Fame

1982 - 1987 TV-14 1h 00m 7

The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.

The Art School was always their dream. They want to dance, they want to sing, to play music, to act but above all they want to live their lives while they are still young and full of energy. Leroy, Danny, Jesse, Chris, Coco and all the others try hard because they know that they've got a long way to go till they reach fame and riches. Fame costs and here (the Art School) is where they start paying for it.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Metamorphosis

1. Metamorphosis

Aired: Jan 6, 1982

Julie tries her best to fit in at the New York School for the Performing Arts...

Episode 2 Passing Grade

2. Passing Grade

Aired: Jan 13, 1982

Coco and Lydia vie for a part in a show. Danny wants to meet Johnny Carson an...

Episode 3 Tomorrow's Farewell

3. Tomorrow's Farewell

Aired: Jan 20, 1982

The school board has come to evaluate the school. Each of the kids are interv...

Episode 4 Alone in a Crowd

4. Alone in a Crowd

Aired: Jan 27, 1982

Bruno is afraid of performing in public and must learn to overcome his fears.

Episode 5 To Soar and Never Falter

5. To Soar and Never Falter

Aired: Feb 3, 1982

Bruno is in love with a dance major named Kathy Murphy. When he is to write a...

Episode 6 The Sell-Out

6. The Sell-Out

Aired: Feb 10, 1982

When Bruno's dad buys him a new synthesizer, Bruno feels the need to get a jo...

Episode 7 The Strike

Aired: Feb 17, 1982

The School Of The Arts is plagued by a teachers' strike just as the kids are ...

Episode 8 Street Kid

Aired: Feb 24, 1982

Doris, while pretending to be a hooker, meets a real hooker named Tracy, and ...

Episode 9 But Seriously Folks

9. But Seriously Folks

Aired: Mar 3, 1982

Danny starts taking caffeine pills to juggle school and his new midnight gig ...

Episode 10 Come One, Come All

10. Come One, Come All

Aired: Mar 10, 1982

Montgomery's mother, a famous movie star, has agreed to direct the school var...

Episode 11 The Crazies

11. The Crazies

Aired: Mar 17, 1982

Doris learns that sometimes honesty is not always the best policy. When Shoro...

Episode 12 Exposé

Aired: Mar 24, 1982

When Julie gets replaced by a mannequin in a production number, she feels uni...

Episode 13 A Musical Bridge

13. A Musical Bridge

Aired: Mar 31, 1982

Montgomery tries to get Bruno to cash in on his songwriting abilities.

Episode 14 A Big Finish

14. A Big Finish

Aired: Apr 14, 1982

The janitor has a secret. He was a famous Broadway dancer and he is hiding a ...

Episode 15 Reunions

Aired: Apr 29, 1982

Leroy wants his mom to come to the last show of year but she is in Detroit. S...

Episode 16 A Special Place

16. A Special Place

Aired: May 6, 1982

Budget cutbacks prompts the School Board to fire one of the school's teachers.

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Main Cast

Debbie Allen Lydia Grant

Lee Curreri Bruno Martelli

Cynthia Gibb Holly Laird

Gene Anthony Ray Leroy Johnson

Carlo Imperato Danny Amatullo

Nia Peeples Nicole Chapman

Jesse Borrego Jesse Velasquez

Lori Singer Julie Miller

Ann Nelson Mrs. Berg

Erica Gimpel Coco Hernandez

Carol Mayo Jenkins

Carol Mayo Jenkins Elizabeth Sherwood

Carrie Hamilton Reggie Higgins

Albert Hague Benjamin Shorofsky

Eric Pierpoint Paul Seeger

Valerie Landsburg

Valerie Landsburg Doris Schwartz

Michael Cerveris Ian Ware

P.R. Paul

P.R. Paul Montgomery MacNeil

Loretta Chandler

Loretta Chandler Dusty Tyler

Ken Swofford Principal Morloch

Graham Jarvis Principal Dyrenforth

Carmine Caridi Angelo Martelli

Janet Jackson Cleo Hewitt

Morgan Stevens David Reardon

Michael DeLorenzo Michael and Fame Dancer

Elisa Heinsohn

Elisa Heinsohn Jillian Beckett

David Greenlee

David Greenlee Dwight

Dick Miller Lou Mackie

Dave Shelley Caruso

Olivia Barash Maxie

Bill Hufsey Christopher Donlon

Page Hannah Kate Riley

Creators

Christopher Gore

Christopher Gore Creator

Info about Fame

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Drama, Romance, Music, Musical