Debbie Allen has done it all-and then some.

In the eighties, she became a household name, dancing and choreographing on the hit series Fame, forever defining our love for the arts. She then revitalized the beloved HBCU comedy A Different World in the nineties, a series she’s currently rebooting for Netflix.

She founded the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a nonprofit organization that has been nurturing young talent for a remarkable 25 years, a major milestone, especially in the current climate of struggling nonprofits. Her annual Hot Chocolate Nutcracker is hosting a holiday gala on December 11 with an all-star cast.

Toss in her many producing, directing and acting credits over the past six decades, it’s easy to see how she’s fit a century’s worth of accomplishments into her 75 years of lif

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