Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in the Bronx and raised in Brooklyn , New York , the son of Nettie ( born Cherrie ; November 8 , 1906 - January 27 , 2002 ) , a bookkeeper at her family 's delicatessen , and Martin Konigsberg ( December 25 , 1900 - January 13 , 2001 ) , a jewelry engraver and waiter .
His parents were Nettie ( born Cherrie ; November 8 , 1906 - January 27 , 2002 ) , a bookkeeper at her family 's delicatessen , and Martin Konigsberg ( December 25 , 1900 - January 13 , 2001 ) , a jewelry engraver and waiter .