Allenn Payne is a renowned American film and TV actor. He is also a best dancer and is best known for his role in the television series House of the Payne in which he performed as C.J. Payne. He also appeared in The Perfect storm but in a brief role. He is an amazing performer and his unique style in movies as well as in the TV shows caused winning of hearts of millions of fans across the world. He is also remembered for his excellent performance in the movie New Jack City, released in 1991 in which he work along with Wesley Snipes.
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Allenn Payne was born Allen Roberts on July 7, 1968 in Harlem, New York, USA. He is son of mother Barbara Reeves and father Allen Roberts. He has also 2 younger siblings. Payne belongs to black ethnicity and by nationality he is American. In Pennsauken NJ Payne attended Pennsauken High School. His debut on TV was in 1990 with The Cosby Show. He has been very hard working about his work and very keen about his role that is why he earned much more love and respect from his fans and lovers besides polishing his talent. He used to make a number of appearances during 2 seasons while playing the role of Lance Rodman, boyfriend of Charmain.
In an episode during the 2nd season of Fresh Prince of Bel- Air Payne appeared as Marcus Stokes. He also gave a guest appearance in the show Malcolm & Eddie in the role of Preston. He played an amusing role of Larry in the television show named All of Us in the year 2004. A wonderful TV movie called Double Platinum, released in the year 1999, gave another chance to Allenn Payne to prove himself a mature actor though his role of Ric Ortege. The TV show Tyler Perry`s House of Payne kept entertained the viewers from 2006 to 2012 and Payne played the role of C.J. Payne in that show.
He has also been proved absolutely fantastic with his talent in movies as well. He performed in several movies that enhanced his confidence and made him a perfect artist to play any sort of character with full potential. He played a role along with Jade Pinkett in the movie Jason’s Lyric. He got an excellent chance to raise his professional height when he was offered a leading role in the film CB4 as Dead- Mike. This fabulous movie that was a hip- hop parody was produced by Nelson George and starring Charlie, Khandi Alexander and Chris Rock. Rooftops, released in 1989, was the movie that is mentioned as his earliest appearance on silver screen. Later he performed in several movies including the wonderful movie Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). He is recognized as a hard working guy who can build his career with struggle and strength.
Allenn Payne has also learnt dance. He is doing best to raise his status in the world of entertainment. His estimated net worth is $5 million.
Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020
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