A BFA graduate of Howard University in Theater and Classical Greek Studies, Debbie Allen is an award-winning Director/Choreographer who as choreographed the Academy Awards a record ten times. She directed and choreographed for legendary artists such as Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Gwen Verdon, Lena Horne, and Sammy Davis Jr. Ms. Allen received the Golden Glove for her role as Lydia Grant in the 1980’s hit serie Fame, and is a three-time Emmy Award winner in Choreography for her series Fame and the Motown 25th. Awarded ten Image Awards as Director, Actress, Choreographer, and Producer of Fame, A Different World, Motown 25th, the Academy Awards, The Debbie Allen Special and Amistad. She has also directed the best that network television offers including Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, Jane The Virgin, Empire and is currently the Executive Producer of Grey’s Anatomy. Ms. Allen is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles. www.debbieallendanceacademy.com
