Debbie Allen

For 18 seasons, Grey’s Anatomy has left us in tears with heart-stopping moments, huge character deaths, and WTF storylines. If we're honest with ourselves, we would never check into Grey Sloan Memorial for any reason whatsoever. We're taking our ailments up the street to Seattle Presbyterian Hospital. It's not...

Famed actress and dance choreographer Debbie Allen will return to Detroit this July to oversee the fourth year of The Carr Center’s summer dance intensive program, and auditions take place this weekend. The program is one of few opportunities outside of Los Angeles for students ages 8 to 21...

The 'Grey's Anatomy' actor-director-producer and the show's creator dream big for a dance academy and an arts-centered middle school.

Join Debbie Allen, Emil Wilbekin, Sir John, Etienne Maurice And More for The 2022 Black Healing Summit In Los Angeles. Mark your calendars for a virtual and in-person event that’s flipping the narrative around mental health conversations within the Black community. Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective (BEAM), an...

Watch: Debbie Allen Says She Admires Jennifer Lopez & Misty Copeland. Even the stars of Grey's Anatomy can hardly believe the series still has a pulse. Actress and director Debbie Allen—who has played Dr. Catherine Fox since 2011—admits she was surprised to hear that the hit ABC medical drama was renewed for a 19th season.

The 'Fame' icon was honored at Dance Theatre of Harlem's Annual Vision Gala with the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award. “God save the queen,” said Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Dylan Santos as I asked him for words of gratitude for Debbie Allen. Simple yet powerful, Santos shared these words with me during our red carpet interview as he mentally prepared to showcase his choreographed piece Odalisques Variations, which would be performed at this year’s Dance Theatre of Harlem Annual Vision Gala honoring the 1990 ESSENCE cover star. Santos’ appreciation for the visual and performing arts was evident as he graced the step-and-repeat with a one-of-a-kind black sequined look with a floor-length velvet durag and pearl accents on the waist of his pants.

The LPGA is committed to changing the face of golf, making the sport we love more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. This month we are proud to share the stories of our Black Tour players, teachers, amateurs, and junior golfers as we celebrate Black History Month. Title/Employer: Researcher, Ohio Department of...

Emmy-winning producer, choreographer Debbie Allen keeps reinventing herself after 50 years in the business. See how she’s inspired CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield.

Debbie Allen never got to spend time in person with Michael Morgan. But on the strength of a single Zoom meeting with the Oakland Symphony’s late music director, she knew she wanted to work with him. That meeting, now almost a year ago, left a deep impression on Allen,...

I learned how to paint the prettiest pictures with my words at a young age. It gave me retreat from the actuality that my existence held limited matter in its being. A disdain that grew roots in a world that constantly left me hung upside-down with no resource of strength to right myself into a standing position.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Max Joseph, 40; Richard T. Jones, 50; Debbie Allen, 72; John Carpenter, 74. Happy Birthday: Evaluate your life and what you aspire to accomplish, and implement the changes that will encourage you to tweak or remove whatever is standing between you and the happiness you deserve. Embrace what is available that brings you joy, and surround yourself with the people who bring out the best in you. Put yourself and those you love first. Your numbers are 9, 15, 24, 26, 31, 38, 43.

Birthday wishes go out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Debbie Allen and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 16th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on January 16,...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Debbie Allen, perhaps most recognizable for her role as a dance teacher on the TV show “Fame,” is also known for her 22-year-old dance academy, and now there’s a middle school that goes with it. Debbie Allen looks on as the inaugural sixth grade class are instructed in academics. (CBSLA) The school, called the Debbie Allen Dance Academy or DADA, has now added academics, a dream that became a reality this last fall. “It has been a dream for me for the last, probably, 8 to 10 years wanting to do it and finally, we did it,” Allen said. Ella...