Alan Roger Currie | |
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Alan Roger Currie, ca. 2009
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Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
March 3, 1963
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Years active | 1999–present |
Website | www |
Alan Roger Currie (born March 3, 1963) is an American self-help author, motivational speaker and Internet radio personality who has written advice books on dating and interpersonal relationships, verbal communication skills, manipulation, seduction, erotic dominance & submission, and engaging in erotically explicit "dirty talk" with women.
Currie was born on March 3, 1963 in Gary, Indiana, the son of Dr. Clarence R. Currie, one of the first two African-American graduates of the Indiana University School of Optometry, and Mildred R. Currie, an art teacher in the Gary Community School Corporation. He attended William A. Wirt High School where he served as President of the Student Body during his senior year, and was also elected President of the entire high school population of Gary, Indiana. Currie later attended Indiana University (Bloomington) where he earned Dean's List Scholar honors and a B.A. in Economics and was a member of the predominantly African-American fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
In the mid-1980s, Currie began to land roles in local, regional, and national television commercials. In 1989, he won the Miller Lite Comedy Search contest for up-and-coming comedians held in Chicago. He started his brief career as a comedian being the opening act for Robin Harris during the 1989 Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has made brief appearances on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet,The Oprah Winfrey Show,The Phil Donahue Show, and The Steve Harvey Television Talk Show.