Peter Allen, Acting - KorPlix:Korean Person Archives

Back

Back

Top

Korplix
Korean Online
Content Archives

0
1.3654

Peter Allen
Acting

Peter Allen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-02-10,Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Gender
Male
Biography
Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, boundless energy, and lavish costumes. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, including Newton-John's first chart topping hit "I Honestly Love You", and the chart topping and Academy Award winning "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearances at the Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His patriotic song "I Still Call Australia Home", has been used extensively in advertising campaigns, and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry in 2013. Allen was the first husband of Liza Minnelli. They married on 3 March 1967, separated on 9 April 1970, and were divorced on 24 July 1974. He had a long-term partner, model Gregory Connell (1949–1984). They were together from 1974 until Connell's death in 1984. Allen and Connell died from AIDS-related illnesses eight years apart, with Allen becoming one of the first well-known Australians to die from AIDS. Allen remained ambiguous about his sexuality in that he did not pretend to be straight after divorcing Minnelli, but never publicly came out as gay either. He explained, "I was as out as a not-out celebrity could be then." Despite Allen's outgoing persona, he was an intensely private man who shared little about his personal life even with those close to him. Few people knew he had HIV/AIDS, partly in fear of alienating his conservative, heterosexual fans and thinking audiences would not want to see a performer they knew was sick. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Joy of Living: The Art of Renoir

0

Joy of Living: The Art of Renoir
1952-10-01

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

4.327

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978-07-24

Night of 100 Stars II

8

Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

0

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995-01-01

Return of the Jedi

7.9

Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25

The Pirates Of Penzance

9

The Pirates Of Penzance
1982-06-01

Night of 100 Stars

6.667

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

10

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1985-09-27

7.5

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

The Dick Cavett Show

6.7

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

Kraft Music Hall

4.667

Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show

5.75

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01