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Debbie Allen "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)

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Debbie Allen Snapshot

First Name

Debbie

Last Name

Allen

Date of Birth

13 January 1950

Height

Build

Athletic

Eye Color

Brown - Light

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas

Star Sign

Capricorn

Ethnicity

Black

Claim to Fame

Allen was first introduced as Lydia Grant in the 1980 movie Fame,

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Wikipedia Text

Deborrah Kaye �Debbie� Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She is the younger sister of actress/singer Phylicia Rashad.

Role ID

Director, Actor/Actress, Producer

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Couple Profile

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). In 1980, she created the role of demanding dance instructor Lydia Grant in Fame (1980), a role she carried over into the long-running TV series of the same name. Each and every episode of this five-season series began with Debbie addressing a roomful of students: "You want fame?...Well, fame costs. 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. She went on to be nominated for a Tony award for the 1986 Broadway revival of Sweet Charity. 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.

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High School

Jack Yates Senior High School, TX

University

Howard University, DC

Full Name at Birth

Deborrah Kaye Allen

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Occupation Text

Dancer, Choreographer, Philanthropist

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