Jordan Allen-Dutton
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Jordan Allen-Dutton is an American writer, producer, and director best known for co-creating the play The Bomb-itty of Errors and his writing on Robot Chicken
.
Jordan was born in Palo Alto, California and graduated from New York University
. In 1999 he co-created and starred in The Bomb-itty of Errors
, a so called "Add-Rap-Tation" of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, that mixed hip-hop and Shakespeare. The show debuted in New York (Off-Broadway) at 45 Bleecker St. and went on to run in London (West End), Chicago, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Florida, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and continues to play around the world. The Bomb-itty is published by Samuel French.
In 2002 Jordan co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy series, Scratch & Burn and attended the Sundance Institute
's Screen Writing Lab with a film adaptation of The Bomb-itty of Errors.
In 2004 Jordan formed Famous Last Nerds with collaborator Erik Weiner
their musical comedy Nerds, about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs' rise from garage inventors to titans of the digital age premiered at New York Stage and Film in 2005 and won Barrymore Awards for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Original Music in 2007. Their video Shawshank In A Minute was directed by John Landis
and won Jib-Jab's Great Sketch Experiment in 2006. Jordan co-wrote many songs with Erik Weiner including, "I'm So Straight", One Line on the Sopranos and "'I Google Myself produced by Yung Mars.
Jordan has also written for and produced Television shows such as America's Best Dance Crew
, Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood, NBC's The Sing-Off
, the MTV Movie Awards
, and the HBO poetry show Brave New Voices
.
In addition to writing and producing Jordan founded a software company in 2004 called Talking Panda, that creates applications for mobile devices. Talking Panda's software iLingo a talking phrasebook was among the first products in the apple store and was featured in Time Magazine in the Nov 03, 2008 issue. Talking Panda iLingo was also included in the iPhone App store on the day it launched.
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
.
Jordan was born in Palo Alto, California and graduated from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. In 1999 he co-created and starred in The Bomb-itty of Errors
The Bomb-itty of Errors
The Bomb-itty of Errors is a hip hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Written and performed by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, GQ, and Erik Weiner, the show has been performed in New York City , London , Chicago, Dublin, Edinburgh, Florida, Aspen, Syracuse,...
, a so called "Add-Rap-Tation" of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, that mixed hip-hop and Shakespeare. The show debuted in New York (Off-Broadway) at 45 Bleecker St. and went on to run in London (West End), Chicago, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Florida, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and continues to play around the world. The Bomb-itty is published by Samuel French.
In 2002 Jordan co-created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy series, Scratch & Burn and attended the Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981 that actively advances the work of filmmakers and storytellers worldwide...
's Screen Writing Lab with a film adaptation of The Bomb-itty of Errors.
In 2004 Jordan formed Famous Last Nerds with collaborator Erik Weiner
Erik Weiner
Erik Weiner is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known for co-creating the play The Bomb-itty of Errors and his role as Agent Sebso on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.-Biography:...
their musical comedy Nerds, about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs' rise from garage inventors to titans of the digital age premiered at New York Stage and Film in 2005 and won Barrymore Awards for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Original Music in 2007. Their video Shawshank In A Minute was directed by John Landis
John Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
and won Jib-Jab's Great Sketch Experiment in 2006. Jordan co-wrote many songs with Erik Weiner including, "I'm So Straight", One Line on the Sopranos and "'I Google Myself produced by Yung Mars.
Jordan has also written for and produced Television shows such as America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
, Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood, NBC's The Sing-Off
The Sing-Off
The Sing-Off is an American television singing competition featuring a cappella groups. It premiered on NBC on December 14, 2009, and is produced by Sony Pictures Television....
, the MTV Movie Awards
MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general...
, and the HBO poetry show Brave New Voices
Brave New Voices
Brave New Voices is an English-language slam poetry championship that takes place each year in United States. It was founded in 1998 by Youth Speaks, a non-profit organisation from San Francisco promoting youth intellectual and artistic self development...
.
In addition to writing and producing Jordan founded a software company in 2004 called Talking Panda, that creates applications for mobile devices. Talking Panda's software iLingo a talking phrasebook was among the first products in the apple store and was featured in Time Magazine in the Nov 03, 2008 issue. Talking Panda iLingo was also included in the iPhone App store on the day it launched.