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.

Director

Robert Scheerer,Debbie Allen,Allan Arkush,Win Phelps,Michael A. Hoey,Thomas Carter,Ray Danton,Mel Swope,Harry Harris,Oz Scott,Marc Daniels,Robert C. Thompson,Michael Switzer,Walter C. Miller,Ken Ehrlich,Michael Peters,Michael Ray Rhodes,Valerie Landsburg,Robert Douglas,Bill Duke,Leo Penn,Victor French,William F. Claxton,John Patterson,Alan Myerson,Stan Lathan,Kevin Hooks,Kevin Rodney Sullivan,Georg Stanford Brown,Lawrence Dobkin,Reza Badiyi

Created by

Gerald I. Isenberg,William Blinn

Writers

Hollis Rich,William Blinn,Robert Caplain,Abe Polsky