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7 January 1982 (USA) morePlot:
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. full summaryAwards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 35 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
TV Director Harris Dead At 86 (From WENN. 24 March 2009, 12:10 PM, PDT)
Howard To Front African-American 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
(From WENN. 12 December 2007)
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 135) | Albert Hague | ... | Benjamin Shorofsky / ... (126 episodes, 1982-1987) |
| Carlo Imperato | ... | Danny Amatullo / ... (124 episodes, 1982-1987) |
 | Debbie Allen | ... | Lydia Grant / ... (122 episodes, 1982-1987) |
| Gene Anthony Ray | ... | Leroy Johnson / ... (121 episodes, 1982-1987) |
| Carol Mayo Jenkins | ... | Elizabeth Sherwood (107 episodes, 1982-1987) |
| Valerie Landsburg | ... | Doris Rene Schwartz / ... (88 episodes, 1982-1987) |
| Ann Nelson | ... | Mrs. Gertrude Berg / ... (72 episodes, 1982-1987) |
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60 minCountry:
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In the final year, Debbie Allen was appearing on Broadway in "Sweet Charity". Her stage run overlapped with the filming of the final season. To be able to include her in episodes, the producers filmed all of her scenes in New York City. That is why she appears in only exterior scenes, and had no interior scenes for several episodes. moreSoundtrack:
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The 1980 film about the students and faculty of the New York City High School for The Performing Arts was quite good very good in fact.But its' TV namesake was anything but.The movie was fresh,fast paced,and interesting while the TV show had all the qualities you find in a situation comedy-drama it was stale and predictable.
Hey why did the show have so many goofy skits and musical numbers on it?It sort of reminded you of an old Elvis Presley movie where Elvis would break into a musical number during a scene it never made sense,the kids too would break into some non-sensical music and dance number at any time.The emphasis on education,something the filmmakers did not forget,was lost on and forgotten by the makers of the TV show.
The stars of "Fame" the TV show were also not up to par with the actors in the film.Carlo Impernato was the greatest no-talent to ever disgrace national TV with his presence.He couldn't really sing,dance,or act but he got plenty of lines on the show.Billy Hufsey was a decent dancer but he was bit insufferable considering all the airtime he got.He wasn't much of an actor either.
The Fame TV show did some live concerts around the country when it was popular(one was shown by NBC)and it stayed around for a few years but the charm and exuberance of the movie of the same name was not apparent when watching it.It was a show that was all mass and no appeal.