![]() She next appeared in "Raisin", then in the 1979 production West Side Story", for which she won a prestigious Drama Desk Award, as well as, her first Tony Award nomination. In 1988 she went behind the scenes to choreograph the new American Musical "Carrie with the Royal Shakespeare Company" and has continued to devote herself to that discipline Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen's career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry.Īllen's Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of "Purlie". Allen's choreography career soared in 1980 with the international hit TV series "Fame". Allen received another Tony Award nomination in 1986 for her role as Bob Fosse's "Sweet Charity". Allen's Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of "Purlie". ![]() ![]() ![]() Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen's career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry. ![]()
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The show was a ratings failure in prime time, but became successful upon its time on Saturday morning television. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season of 30 episodes. Top Cat is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. 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