Each year, King is the Master of Ceremonies for the U.S. Open Arthur Ashe Tennis Challenge. His philanthropic contributions extend to Jerusalem, where he founded the Alan King Diagnostic Medical Center, a 13-story hospital complex. He also established a nonsectarian scholarship fund for American students at the Hebrew University and an Albert Einstein Scholarship Fund. He conducted fundraising efforts on behalf of the Nassau Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children, and established a Dramatic Arts chair at Brandeis University. Jr. But most important to him are his marriage of 50 years to his wife Jeanette, his three children, and his five grandchildren.
Comics are very smart.
They're like grifters or con artists, living by their wits and students of the human condition. Alan decided early on that he was going to just stand-up in front of an audience and talk and get paid to do it. It's an odd way to make a living. He's a very bookish guy and an auteur who has been an actor, producer, and a writer. He's also a student of comedy and comedy history and is really one of the last remaining links to the past.