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Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo

Debbie Allen

Tell Me with Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo & Cadence13

Comedy, Society & Culture, Arts

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Ellen is joined by actress, choreographer, director, and her Grey's Anatomy costar Debbie Allen.They discuss the journey of reinvention, the power of perseverance, the significance Steven Speilberg played in both of their careers, and how Ellen brought the sexy this season on Grey's Anatomy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello again, welcome to Tell Me.

0:02.9

On today's episode of Tell Me, I'm sitting down with my good friend, Debbie Allen.

0:07.8

Debbie is so many things, but she is a master of her craft.

0:11.9

She is a choreographer, a director, an actor, a dancer.

0:15.8

She owns the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where she's been teaching young dancers for the

0:19.7

past 20 years.

0:21.0

Debbie and I have a really fantastic bond, and she's taught me so much about life, so much

0:26.2

about spirit, so much about generosity of spirit and positivity.

0:31.4

And we had a great conversation.

0:32.9

We talk about all things in Debbie's life, and of course, a little bit of grace.

0:37.0

I hope you enjoy this episode of Tell Me.

0:51.3

So today, one of my favorite people besides my kids, obviously Debbie Allen's here.

0:55.6

What's up, Deb?

0:56.6

Hey, gee, my girl, I'm so excited for you in this whole podcast thing you're doing, and

1:02.8

you keep expanding that footprint and giving us ideas, you're giving all of us ideas.

1:07.2

I'm happy to be here to talk with you.

1:09.3

Thank you.

1:10.3

So nobody works harder than Debbie.

1:12.5

I don't even think that people realize half of what you do, and I get a window into seeing

1:18.4

everything that she does, and it's such an inspiration because every time I think I

1:23.4

work a lot, I look at what Debbie's doing, and then I have to push myself harder.

1:28.0

So that's a good thing or a bad thing.

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