Allen Morris’ career began in 1969, when as teenagers,he and his twin sister were hired to operate puppets on THROUGH MAGIC DOORWAYS, a children’s program. In college,he produced A JOURNEY THROUGH CHRISTMAS, a special examining Christmas customs throughout the world. Early in his career, Allen produced and acted in a sitcom pilot entitled, THEY’D HANG YOU IN NASHVILLE.While working for Metromedia in Houston, he produced #26 MORNING PLACE,a live children’s show and PAWS FOR THE NIGHT, alive all-night talk show featuring comedy and musical performances. He ended his career at Metromedia traveling with the Astros baseball team.
In 1986, he traveled to Egypt, directing ALEXANDRIA: MONUMENT TO CIVILIZATION,examining the ancient city’s influence developing Western culture. During the Gulf War, his crew traveled to Israel, bringing back the first interview in which Yitzhak Rabin said he would consider a “land for peace” initiative.
Recent live experience includes, directing FASHION HOUSTON for five years and the100thANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA live from Minute Maid Park. Among his award-winning documentaries are PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: DR. EMIL J FREIREICH, about the pioneer who discovered the cure for childhood leukemia; AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY, a visual history of America edited to Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue;” and ONE MAN FOUR LIVES, a profile of Holocaust survivor and philanthropist William J. Morgan.
Allen is currently sharing producer/director credits on STAR FILM RANCH, a feature-length documentary about the first film studio in Texas that operated from 1910-1911.The company brought actors and crews from New York, supplementing their needs by employing local Hispanic cowboys, producing some 90 western titles, including the first film about the Alamo.
Allen has been honored with one national Emmy® Award and four regional Emmy’s. He shared the national Emmy with Nancy Ames and Danny Ward for “THE NIGHT THE RAINS CAME,” detailing the devastation wrought on Houston by 2001’s Tropical Storm Allison.
Throughout his career, Allen devoted25% of his time to philanthropy, raising $200+millions. In 2009, he was named Humanitarian of the Year by Houston’s Children’s Assessment Center.Allen is currently the First Vice President on the board of the Lone Star Chapter of NATAS and serves as a National Trustee.