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Himself / Himself - Center Square / Himself - Panelist

The Hollywood Squares (1966-1980)
as Himself / Himself – Center Square / Himself – Pane

Himself - Bachelor Judge

Dream Girl of ’67 (1967)
as Himself – Bachelor Judge

Himself

Fishing Funnies (1989)
as Himself

Himself

Joys (1976)
as Himself

Short Info

Spouse Karon Kate Blackwell, Lorraine ‘Frenchy’ Allen
Fact A one-time door-to-door dance salesman during the early lean years.



Who is Martie Allen?

Martie Allen was born on 1 January 1960, in the United States of America. She is best known for being the wife of actress and singer Kristy McNichol – known for her roles in projects such as “Little Darlings”, “Empty Nest”, and “Family”. The two have been together since the early 1990s.

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The Net Worth of Martie Allen

How rich is Martie Allen? As of mid-2019, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $300,000, earned through success in her various endeavors. Her wealth has potentially been significantly increased thanks to her association with McNichol, who has a net worth estimated to be over $7 million. Assuming that she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life and Career

Very little is known about Martie’s life before her association with Kristy, as she hasn’t revealed a lot of details regarding her family, childhood and education. She was relatively out of the spotlight for most of her life, and even during the start of their relationship, as a lesbian couple was not as openly accepted as they are today.

She dreamed of a career in acting, or working in the entertainment industry but was not able to achieve it. Instead, she lived through the success and career of her partner, who became a part of many notable projects during the 1970s up to the 1990s. However, she has mainly remained in the background, and even details about her career aren’t known. Despite that, all indications from McNichol point to a good relationship between the two, being together for many decades which is something unusual for the ever shifting world of actors and their relationships.

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Wife – Kristy McNichol

Born in 1962, Kristy grew up in Los Angeles, California, and was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age, appearing in commercials alongside her brother. She later did her own commercials which would lead her to guest appearances in popular shows of the time, including “Starsky & Hutch”, “Love American Style”, and “The Bionic Woman”. The family was gaining a lot of opportunities thanks to their family friend Desi Arnaz, and in 1976 she was cast in the television series “Family” as Letitia “Buddy” Lawrence, a role which earned her two Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

She stayed with the show for four years up to its end, and then did several musical numbers with The Carpenters. During the peak of her career, she was one of the biggest teen stars at the time, appearing in popular talk shows and starring in the television movie “Summer of My German Soldier”. In 1977 she started her film career, working on “Black Sunday” before getting cast as the lead of the hit film “Little Darlings”, which also starred Tatum O’Neal and Matt Dillon. She then appeared in “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” and “Only When I Laugh”, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

McNichol’s Latter Career

After working on the “The Pirate Movie”, she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, and her troubles continued as she had an emotional break down while filming the project “Just the Way You Are”, leading to the film being interrupted for a year. Later on, she mentioned that the breakdown was due to the pressures of her career, and of trying to hide her sexuality from the public. After her return, she continued to take on roles in “You Can’t Hurry Love”, and “Empty Nest”, which was her final on-screen performance. Her last few projects were voice over roles, in series such as “Extreme Ghostbusters”.

In 2001, she decided to retire from acting, and made an announcement through her publicist, stating that she wanted to retire after 24 years.  She realized that she has never really looked into her life away from acting, and wanted to be happier. After her retirement, she began teaching at a private school in Los Angeles, while also doing charity work. In 2012, she officially announced that she was lesbian, and had been with her partner for over two decades – her ‘coming out’ was to help younger people who are having trouble with their sexuality.

Personal Life and Social Media

For her personal life, it is known that Allen has been with Kristy since 1991. Several sources speculate that they married in a private ceremony, though others believe that they have never been officially married. However, the lack of information on this leads to a division with the truth still unknown. The couple have kept mostly a low profile, especially after Kristy decided to retire from acting.

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One of the reasons why there is very limited information about her past and present endeavors is due to the lack of any presence online. Martie doesn’t have accounts on any of the major social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The same can be said for her partner as the two decided to retain their privacy and keep out unwanted judgment from their relationship. There are other social media accounts that share the same name as hers, but is not related to her in any way. Kristy has been seen in public, mostly during charity events she has participated in.

General Info

Full Name Marty Allen
Profession Actor, Comedian
Education Taylor Allderdice High School, University of Southern California
Nationality American

Family

Spouse Karon Kate Blackwell, Lorraine ‘Frenchy’ Allen
Parents Elsie Alpern, Louis Alpern

Accomplishments

Movies Harrad Summer
TV Shows The Barbara McNair Show, The $1.98 Beauty Show

Social profile links

Quotes

# Quote
1 A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.

Facts

# Fact
1 A one-time door-to-door dance salesman during the early lean years.
2 Graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School and joined joined the Air Corps during WWII, and was stationed in Italy where he attained the rank of sergeant and earned a Soldier’s Medal for his bravery.
3 The son of Louis and Elsie Alpern, he attended USC and took up journalism following military service, but then moved into standup comedy.
4 The duo were brought together by singer Nat ‘King’ Cole in 1957, and went on to make more than 700 appearances on TV (44 of them on “The Ed Sullivan Show”), made 16 comedy albums and appeared in a failed movie spy spoof before splitting up in 1969. Allen & Rossi went on to reunite briefly on two occasions.
5 Zany, plump, pop-eyed, troll-haired funny man of the comedy team of Allen & Rossi with handsome singing straight man Steve Rossi.
6 Biography in: “Who’s Who in Comedy” by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 8-9. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter 2014 Video Game Paul Prospero (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 TV Series Imperial Poogah
Benson 1985 TV Series Blackjack Dealer
Cannonball Run II 1984 uncredited
The Naked Face 1984
Murder Can Hurt You! 1980 TV Movie Det. Starkos
Flying High 1979 TV Series Aubrey
Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover 1977 TV Movie Higgie
Monster Squad 1976 TV Series Lorenzo Musica
A Whale of a Tale 1976 Louie
Allen and Rossi Meet Dracula and Frankenstein 1974
Harrad Summer 1974 Bert Franklin
The Christmas Visit 1973 TV Movie Toymaker
The Bob Hope Show 1973 TV Series Football Player
The Great Waltz 1972 Johann Herbeck
The Ballad of Billie Blue 1972
Honeymoon Suite 1972 TV Series
Night Gallery 1971 TV Series Edgar Allan Poe (segment “Quoth the Raven”)
Mister Jerico 1970 TV Movie Wally
Love, American Style 1969 TV Series Fontaine (segment “Love and the Athlete”)
The Big Valley 1968 TV Series Waldo Deifendorfer
The Last of the Secret Agents? 1966 Marty Johnson
Vacation Playhouse 1965 TV Series Marty Allen

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
ABC’s Saturday Sneak Peek 1976 TV Movie performer: “The Circus Comes to Mars”, “Tip-Toe thru’ the Tulips with Me” – uncredited
The Ed Sullivan Show 1964-1965 TV Series performer – 2 episodes

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Flying High 1978 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Finding the Funny 2012 Documentary Himself
Goodnight, We Love You 2004 Documentary Himself
The Di Palma Forum at UNLV 1999 TV Series Himself
For Which He Stands 1996 Himself
Fishing Funnies 1989 Video short Himself
It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. 1987 TV Series Himself
Hour Magazine 1985 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #8 1983 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
Tom Cottle: Up Close 1983 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #7 1982 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
Madame’s Place 1982 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #6 1981 TV Special Himself
The Alan Thicke Show 1981 TV Series Himself
The Palace 1981 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #5 1980 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
The Hollywood Squares 1966-1980 TV Series Himself / Himself – Center Square / Himself – Panelist
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty 1980 TV Special Igor
Sha Na Na 1980 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #4 1979 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
Bonkers! 1979 TV Series Himself
Circus of the Stars #3 1979 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
The Mike Douglas Show 1967-1978 TV Series Himself – Comedian / Himself – Co-Host / Himself / …
The $1.98 Beauty Show 1978 TV Series Himself / judge
Circus of the Stars #2 1977 TV Special Himself – Performer
Circus of the Stars 1977 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer
Wonderbug 1976 TV Series Himself
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Redd Foxx 1976 TV Special Himself
ABC’s Saturday Sneak Peek 1976 TV Movie Himself
Dinah! 1976 TV Series Himself
Joys 1976 TV Special Himself
Celebrity Bowling 1975 TV Series Himself
Tattletales 1974-1975 TV Series Himself
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys 1975 TV Special Himself (uncredited)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards 1974 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The Dean Martin Show 1966-1973 TV Series Himself
The Merv Griffin Show 1965-1973 TV Series Himself
The David Frost Show 1970-1972 TV Series Himself
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971 TV Movie Himself (uncredited)
This Is Your Life 1971 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-1971 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
The Virginia Graham Show 1971 TV Series Himself
Changing Scene II 1970 TV Special Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show 1961-1970 TV Series Himself – Comedian / Comedian / Himself – Audience Bow / …
He Said, She Said 1970 TV Series Himself
The Barbara McNair Show 1969-1970 TV Series Himself
The Movie Game 1970 TV Series Himself
Della 1969-1970 TV Series Himself
The Bob Hope Show 1969 TV Series Himself
Allen Ludden’s Gallery 1969 TV Series Himself
Funny You Should Ask 1969 TV Series Himself
The Storybook Squares 1969 TV Series Himself
Personality 1967-1968 TV Series Himself
Operation: Entertainment 1968 TV Series Himself
The Joan Rivers Show 1968 TV Series Himself
The Kraft Music Hall 1968 TV Series Himself
The Woody Woodbury Show 1968 TV Series Himself
Dream Girl of ’67 1967 TV Series Himself – Bachelor Judge
Stars for Israel 1967 TV Movie Himself
The Joey Bishop Show 1967 TV Series Himself
What’s My Line? 1964-1967 TV Series Himself – Mystery Guest
The Hollywood Palace 1964-1966 TV Series Himself – Comedian / Sketch Actor
The Linkletter Show 1966 TV Series Himself
The Face Is Familiar 1966 TV Series Himself
Today 1966 TV Series Himself
The Price Is Right 1965 TV Series Himself
Fanfare 1965 TV Series Himself
The Match Game 1965 TV Series Team Captain
To Tell the Truth 1964 TV Series Himself
Password All-Stars 1964 TV Series Himself
The New Steve Allen Show 1964 TV Series Himself
Talent Scouts 1962-1963 TV Series Himself – Allen & Rossi
The Garry Moore Show 1962-1963 TV Series Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show 1962 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show 1962 TV Series Himself – Comedian
I’ve Got a Secret 1962 TV Series Himself
Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium 1960 TV Series Himself
Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall 1959-1960 TV Series Himself

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1966 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards New Faces, Male

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia