A day in the life: Jordan Micheals

The 86-year-old director has directed 49 and won four Academy Awards since starting his career back in the 1960s

Allen began writing short jokes when he was 15

From 1960 to 1969 Allen performed as a comedian

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Later he was approached to write a script for Warren Beatty to star in What's New Pussycat (1965)

Woody's theoretical directorial debut was in What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

His real directorial debut came the next year in the mockumentary Take the Money and Run (1969).

Woody Allen is set to take a step back from movie making after he completes the shooting of 'Wasp 22' so he can concentrate on writing novels.