Once upon a time, four-time Academy Award-winner Woody Allen was considered one of America’s finest filmmakers. There was a realistic and lived-in feeling to his characters, all of whom were armed with a tongue so sharp they could shred a piece of paper into confetti. Allen often acted in his films, and his distinct vocal inflections and pattern of speaking made him a figure like William Shatner, Christopher Walken, and Arnold Schwarzenegger in that just about everyone has a Woody Allen impression. But the now semi-retired filmmaker is known for more than just his filmography, trademark stammer, or repetitive statements — Allen has also been accused of sexually assaulting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow and made headlines when he married his former partner Mia Farrow’s adoptive step-daughter Soon-Yi Previn, despite having known her since she was 10 years old.
To call Woody Allen a controversial figure is a massive understatement, but he’s also someone who was so prolific and so popular that he’s become embedded in pop culture. So much so, he has reached the true sign of being a