- Born
- Birth nameHarry Fawcett
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Actor/Playwright Allen Fawcett' play, LISE, her legacy ignites, was a New York Music Festival 2020 Finalist. LISE was slated for production prior to the Covid 19 lock down on March 12, 2020.
A veteran of three Broadway musicals, Allen received star billing (above-the-title) as 'Joseph' with the late Laurie Beechman, in the American premiere of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Royale Theatre in 1981.
On TV, Fawcett recently co-starred on House of Cards with Joel Kinnaman, Mare of Easttown, with Kate Winslet, and Succession, with Jeremy Strong.
Behind the camera, Fawcett provided creative services for Steven Spielberg at Universal Studios as a comedy consultant and dialogue coach for Harry and the Henderson's, a half-hour sit-com produced by Lin Oliver for Amblin Entertainment.
In 1986, Fawcett co-authored Kid Biz: How To Help Your Child Succeed in Show Business, a mass trade paperback published by Warner Books. Actors' Equity called Kidbiz, "The most responsible book ever written on the subject." His co-author is legendary New York talent agent, Nancy Carson (Carson-Adler Agency).
Fawcett is an active member of the Dramatists Guild. He has received commercial producer training from the Commercial Theatre Institute. He is also an active FAA licensed pilot and a member of the FAA's Wings Safety Program. By: Allen Fawcett, 2024
- IMDb mini biography by: Allen Fawcett, 2024
- ParentsHoward Hoy FawcettRuth Allen Bogan
- RelativesRalph Willard Fawcett(Sibling)
- Allen was the second son born to Howard Hoy Fawcett and Ruth Allen Bogan Fawcett.
- His father, Howard, had a degree in Chemical Engineering and became a member of the Manhattan Project which built the first atomic bomb. His older brother, Ralph, had degrees from Princeton and Yale plus a medical degree from the University College of Galway, Ireland.
- Moved to Las Vegas in 2004.
- Allen followed in his mother's footsteps and became a professional actor (Actor's Equity) in 1969, a member of the television union (AFTRA) in 1974, and a member of the Screen Actors Guild the same year.
- His mentor was the late Dick Clark.
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