Steve Allen net worth and salary: Steve Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, actor, composer, writer, and comedian who had a net worth of $18 million at the time of his death in 2000. Steve Allen was born in New York City, New York in December 1921 and passed away in October 2000. He was the first host of the television series The Tonight Show. Allen started out in radio but was better known for his TV work. He guest hosted on the series Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and then hosted several TV series including The Steve Allen Show, The New Steve Allen Show, and I've Got a Secret. Allen frequently appeared as a panelist on the CBS television series What's My Line?. He produced, wrote, and hosted the series Meeting of Minds from 1977 to 1981.
He wrote more than 8,500 songs and was a pianist. Steve Allen won a Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition in 1964. He authored more than 50 books. He was also an advocate of scientific skepticism. Allen received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a theater in Hollywood was named after him. He married Jayne Meadows in 1954. Steve Allen passed away on October 30, 2000 at 78 years old.