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Fame

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.

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Cast

Name Character
Don Cheadle He was 17 , now 60 years old
John Karlen He was 48 , 86 years old when he died
Ice-T He was 23 , now 66 years old
Lupe Ontiveros She was 39 , 69 years old when she died
Nancy Lenehan She was 28 , now 71 years old
Elden Henson He was 4 , now 47 years old as Matthew (as Elden Ratliff)
William Forsythe He was 26 , now 69 years old
Nancy Cartwright She was 24 , now 67 years old
Dermot Mulroney He was 18 , now 61 years old
David Proval He was 39 , now 82 years old
Dominique Dunne She was 22 , 22 years old when she died
John Carradine He was 75 , 82 years old when he died
Gregg Berger He was 31 , now 74 years old
Cam Clarke He was 24 , now 67 years old
Stuart Pankin He was 35 , now 78 years old
Michael Bell He was 43 , now 86 years old
George Murdock He was 51 , 54 years old when he died
Kathleen Wilhoite She was 17 , now 60 years old
Russ Tamblyn He was 47 , now 89 years old
Gerrit Graham He was 32 , now 75 years old
Randee Heller She was 34 , now 77 years old
Russell Johnson He was 57 , 89 years old when he died
Brenda Vaccaro She was 42 , now 85 years old
Jim Piddock He was 25 , now 68 years old
Paul Bartel He was 43 , 61 years old when he died
Tuesday Knight She was 12 , now 55 years old
Julius Carry He was 29 , 56 years old when he died
Cynthia Gibb She was 18 , now 61 years old
Leo Gordon He was 59 , 78 years old when he died
Lew Ayres He was 73 , 88 years old when he died
Jack Carter He was 59 , 93 years old when he died
Robert Costanzo He was 39 , now 82 years old
Bruno Kirby He was 32 , 57 years old when he died
Esai Morales He was 19 , now 62 years old
Janet Jackson She was 15 , now 58 years old
William Prince He was 68 , 83 years old when he died
Dean Devlin He was 19 , now 62 years old
Fionnula Flanagan She was 40 , now 83 years old
Paul Eiding He was 24 , now 67 years old
Bebe Neuwirth She was 23 , now 65 years old
Johnny Haymer He was 61 , 69 years old when he died
Takayo Fischer She was 49 , now 92 years old
Michael Cerveris He was 21 , now 64 years old
Albert Hall He was 44 , now 87 years old
Art Carney He was 63 , 85 years old when he died
Richard McGonagle He was 35 , now 78 years old
Gregory Cooke He was 16 , now 58 years old
Lee Curreri He was 21 , now 63 years old
Milton Berle He was 73 , 93 years old when he died
Michael DeLorenzo He was 22 , now 65 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Meg Liberman Production Casting
Alan Myerson Directing He was 41 , now 84 years old Director
Richard C. Kratina Camera He was 53 , 70 years old when he died Director of Photography
William Blinn Production He was 44 , now 87 years old Executive Producer
William Blinn Writing He was 44 , now 87 years old Writer
Win Phelps Directing Director
Bill Duke Directing He was 38 , now 81 years old Director
Thomas Carter Directing He was 28 , now 71 years old Director
John Debney Sound He was 25 , now 68 years old Original Music Composer
Harry Harris Directing He was 59 , 86 years old when he died Director
Georg Stanford Brown Directing He was 38 , now 81 years old Director
Stan Lathan Directing He was 36 , now 79 years old Director
Lawrence Dobkin Directing He was 62 , 83 years old when he died Director
Kevin Rodney Sullivan Directing He was 23 , now 66 years old Director
Debbie Allen Directing She was 31 , now 74 years old Director
Robert Douglas Directing He was 72 , 89 years old when he died Director
Ray Danton Directing He was 50 , 60 years old when he died Director
Reza Badiyi Directing He was 52 , 82 years old when he died Director
Allan Arkush Directing He was 33 , now 76 years old Director
Victor French Directing He was 47 , 54 years old when he died Director
Kevin Hooks Directing He was 23 , now 66 years old Director
Leo Penn Directing He was 60 , 77 years old when he died Director
Michael Peters Directing He was 33 , 46 years old when he died Director
Michael A. Hoey Directing He was 48 , 80 years old when he died Director
John Patterson Directing He was 41 , 64 years old when he died Director
Oz Scott Directing He was 32 , now 75 years old Director
Michael Ray Rhodes Directing He was 36 , now 79 years old Director
Robert Scheerer Directing He was 53 , 89 years old when he died Director
Valerie Landsburg Directing She was 23 , now 66 years old Director
Michael Switzer Directing He was 33 , now 76 years old Director
Robert C. Thompson Directing Director
Stan Rogow Production He was 27 , now 69 years old Producer
Gerald I. Isenberg Production Executive Producer
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Fame (42 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1982-01-07
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 136