Allen opened an acting studio called Lifebook in 2005 - see LifebookActing.com and owns and operates two small theaters: Lifebook Playhouse in LA, and The Two Roads Theater in Studio City.
Allen studied at Beverly Hills Playhouse, after a brief time at Playhouse west with coach Jeff Goldblum. Allen preferred Beverly Hills Playhouse, where he studied for 4 years in Milton Katselas's advanced class.