allen's last film with Keaton is 1993 Manhattan Murder Mysterious.
The relationship with Keaton had a significant impact on Allen's writing style. In 1977 he creates Annie Hall, a breakthrough in Woody's cinematic work. Annie Hall is the real name of Diane Keaton, who took a pseudonym in honor of one of the famous American comic actors. This film includes many episodes from the life of Allen and Keaton. Subsequently, the picture received a record number of various awards.
Mia Farrow
Maria de Lourdes "Mia" Villès Farrow is an actress and former model who has gained popularity in Broadway productions and later in a number of famous films. However, her first fame was not brought to birth in the movies, but a short 2-year marriage (1966-68) with Frank Sinatra, the idol of thousands of American girls. Between 1970 and 1979 she was married to the conductor André Previn. Since 1980 - Woody Allen's lover.
Woody Allen with Mia Farrow and children
Mia and Allen's romantic relationship lasted 12 years, during which she was more of a creative muse for the director than an actual wife. Over the years, he has starred her in 13 of his films, many of which have become extremely popular around the world.
During the actual marriage, Allen and Farrow made a common son, Ronan Farrow, and also adopted two more children - a girl Dylan and a boy Misha Farrow.
In 1992, the couple broke up. It did not work out quietly and peacefully, so the relationship was sorted out with the help of high-profile scandals throughout America and heavy lawsuits. The court forbade Allen to see his adopted children, and severely limited communication with his own Ronan.
After more than 20 years, adopted son Misha Farrow re-established relations with his father, and they began to meet regularly. Mia tried to annul Allen's adoptive paternity through the court, but nothing came of it. Then Mia tried to challenge the fact of Allen's paternity in relation to her son Ronan, arguing that his real father could be Frank Sinatra - the first husband of Mia Farrow.
The reason for the separation of Allen and Farrow is the director's romance with Sun-i Previn, who later became his third wife. However, 22-year-old Sun-i was the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow, who adopted her in marriage to musician and conductor André Previn.
As revenge for the fact that Allen left her for her adopted daughter, Mia Farrow publicly accused the director of child molestation, but she could not present any evidence of this.
Allen's adopted daughter Dylan also tried to accuse her father of sexual harassment, but did not start a lawsuit. Woody denied all these allegations.
Sun-i Previn
In 1997, after 5 years of litigation scandals, Allen and Sun-yi were able to officially get married. Subsequently, they adopted two girls, giving them the names Bechet and Manzi in honor of the famous jazz musicians.
Woody Allen with Sun-i Previn
Ronan Farrow, the son of Allen and Mia, was named the most successful young man under 30 by Forbes in 2011. At the time, he was studying at Oxford University and served as youth advisor to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
