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Feb 01, 1975 49 years old
American actor, singer
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About Dre Allen
- Andre "Dre" Allen (born April 18, 1975) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, music video director, film producer, author, entrepreneur, and record producer.
- Born in California's bay area, Dre Allen is also the founding member of Los Angeles-based 1990s pop and R & B group IV Xample, whose debut album For Example sold over 500,000 copies worldwide due to the success of their debut single "I'd Rather Be Alone".Allen's debut solo album was released on his independent record label Movemakers Entertainment.
- The album was called L.Y.F.E.
- and sold over 24,000 copies through online and nontraditional retail outlets.
- During this time Allen married Dawn Robinson of the group En Vogue.
- She joined him on his next album.
- His second album was called Ghetto Rockstar and was briefly distributed by Tommy Boy Records but was later moved over to his independent imprint.
- His third and final album Recovery from his band "The Dre Allen Project" was released in the summer of 2010 and featured production from him, Food Mart Music, Organized Noize, and Jefferey David.
- The independent album sold 10,000 units in a declining music industry sales climate dominated by major releases.
- In 2010, Recovery was pulled from shelves in a move Allen called "an attempt to preserve the music for future theatrical uses".
- As of December 2010, Dre Allen is the President and co-owner of The Allen/Sito Group, which houses the event marketing and staffing agency Best Reps Event Marketing.
- His client roster boasts international brands such as Grand Marnier, The Macallan Scotch Whiskey, TGI Friday's, ESPN, NASCAR, Skyy Vodka, Universal Television, Verizon, Axe, Remy Martin, USA Network, and The FIG Event Center in Dallas.
- He also owns ASG Films, which has a new film in development called The Vigilants, set to shoot in Las Vegas, L.A., and San Francisco in late 2015.
- Allen was nominated for a 2010 Grammy award as co-writer on the album from one half of the hip hop group Outkast, Big Boi.
- The album is called Sir Lucious Leftfoot, Son of Chico Dusty.
- Allen has worked with performers and producers Babyface, The Underdogs, Scott Storch, Robin Thicke, Big Boi of Outkast, Chris Stokes, Narada Michael Walden, Bradley Spalter, Tyga, Kendrick Lamar, Montel Jordan, Master P, Jon B, Az Yet, Kenny Lattimore, Jesse Powell, Pooh Bear aka MDMA, Will Downing, En Vogue, Stevie B, the last studio album in 1999 by R & B legends The Spinners and many more.
- In addition to all of his creative and entrepreneurial endeavors, Allen was also state licensed in Nevada real estate.
- Most recently, he is producing and directing several upcoming film and television projects.
