Robin Harris, and a youthful Martin Lawrence, the trio starred in the 1990 film “House Party” and its follow-up.
He briefly appeared in the Tina Turner movie “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” in 1993 as a club announcer.
Gene had just started performing for charitable organizations, such as a women’s shelter and military troops. Allen’s wife and three kids survive him. He was sixty-two.
