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Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts , from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.
Ray also starred in the television series based on the film, Fame. The series was produced by MGM Television from 1982 to 1987, and syndicated from 1983 to 1987. Additionally, he began touring the U.K. with the other members of the Fame cast as The Kids from "Fame"; they performed at 10 venues, including a sell out performance at Royal Albert ...
Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 [note 1] – November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress [13] who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries.
Four cast members from the original movie appeared in the television series. Lee Curreri portrayed the character Bruno Martelli, an introverted musical genius. Gene Anthony Ray portrayed Leroy Johnson, a tough hood from the projects with a natural talent for dance, who muscles his way into an audition and wins.
Curreri was born in New York City, in the Bronx, and attended high school at Fordham Preparatory School.He attended the Manhattan School of Music. [1] [2]Curreri played the role of Bruno Martelli, the keyboard virtuoso, in the film Fame and also in its spinoff TV series, also called Fame.
Back together and singing with love. The cast of the celebrated musical TV series Fame came together on the Entertainment Tonight stage on Thursday for a very special reunion.Original stars Debbie ...
Fame is a stage musical based on the 1980 musical film of the same name, with book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy.Conceived and developed by David De Silva, [1] it premiered in 1988 in Miami, Florida, and has spawned many stagings worldwide, including an Off-Broadway production at the Little Shubert Theatre from 2003 to 2004, under the title Fame on 42nd ...
Fame: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1980 by RSO Records. In 2003, it was reissued on CD with three bonus tracks, which was then reissued again in 2009 and 2012.