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Debbie Allen is an American performer and producer who has won awards for her work in Fame, West Side Story, and Grey's Anatomy. She also founded the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and taught Phylicia Rashad and Paula Abdul.
Debbie Allen. Producer: Fame. Deborah Kaye Allen was born in Houston, Texas, to African-American parents, Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Debbie, her older brother, Andrew (called Tex), and her older sister, actress Phylicia Rashad, lived in Mexico to escape US racism.
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1950-) Who Is Debbie Allen? Actress, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen hit it big in 1980, starring in a Broadway revival of West Side Story. Her performance earned her a Tony...
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Debbie Allen is an actress, dancer, choreographer, and producer. She is the sister of Phylicia Rashad and the former wife of NBA player Norman Nixon. She has won an Emmy for her choreography of Fame (1982) and produced A Different World (1987).
Sep 16, 2021 · Debbie Allen Reflects on Storied Career, Being the First Black Female Recipient of the Governors Award. By Angelique Jackson. Dan Doperalski for Variety. When Debbie Allen received a call...
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Jan 20, 2023 · Debbie Allen recalls her extreme preparation for her acting and directing roles on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Plus, The Debbie Allen Middle School shares her dream of directing an opera and how she...
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Nov 24, 2020 · Was Lydia Grant, the dance teacher Debbie Allen played in both the film and television versions of “Fame,” really a fictional character?
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