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Fame

1982 · 6 seasons · 45m per episode · Drama

You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying in sweat.

An American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. With a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based heavily on the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California, and in all seasons but the third, several exterior scenes were shot on location in New York City. The popularity of the series, particularly in the UK, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast. Despite its success, very few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. A number of the cast members were seen again briefly in Bring Back...Fame, a reunion special made for British television in 2008.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 16 episodes (January 7, 1982)
• Season 2 — 23 episodes (September 30, 1982)
• Season 3 — 24 episodes (October 15, 1983)
• Season 4 — 25 episodes (September 29, 1984)
• Season 5 — 24 episodes (October 12, 1985)
• Season 6 — 24 episodes (October 6, 1986)

Cast

• Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant
• Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy Johnson
• Carlo Imperato as Danny Amatullo
• Nia Peeples as Nicole Chapman
• Jesse Borrego as Jesse Velasquez
• Billy Hufsey as Christopher Donlon
• Ann Nelson as Mrs. Berg
• Carrie Hamilton as Reggie Higgins
• Eric Pierpoint as Paul Seeger
• Albert Hague as Benjamin Shorofsky
• Michael Cerveris as Ian Ware
• Loretta Chandler as Dusty Tyler

Details

Created by

Christopher Gore

First aired

January 7, 1982

Episodes

136

Genres

Drama

Network

NBC and Syndication

Status

Ended

TMDB score

6.8 / 10 from 73 votes