Fame
"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.
Cast (201)
Directors
Robert Scheerer
Director
Ages 52-57
Debbie Allen
Director
Ages 31-37
Allan Arkush
Director
Ages 33-39
Win Phelps
Director
Michael A. Hoey
Director
Ages 47-52
Ray Danton
Director
Ages 50-55
Thomas Carter
Director
Ages 28-33
Marc Daniels
Director
Ages 69-75
Robert C. Thompson
Director
Mel Swope
Director
Michael Switzer
Director
Ages 33-38
Harry Harris
Director
Ages 59-64
Oz Scott
Director
Ages 32-37
Michael Ray Rhodes
Director
Ages 36-41
Ken Ehrlich
Director
Ages 39-44
Walter C. Miller
Director
Ages 55-61
Michael Peters
Director
Ages 33-38
Valerie Landsburg
Director
Ages 23-28
Lawrence Dobkin
Director
Ages 62-67
Bill Duke
Director
Ages 38-44
Stan Lathan
Director
Ages 36-41
Alan Myerson
Director
Ages 41-46
John Patterson
Director
Ages 41-47
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Director
Ages 23-28
Leo Penn
Director
Ages 60-65
Reza Badiyi
Director
Ages 52-58
Georg Stanford Brown
Director
Ages 38-43
Robert Douglas
Director
Ages 72-77
Victor French
Director
Ages 47-52
Kevin Hooks
Director
Ages 23-28
William F. Claxton
Director
Ages 67-72
Producers
Cinematographers
Editors
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
MGM Television, Eilenna Productions Inc.