Chad Allen has been acting since he was a young child and provided the voice of Charlie Brown in the animated special, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown on the CBS Television Network. He then played Zach in the series My Two Dads, David Witherspoon in Our House, and had recurring roles in St. Elsewhere and Webster. He won the 1996 Young Artists Former Child Star Achievement Award.

Allen's television credits also include the films Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story, Code of Vengeance, The Bad Seed, Help Wanted: Kids and A Death in California. He starred in Straight Up, an anti-drug-and-alcohol educational series of specials, and guest starred in the series Simon & Simon, The Wonder Years, Star Trek:The Next Generation, Hunter, and Highway to Heaven. On stage, he starred in the Los Angeles productions of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All to You, A Man Called Peter, and Oliver! He co-starred with Jane Seymour in the television film Praying Mantis.

Allen is one of the founding members of "The Creative Outlet Theater", a company committed to providing a "creative outlet" for talented young actors in the Los Angeles area. Through this company, Allen produced and acted in the hit Neil Simon play Biloxi Blues, as well as Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World.

Allen has worked for such causes as Angels' Flight, M.A.D.D., the American Diabetes Association, and the Autistic Children's Foundation. He was recognized by Los Angeles Mayor Thomas Bradley as an outstanding volunteer for his contributions to the American Cancer Society. He was born in Orange County, California. His birth date is June 5.

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