Jack Allen has spent most of the last decade developing TV movies and mini-series. He graduated with honors from the USC Film School with a B.A. degree in film production.

In 1985, he joined BRIGGLE, HENNESSY, CARROTHERS, a feature, television, and theatrical production company, as Director of Development.

There he developed "THE ALAMO: 13 DAYS TO GLORY," a 3-hour NBC mini-series starring Alec Baldwin, James Arness and Raul Julia. Also, the off-Broadway musical revue, "GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE" at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

He joined Fries Entertainment in 1987 as Director of Development under the Stockton Briggle Productions banner. He co-wrote and produced the Emmy-nominated CBS movie "BRIDGE TO SILENCE" starring Marlee Matlin and Lee Remick for which he received the Media Access Award.

In 1991, Mr. Allen joined Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment as Director of Development, Movies & Mini-series where he also evaluated scripts for Arnold Kopelson's first-look TV deal. He co-produced the highly-rated ABC movie "THE TEXAS CHEERLEADER STORY" starring Lesley Ann Warren. In 1992, he joined the faculty at the USC Film School where he started the first class for graduate students in longform television writing.

In 1995, Mr. Allen joined Team Entertainment Group where he served as Director of Drama Programming, developing an ABC movie starring Alyssa Milano ("FACES OF FEAR") and one at NBC starring Kellie Martin ("HER HIDDEN TRUTH"). He also taught a series of screenwriting workshops across the country, helping first-time writers "get their foot in the door" in Hollywood. In 1999 he joined Carsey-Werner on the ABC sit-com "GRACE UNDER FIRE" as creative liaison to Brett Butler.

In 1999 he joined Carsey-Werner on the ABC sit-com "GRACE UNDER FIRE" as Writing Assistant to Brett Butler and in 2000 served as Director of Development at Robert Greenwald Productions.

Most recently Mr. Allen developed a book entitled Midnight Carol by Patricia K. Davis about how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carolwhich has been sold to producer Arne Glimcher ("Mambo Kings") with producers Ken Atchity and Chi-Li Wong. Mr. Allen has also developed with AEI an action/thriller story about Navy Seals in the vein of "A Few Good Men" which was sold to Penguin/Putnam as a three-book deal by writer Michael Murray.