Debbie Allen & Her Beloved Husband Norm Nixon Celebrate Their 37th Anniversary
It was all about the celebration of love for longtime celebrity couple Debbie Allen and Norm Nixon as they went all out on social media celebrating their 37th anniversary.
Marriage is a beautiful thing but staying married is perhaps more important than getting married. And with the trend of marriages breaking up faster than we could have imagined, it’s a thing of joy to see couples who stay married for decades.
It is even more beautiful when the couple involved is a celebrity couple since they seem to be more hit with the relationship failure bug.
Norman Nixon, the 65-year-old retired professional basketball player, and his actress and dancer wife Debbie Allen were in the news last year for celebrating their 37nd wedding anniversary.
Debbie on the other hand is best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series, “Fame,” where she plays the role of a dance teacher Lydia Grant.
Apparently, Debbie Allen is not just a choreographer, television director, and producer. She seems to have a few tricks it takes to keep a home under her sleeves as well.
Hollywood star Debbie Allen and her longtime husband Norm Nixon were premium couple goals on social media, as they celebrated their 37th anniversary of love.
Allen took to her Instagram page, where she shared romantic photos of her and her former NBA star spouse. The first slide showed them posing outdoors during an event.
The duo was one fine couple flaunting elegant all-black looks. Nixon rocked a tailored tuxedo and a grey tie while his wife dazzled in a stylish bespoke with her honey-brown curls reaching down to her shoulders.
She accentuated the classy look with her statement jewelry. The following slide created a sizzling effect showing Allen and Nixon when they were a much younger couple. Here, the duo was locked in a kiss. She heartily captioned:
“Happy Anniversary to My Love, Norman Nixon! ❤️?.”
Many fans and celebrities filled the comment section with their heartfelt well-wishes. Stars like Mike Epps, Lena Waithe, Terri Vaughn, and Shonda Rhimes celebrated the duo.
Allen and her husband are one of those celebrity couples whose love life inspired young couples, and since their marriage in 1984, the lovebirds have not looked back.
The pair have three grown children, Vivian Nichole, Norman Jr., and Devaughn Nixon. Devaughn is Nixon’s son from a previous relationship.
Norm Nixon
.jpg) Nixon in 2014
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| Born | October 11, 1955 Macon, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Southwest (Macon, Georgia) |
| College | Duquesne (1973–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1977–1989 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1983 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1983–1989 | San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1989 | Scavolini Pesaro |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 12,065 (15.7 ppg) |
| Assists | 6,386 (8.3 apg) |
| Steals | 1,187 (1.5 spg) |
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Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played with Scavolini Pesaro in Italy. A 2-time NBA All-Star, he won two NBA championships with the Lakers over the Philadelphia 76ers at the onset of their Showtime era in the 1980s.
He played basketball and football in high school at Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia, and was named to all-state in both sports. In football, he played defensive back and tailback, and was offered a free-agent tryout by both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He was senior class president and named as the starting guard on the Georgia All-State team for 1973, after leading Southwest to the 1973 state high school basketball championship under coach Donald “Duck” Richardson. Nixon also played the trumpet and was on the yearbook staff. He was on the track team, ran the 440 yard dash, and won a regional title in the high jump at 6 feet, 5 inches.
He played basketball and football in high school at Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia, and was named to all-state in both sports. In football, he played defensive back and tailback, and was offered a free-agent tryout by both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He was senior class president and named as the starting guard on the Georgia All-State team for 1973, after leading Southwest to the 1973 state high school basketball championship under coach Donald “Duck” Richardson. Nixon also played the trumpet and was on the yearbook staff. He was on the track team, ran the 440 yard dash, and won a regional title in the high jump at 6 feet, 5 inches.
Nixon has been married to actress/producer/director/dancer Debbie Allen since 1984 and they have three children, actor DeVaughn Nixon, dancer Vivian Nichole Nixon, and basketball player Norman Ellard Nixon Jr. (Wofford College & Southern University). Nixon’s sister-in-law is actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad.
Before they were married, both Nixon and Allen appeared in the 1979 film The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (a film that also featured NBA stars Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
Debbie Allen
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Debbie Allen
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 Allen in 2012
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Deborah Kaye Allen
January 16, 1950 Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Howard University |
| Occupation | Actress, choreographer, dancer, television director, television producer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
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Win Wilford
(m. 1975–1983) |
| Children | 3, including Vivian Nixon |
| Relatives | Phylicia Rashad (sister) Condola Rashad (niece) |
| Awards | 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography (Fame) 1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (Fame) 1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography (Fame) 1991 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography (Motown 30: What’s Goin’ On!) |
| Website | Debbie Allen Dance Academy Debbie Allen Twitter |
Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award (winning three), two Tony Awards, and has also won a Golden Globe Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991.
Allen is best known for her work in the musical-drama television series Fame (1982-1987), where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series’ principal choreographer. For this role in 1983 she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Allen later began working as director and producer, most notably producing and directing 83 of 144 episodes of NBC comedy series A Different World (1988-1993). She returned to acting playing the leading role in the NBC sitcom In the House from 1995 to 1996, and in 2011 began playing Dr. Catherine Avery in the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy also serving as an executive producer/director. She has directed more than 50 television and film productions.
In 2001, Allen opened the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, where she currently teaches young dancers. She also taught choreography to former Los Angeles Lakers dancer-turned-singer, Paula Abdul. She is the younger sister of actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad.
Awards and honors
- Allen was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 as a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
- For her contributions to the television industry, Debbie Allen was honored in 1991 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6904 Hollywood Boulevard in the center of Hollywood directly opposite the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
- Allen was presented with the George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement, at the 1992 UCLA Spring Sing.
- Three-time Emmy Award winner for Choreography for the series Fame and The Motown 25th Anniversary Special.
- 10 Image Awards as a director, actress, choreographer, and producer for Fame, A Different World, Motown 25, The Academy Awards, The Debbie Allen Special and Amistad.
- On February 4, 2009, Debbie Allen was honored for her contributions to dance and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Nia Peeples at The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball 10th anniversary show.
- Allen was awarded an honorary doctorate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, as well as from her alma mater, Howard University.
- 2020 Kennedy Center Honoree
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