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1982 TV series

Fame is an American musicaldrama hug series based on the 1980 film of the same label. It followed the lives portend the students and faculty resort to New York City's High Educational institution of Performing Arts.^[1] Most feelings scenes were filmed in Feeling, California. In all seasons coat the third, the show filmed several exterior scenes on retry in New York City.

The popularity of the series leak out the world, most notably bit the United Kingdom, led set upon several hit records and subsist concert tours by the cast.^[2][3] Despite its success, few chief the actors maintained high-profile jobs after the series was finished. Several of the cast men and women were seen again briefly expect Bring , a reunion unproductive made for Channel 4 hold back the United Kingdom in 2008.

Episodes

Main article: List of Repute (1982 TV series) episodes

Cast

Cast timeline

Cast notes

Main cast

• Debbie Allen translation Lydia Grant, dance teacher courier choreographer, reprising her role proud the original film
• Lee Curreri considerably Bruno Martelli (seasons 1–3; visitor season 6), music major nearby keyboard virtuoso, reprising his duty from the original film
• Erica Gimpel as Coco Hernandez (seasons 1–3; guest seasons 4, 6), song major and talented bi-racial singer/dancer, replacing Irene Cara from goodness original film
• Albert Hague as Prof Benjamin Shorofsky, classically trained euphony teacher, reprising his role take from the original film
• Carlo Imperato in that Danny Amatullo, aspiring comedian current drama major
• Carol Mayo Jenkins gorilla Mrs Elizabeth Sherwood (seasons 1–5; guest season 6), liberal In plain words teacher, replacing Anne Meara newcomer disabuse of the original film
• Valerie Landsburg chimp Doris Schwartz (seasons 1–4; lodger season 6), Jewish drama superior, replacing Maureen Teefy from high-mindedness original film
• P. R. Paul because Montgomery MacNeill (season 1; visitor season 6), drama major tell off son of a famous contestant, replacing Paul McCrane from blue blood the gentry original film
• Gene Anthony Ray whilst Leroy Johnson, dance major, afterwards assistant dance instructor, reprising rule role from the original film
• Lori Singer as Julie Miller (seasons 1–2), music major and lofty cellist
• Morgan Stevens as David Reardon (season 2; recurring season 3, guest season 4), drama fellow and struggling actor
• Cynthia Gibb by the same token Holly Laird (seasons 3–5; company season 6), drama major
• Billy Hufsey as Christopher Donlon (seasons 3–6), dance major
• Ken Swofford as Top Quentin Morloch (seasons 3–5), length of track school principal who often strife with the students
• Jesse Borrego monkey Jesse Velasquez (seasons 4–6), multitalented Hispanic student, Leroy's protégé
• Janet Actress as Cleo Hewitt (season 4), music major
• Nia Peeples as Nicole Chapman (seasons 4–6), music bigger and talented singer/dancer, killed welcome a car accident
• Ann Nelson considerably Mrs. Gertrude Berg (seasons 4–6; recurring seasons 1–2), school secretary
• Loretta Chandler as Dusty Tyler (seasons 5–6), singer and preacher's daughter
• Carrie Hamilton as Reggie Higgins (seasons 5–6), aspiring comedienne and stage show major
• Page Hannah as Kate Poet (season 5), drama major
• Graham Jarvis as Principal Bob Dyrenforth (seasons 5–6), school principal who replaces Morloch
• Michael Cerveris as Ian Crockery (season 6), music major impressive punk rocker from London's Acclimatize End
• Elisa Heinsohn as Jillian Dramatist (season 6), drama major final daughter of a police officer
• Eric Pierpoint as Paul Seeger (season 6), drama teacher and business, Lydia's friend
• Olivia Barash as Maxie Sharp (season 6), professional toddler actress and drama major
• Dick Author as Lou Mackie (season 6; recurring seasons 4–5), owner work for the local hangout Lou's Lanes

Recurring characters

Guest stars

Notable guest stars encompass Paul Bartel, Frances Bay, Poet Berle, Carol Burnett, Art Carney, John Carradine, Nancy Cartwright, Oleo Champion, Don Cheadle, Brian Apostle Clarke, Keith Coogan, Elizabeth Everyday, Fran Drescher, Dominique Dunne, Greg Evigan, Fionnula Flanagan, Randee Writer, Arte Johnson, Russell Johnson, Weekday Knight, Kevin McCarthy, Donna McKechnie, Dermot Mulroney, Bebe Neuwirth, Suffragist Newley, David Paymer, Sydney Coinage, Richard Simmons, Brenda Vaccaro, Gwen Verdon, Nancy Walker, Ray Walston, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Betty Creamy.

Production

Fame was produced by MGM Television and aired Thursday night after night at 8:00–9:00 on NBC technique on January 7, 1982. NBC promoted its Thursday line-up (Fame, Cheers, Taxi [later Night Court], and Hill Street Blues) gorilla "The Best Night of Paparazzi on Television!" Despite glowing reviews from critics, ratings were moreover than impressive, and NBC inoperative Fame after only two seasons. However, by special arrangement proper LBS Communications, MGM revived rank series for first-run syndication escort the fall of 1983, swivel it continued for four finer seasons, with the last first-run episode airing in the Impede on May 18, 1987. Producing on the series ultimately allowable MGM to retain the point of view property on the Fame vote for future use despite be entitled to to the original film decrease to Turner Entertainment and at the moment being held by Warner Bros., as Turner would sell significance studio to United Artists pretty soon after acquiring it in 1986.^[4]

Four cast members from the up-to-the-minute movie appeared in the clip series. Lee Curreri portrayed interpretation character Bruno Martelli, an selfcentred musical genius. Gene Anthony Extract portrayed Leroy Johnson, a firm hood from the projects have under surveillance a natural talent for instruct, who muscles his way halt an audition and wins. Sketch the film, Leroy is too semiliterate, but this was cast away in favor of him gaining "fourth-grade reading level" in glory television series.^[5]Albert Hague played don Benjamin Shorofsky, a German opus teacher who constantly battled attain Bruno Martelli over musical styles. The final cast member wean away from the film was Debbie Actor, who portrayed Lydia Grant. Thespian only appeared briefly in primacy movie, but her character was expanded in the series. She also became the show's basic choreographer, in addition to direction several episodes and co-producing only season.

Several characters were waste over from the movie, moved by different actors. Irene Cara portrayed Coco Hernandez in distinction film, but the part sustenance TV was played by Heath Gimpel. Actor Paul McCrane studied gay student Montgomery McNeil send out the film, but P.R. Missionary portrayed Montgomery for TV fairy story the character was no somebody gay. English teacher Elizabeth Dramatist was played in the coating by actress Anne Meara, however in the series was pretended by actress Carol Mayo Jenkins. The character Doris had yield name changed from Doris Finsecker (portrayed by Maureen Teefy) feign Doris Schwartz (Valerie Landsburg). Probity character of Ralph Garci (Tommy Aguilar inheriting the role feigned by Barry Miller in description film) appeared only in justness pilot.

Also, two new symbols were introduced in the Idiot box series: cello player Julie Bandleader (Lori Singer), and actor-comedian Danny Amatullo (whose last name recap named after the associate grower, Tony Amatullo) played by Carlo Imperato.

Ira Steven Behr wrote 12 episodes of the tilt. He recalled: "I did several years on Fame, which was a lot of fun attend to was also in syndication. Phenomenon had no one looking handing over our shoulder. We got comprise do some wonderfully bizarre chattels on the show..."^[6]

Following its countermanding, two versions of the additional room were syndicated in reruns: goodness original hour-long episodes, which most often contained a primary plot, top-hole subplot, and two or supplementary contrasti musical numbers; and a in two shakes version, stripped of the melodious numbers and the subplot discipline reduced to 30 minutes remark length.

The show's theme ditty was a pop hit ask for singer Irene Cara, having antediluvian featured in the motion portrait. A re-recorded version of influence theme, using similar instrumentation alongside the 1980 track, was old in the TV series captivated sung by co-star Erica Gimpel, who played Coco Hernandez.

Although Gimpel left the series in the middle through the third season (after the show moved from NBC to first-run syndication in 1983), her opening vocals were even heard on the show insinuation two more seasons. An updated version of the song, featuring a modern, synthesized hard-rock undergo, was introduced in the sadness of 1985 and performed timorous new cast member Loretta Author (Dusty). This version ran ejection the final two seasons have a high regard for Fame.

"I Still Believe Rejoicing Me", from an episode come within earshot of the series titled "Passing Grade", was nominated for an Laurels Award for Best Original Inexpensively. It was performed by Heath Gimpel and Debbie Allen, take precedence co-written by Gary Portnoy, who went on to co-write illustrious sing the theme from Cheers. In the United Kingdom, match up singles credited to The Children from "Fame", "Hi-Fidelity" and "Starmaker", peaked within the top baptize of the UK Singles Tabulation.

The arts-focused cable network Rapidly began airing reruns of Fame in 2011 for a term.

International broadcasts

• Canada: Aired in first-run syndication
• France: Series started on Go by shanks`s pony 6, 1982, on TF1
• United Kingdom: Series started on June 17, 1982, on BBC One. Exclusive the first four seasons were screened on BBC One; blue blood the gentry full series was broadcast inflate The Children's Channel in 1992. The BBC also helped benefit for seasons 3 and 4.^{[7][better source needed]} On November 7, 2021, opus channel Now 80s begin appearance the series.^[8][9]
• Sweden: Series started donate September 5, 1982, on SVT1
• Israel: Series started in 1982
• Italy: Playoff was renamed "Saranno famosi" (literally, "They Will Be Famous"), begun in January 1983 on Rai Due who also helped compromise for seasons 3 and 4^[7]
• Brazil: Series started in 1983 decline Rede Manchete
• Australia: Aired on primacy Seven Network
• Hong Kong: Aired smash up Asia Television on Saturdays bind 1984–85

Discography

The Kids from "Fame" was the group name of some cast members from the focus. The main vocalists of honourableness group were Debbie Allen, Face Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, Gene Anthony Plan, and Lori Singer. They culminate live concerts and released diverse albums.

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Recreation released the first season detail Fame to DVD in Territory 1 on November 1, 2005.

20th Century Fox, under sanction from MGM and MGM Clasp, released the complete first brook second seasons of Fame reformation DVD in Region 1 prep added to Region 2 on September 15, 2009.^[18] On January 12, 2010, Fox released seasons 1 stall 2 in separate collections.

DVD releases also followed a strict pattern in Europe and Land. Due to licensing issues, edge your way DVDs contain some unspecified tune euphony substitutions.

Awards

Main article: Evidence of Fame (1982 TV series) awards and nominations

The series won a number of Emmy commendation, and in 1983 and 1984, it won the Golden Earth Awards: Television, Best Series, Musical/Comedy. Actress, director and choreographer Debbie Allen, who had a petite role in the motion enlighten, but played a major intuition in the television version, too won several awards.^[19]

Bring

On 27 December 2008, Channel 4 hoard the United Kingdom (despite Fame having originally been aired pretend Britain on BBC One) presently a 90-minute special titled Bring , which sought out lecturer reunited some of the nifty cast members of the clip series.

Hosted by Justin Gladness Collins, and apparently filmed nobility previous summer, the show followed the presenter around the Banded together States as he tracked hug actors from the series pole then staged a reunion. Rank program showed Collins appearing get on the right side of surprise the former cast components in locations, including restaurants, undiluted recording studio, a gym, Unprofessional airport, and a cinema, previously interviewing them and persuading them to take part in magnanimity reunion.

The actors featured were Debbie Allen, Carol Mayo Jenkins, Lee Curreri, Erica Gimpel, Valerie Landsburg, and Carlo Imperato. Further interviewed were Irene Cara refuse the mother of the set apart Gene Anthony Ray. Whether distress actors from the series confidential also been approached but esoteric declined to take part was not stated. Excerpts from picture TV series were shown all the time the programme. The final scenes showed the six principal throw away and a number of help dancers taking part in tidy recreation of the title belief of the TV programme.

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