Allen Payne

Allen Payne: Biography in Details

Who is Allen Payne?

New York-born Allen Payne is an actor. He is active in the acting field since 1989. Presently, he is a prominent figure among the media for starring in Tyler Perry’s sitcom, “House of Payne”.

He played the character of C.J. Payne in the series from 2006 to 2012. Additionally, he is famous for starring in the American crime film, “New Jack City”.

Allen Payne: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

He was born Allen Roberts on July 7, 1968. Allen was born in the Harlem area in New York City in the state of New York. He was born to parents, Allen Roberts (father) and Barbara Reeves (mother).

He possesses American nationality. His ethnicity is African-American. He was born the eldest child of his parents. There is no other detail about his early life.

Similarly, information about his childhood days is not available too. As per his education, he attended Pennsauken High School in Pennsauken.

Allen Payne: Professional Life, Career

Allen Payne began his acting career in 1989. He made his film debut in 1989. It was the crime/dance drama film named “Rooftops”. Afterward, in 1991, he featured in the crime film, “New Jack City” alongside Wesley Snipes.

This role made him popular and famous. He still kept on working hard. Consequently, this made him a better actor ever since.

Additionally, he played in movies like “The Walking Dead”, “Double Platinum”, “The Perfect Storm”, and others.

Contrary to films, he made his TV debut in the same year 1990. He appeared on the TV show, “The Cosby Show”. Allen portrayed the role of Lance Rodman from 1990 to 1992.

The same year in 1992, he portrayed the same character in a sitcom, “A Different World”. Then he worked on several TV series.

But his career breakthrough role came in another sitcom named, “House of Payne” in 2006. He portrayed the character of C.J. Payne in the sitcom from 2006 to 2012.

Additionally, he starred in TV series like “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “All of Us”, and others.

Salary and Net Worth

Presently, he earns a huge salary but it is not disclosed. He has a, estimated net worth of around $5 million.

Allen Payne: Rumors, and Controversy

Allen was rumored to be dating beautiful actress Demetria McKinney in the past. Other than that, Allen avoids the topics that can drag him into media controversies.

Also, Allen Payne doesn’t live a controversial show-off life. He likes to keep his image clean ignoring the rumors and media tittle-tattle. Presently, there are no other rumors that surround his personal or professional life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Allen Payne stands tall at a height of 6 feet 1 inch and has an average weight. He has black hair and brown eye.

Social Media Profiles

Allen Payne is not active on any social media site. There is no record of him being involved on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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