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	Debbie Allen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Debbie Allen (born Deborrah Kaye Allen on January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress, choreographer, film director, television producer and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
		Allen is also the sister of actress Phylicia Rashad, aka Phylicia Ayers-Allen, and is married to former NBA player Norm Nixon.
		In 2001, Debbie Allen was appointed by President George W. Bush as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Debbie_Allen (409 words)

	DEBBIE ALLEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie Allen has moved forward with yet another exciting project proving that she is, indeed, one of the hardest working individuals in Hollywood.
		Allen is a member of the prestigious President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a board member of the American Film Institute, and she is a member of the executive committee of UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television where she recently directed a play on the UCLA campus entitled, Wedding Band.
		Debbie's Walk of Fame star is further proof to her life-long contribution in the entertainment arts, and it is a unique honor in a class by itself.
	www.debbieallendanceacademy.com /id15.htm (1036 words)

	Great Performances: Free To Dance - Biographies - Debbie Allen
		Debbie Allen was born in Houston, Texas, where her father, Andrew Allen, was a dentist and her mother, Vivian Ayers Allen, was a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer.
		Allen began learning dance by studying privately with a former dancer from the Ballet Russes and later by moving with her family to Mexico City where she danced with the Ballet Nacional de Mexico.
		Allen was a choreographer for the Academy Awards show from 1991 to 1994, and in 1992 she produced and directed the television movie STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/freetodance/biographies/allen.html (673 words)

	Debbie Allen
		Debbie Allen continues to be one of the most respected and versatile talents in the entertainment industry today.
		Allen was inspired to write Brothers of the Knight after she staged a musical for the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, called "Pepito's Story," which was loosely based on the classic fairytale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
		Allen has moved forward with yet another exciting project proving that she is indeed one of the hardest working individuals in Hollywood.
	www.starsovermississippi.org /BioAllen.html (835 words)

	CultureConnect: DAllen India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While in Mumbai, CultureConnect Ambassador, Debbie Allen and her assistants taught a series of five master classes and reached a total of 180 young and talented aspiring dancers, all between the ages of 5 and 25.
		Allen was also honored in "A Tribute to Debbie Allen" that was organized by Shiamak Davar, and performed by 100 of his dance students.
		Allen left a lasting impression on the students in her master classes as many of them used terms like "inspirational" and "awesome" to describe their experiences with her.
	cultureconnect.state.gov /?p=591 (456 words)

	Allen, Debbie
		Allen's stage presence and choreography quickly moved her from the Broadway stage to the larger venue of television.
		Allen's success as a dancer and actress allowed her to move behind the camera to direct and produce.
		Allen was awarded the first Responsibility in Television award from the LA Film Teachers Association for consistently representing important social issues on A Different World.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/A/htmlA/allendebbie/allendebbie.htm (1088 words)

	Debbie Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of America’s finest, critically acclaimed, two-time Emmy award winner and a one-time Golden Globe award winner, Debbie Allen took time out of her super busy schedule to talk with me. I was giddy with excitement that she agreed to do this interview.
		Debbie says that all it really takes to conquer the business world is guts and perseverance.
		Debbie is a dancer, actress, choreographer, director and producer; she is also a businesswoman with a “hands on approach” to running the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, which she started in 2001.
	www.cyhmagazine.com /homeCoverStory/debbie.htm (324 words)

	DAILY BRUIN ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie Allen observes a modern dance class, one of the many offered at her dance academy in Culver City, on Tuesday.
		The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, which opened this past February in Culver City, mainly trains students who range in age from 8 to 17 years old, but also provides a few classes for younger children, adults and professionals.
		While Allen believes that many of her students have potential to be professional dancers, the Academy is not simply a training ground for the entertainment industry.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/printable.asp?id=3408&date=3/15/2001 (830 words)

	Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie Allen is the poster child for Reverse Racism, and when she speaks to the fl contestants, she immediately becomes a jive-talking mama, but her language patterns are conventionally white when talking to the non-fls.
		It is painfully obvious that Debbie Allen decided to produce this show in a sorry attempt to resurrect her sagging show business career (A Different World, which she produced, went off the air like a decade ago) as well as plug her self-important "Debbie Allen Dance Academy", where its website describes Ms.
		Debbie was idiotic enough to announce his arrival only a day after the tape deadline was over, which pretty much told viewers that she was just going to cast a FOD (Friend of Debbie, not Friend of Dorothy, although it was difficult to tell which was which with the guys on this show).
	www.jumptheshark.com /f/fame2003.htm (2803 words)

	Debbie Allen, Producer & Choreographer - Fans Of Reality TV
		Allen was inspired to write Brothers of the Knight after she staged a musical for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. called Pepito’s Story, which was loosely based on the classic fairy tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
		Allen received another Tony nomination in 1986 for her role as Bob Fosse’s Sweet Charity and in 1988 went behind the scenes of the theater to choreograph the new American Musical Carrie with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
		In 1992, Allen became Dr. Allen when she was award as honorary doctorate from the North Carolina School of Arts as well as from her alma mater Howard University.
	www.fansofrealitytv.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9745 (1008 words)

	Tap Dance Festival Faculty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie Allen's, Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actress began in the chorus of Purlie.
		Allen is the founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA), the West Coast state-of-the-art dance school with a renowned faculty.
		Allen, daughter of Vivian Ayers and Dr. Andrews Allen, and sister Tex, Hugh, and Phylicia Rashad, resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Norman Nixon, and their two children Vivian Nichole and Thump.
	www.latapfest.com /Faculty/Faculty.htm (458 words)

	DEBBIE ALLEN
		Debbie Allen, a talented and successful actress, director, choreographer, author, singer and dancer, is coming to UCA on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
		Debbie Allen continues to be one of the most respected and versatile talents
		Allen was inspired to write the illustrated book after she staged a musical for the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, called Pepito’s Story, which was loosely based on the classic fairytale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
	www.uca.edu /divisions/advance/ucatoday/archive/020218/head2.asp (660 words)

	Kennedy Center: Biographical information for Debbie Allen
		Debbie Allen was born in Houston, Texas and began her dance training by studying privately with a former dancer of the Ballet Russes and later danced with the Ballet Nacional de Mexico.
		In 1964, Allen auditioned for the Houston Foundation for Ballet, where she was admitted on a full scholarship and became the companyâs first fl dancer.
		Allen, daughter of Vivian Ayers and sister to Tex, Hugh and Phylicia Rashad, resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Norman Nixon, and their two children, Vivian and Norman "Thump" Jr.
	www.kennedy-center.org /calendar?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=3573&source_type=A (419 words)

	Jet: Debbie Allen writes and directs hit musical `Pearl' - Entertainment
		Famed entertainer Debbie Allen is winning rave reviews for the new hit children's musical Pearl, which she wrote, directed and choreographed.
		Allen wrote the hit play as her directing and writing final at her alma mater Howard University in 1971.
		With Debbie's help, the Geffen is fulfilling our educational outreach mission by updating a timeless fairy tale and making it accessible for a new generation of theatergoers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_26_102/ai_95632065 (320 words)

	Debbie Allen - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		Allen received favorable notices for her role as Richard Pryor's feisty wife in the semi-autobiographical film Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling.
		In 1992, Allen was awarded an honorary doctorate from the North Carolina School of the Arts as well as from her alma mater Howard University.
		She is a board member of AFI and a member of the executive committee of the new board of advisors at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /search/biography.htm?s=13531 (317 words)

	Debbie Allen Dance and Performance Institute
		Allen has utilized this template in the creation of her yearlong Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles which is in its fifth year.
		Debbie Allen’s spirit and enthusiasm for what children can achieve if given the opportunity has delighted students, their families and countless volunteers who made the first three years of the Debbie Allen Dance Institute an unforgettable experience and a huge success.
		Allen received two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her role on the hit TV series Fame, two Tony nominations for her roles in the revivals of Sweet Charity and West Side Story and received the first Lena Horne Award for Career Achievement.
	www.icfw.org /Debbie_Allen_Dance_Institute.htm (556 words)

	Debbie Allen Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On Broadway, Allen was a fiery Anita in the 1980 revival of "West Side Story" and a high-kicking prostitute with a heart of gold in Bob Fosse's 1986 revival of "Sweet Charity".
		Allen may be most widely known to international audiences as the choreographer of the annual Academy Awards presentations since 1991.
		Allen returned to the regular grind of a weekly sitcom as the co-star, opposite rapper-turned-actor LL Cool J, of "In the House" (NBC, 1995-96), a family sitcom about a once wealthy divorced mother who finds herself sharing a household with a former pro football player.
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/195186 (891 words)

	Debbie Allen takes her dancing shoes to the publishing house -- September 10, 1999
		Debbie Allen takes her dancing shoes to the publishing house
		Allen has taken a musical she created, which ran in 1998 at the Kennedy Center, and penned the children's book "Brothers of the Knight" with illustrator Kadir Nelson.
		Allen gained her fame through "Fame," the 1980 film and subsequent television series set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers.
	www.cnn.com /books/dialogue/9909/debbie.allen (490 words)

	Socal / WCCP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie Allen, Renowned Dancer and Director, to present the Art of Dance in new Culver City Speaker Series.
		Allen is also a member of the prestigious Presidentâs Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a board member of the American Film Institute and she is a
		Allenâs presentation will be the first in the much anticipated series developed by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency and the Culver City Chamber of Commerce.
	www.socal.com /print/577.html (431 words)

	Lifetimetv.com: Intimate Portrait
		Debbie Allen made a name for herself as Lydia Grant, a stern-but-loving dance instructor on the hit television series "Fame." Grant's mantra fame costs and right here is where you start paying, in sweat — is one that Allen herself has taken to heart.
		Allen, who began dancing at three, applied to the Houston Ballet School when she was just 12.
		"Intimate Portrait: Debbie Allen" is narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, and includes interviews with her mother, sister (actress Phylicia Rashad), husband (former NBA player Norm Nixon), Bill Cosby, Steven Spielberg and "Fame" co-star Gene Anthony Ray (Leroy).
	www.lifetimetv.com /shows/ip/portraits/9724/9724_bio.html (404 words)

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		Allen is the founder and Artistic Director of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy (DADA) in Culver City.
		Allen’s many honors include Essence Awards in 1992 and 1995, the first Lena Horne Award for Career Achievement at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, and two honorary doctorates, one from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the other from her alma mater, Howard University.
		Allen is the founder and Artistic Director of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles.
	www.geffenplayhouse.com /press/RELEASE_Pearl_10_23_02.doc (2216 words)

	Debbie Allen Photos - Debbie Allen News - Debbie Allen Information
		Debbie Allen's husband Norm Nixon had a two year affair with a woman who now has his 6 month old baby.
		Received an Honorary doctorate from The North Carolina School of the Arts, the same institution that denied her admittance to its dance department when she was sixteen years old; she was told then that she had the wrong type of body for dance.
		One with a woman before Debbie and one with one after or actually during their marriage.
	www.tv.com /debbie-allen/person/4158/summary.html (282 words)

	StorytimeOnline Presents: Brothers of the Knight
		Based on the Grimms' fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Brothers of the Knight was adapted, directed, and choreographed by Debbie Allen, with music composed by James Ingram, and lyrics by Debbie Allen.
		Debbie Allen started her career as a dancer.
		Allen is a writer, director, and producer for stage, television, and movies.
	www.kennedy-center.org /multimedia/storytimeonline/brothers.html (326 words)

	MasteryTV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Debbie is the author of three books on business marketing including her award-winning book, Confessions of Shameless Self Promoters that is published in four countries.
		Debbie has been a member of the National Speakers Association since 1993 and has served as president of NSA Arizona.
		Debbie has served as president of the National Speakers Association Arizona and is a recipient of the National Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Business Enterprise Award.
	www.masterytv.com /z-Experts_Allen_Debbie.aspx?ID=bourget (754 words)

	NPR : For Debbie Allen, A Fairy Tale Turn
		Debbie Allen's theatrical creation Pearl is a contemporary retelling of the Brothers Grimm's classic Snow White.
		Years ago as a Howard University student, her directing final project was an adaptation she called "Snow Black" -- and Allen recalls with delight that she got "an A-plus-plus" on the project.
		Allen tells Smiley she's especially excited about the youngsters, ages 6 to 18, who perform in Pearl.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=875219 (346 words)

	BeautyBuzz
		Entertainer Debbie Allen is taking on a new career.
		Allen is debuting a new line of skin care products, "Debbie Allen's 5-Step Skin Care Collection," for women of color.
		To help support the launch, Allen, who most recently hosted the NAACP Image Awards television special and was the producer of Steven Spielberg's acclaimed, "Amistad," made in-person appearances on Mon., June 17 and Tues., June 18 at the National Assoc.
	www.beautybuzz.com /SkinCare/index.asp?ArticleID=120 (333 words)

	Debbie Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		African American actress/dancer Debbie Allen had built up a solid reputation as a Broadway choreographer by the time she made her screen debut in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979).
		And the price is sweat." Practicing what she preached, Debbie not only co-starred in the series but directed several episodes and handled the choreography, winning a brace of Emmies in the process.
		The older sister of Cosby Show co-star Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen has herself remained active on the small screen, in the early '90s mapping out the production numbers of the annual Academy Awards telecast and in the mid-'90s co-starring with rapper LL Cool J on the weekly NBC sitcom In the House.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+++997 (188 words)

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