Jordan Allen-Dutton, a three-time Emmy-nominated writer, was born in Palo Alto, California. He attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated as the first-ever recipient of the Artist Scholar Award in 1999.
During his time at NYU, Allen-Dutton co-created and starred in "The Bomb-itty of Errors," a hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors." The show became an Off-Broadway hit, performing in the West End in London, Chicago, Florida, Dublin, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Amsterdam.
"The Bomb-itty of Errors" was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and won the Jeff Award in Chicago and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Show at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.
With the success of "Bomb-itty," Allen-Dutton signed a three-tier deal with MTV and Paramount, producing, writing, and starring in the hip-hop sketch comedy series "Scratch & Burn" for MTV in 2002.
He was then invited to be a fellow at the Sundance Screenwriting Lab with the screen version of "Bomb-itty." His next play, "Nerds," a musical comedy about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, was workshopped at the New York Stage and Film Festival, premiered at the Philadelphia Theater Company in January 2007, and won Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Original Music at the 2007 Barrymore Awards.
Allen-Dutton has also produced and written television, including "Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew" and the MTV Movie Awards, where his comedy material has been performed by Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, among others.
He was nominated for two Emmys for his writing on "Robot Chicken," Seth Green and Matt Senreich's show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Allen-Dutton currently resides in Los Angeles and is working on his latest musical, "Phenomenon," a behind-the-scenes expose of a very corrupt television singing competition.
