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Nickname:	The Last Angry Man of the Suburbs
Known for:	Rush Hour 2, Casino, Sunshine State
Birth name:	Irwin Alan Kniberg
Birthday:	26 December 1927, New York, New York, USA

Is the Abbot of the New York Friars Club - attends all celebrity roasts. Dropping out of high school, he was schooled instead in rimshot comedy by Milton Berle in the Catskills. In January 1961, he was the emcee for a portion of President Kennedy's inaugural party. Hosted the Academy Awards in 1972. Produced the Broadway plays "The Lion in Winter" and "Dinner at Eight"; the films "Cattle Annie and Little Britches" and "Wolfen"; and the TV sitcom "The Corner Bar." Author of five books, including "Anyone Who Owns Their Own Home Deserves It," "The Alan King Great Jewish Joke Book" and "Matzo Balls for Breakfast and Other Memories of Growing Up Jewish." Three children: Robert, Andrew and Elaine Ray. Developed a fondness for drinking and gambling during his years on the Las Vegas circuit. He credited his family for helping him curb his problems. Thrived on social humor and life's annoyances. Jerry Stiller once called him "the Jewish Will Rogers". Played drums and formed a group called "Earl Knight and His Musical Knights" while a teenager.

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