Fame (1982 TV series)
Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987 by Eilenna Productions in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the fictional 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. Most interior scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California. In all seasons except the third, the show filmed several exterior scenes on location in New York City. Season 4 featured 18-year-old Janet Jackson as one of the students.
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 UK television in 2008.
Gene Anthony Ray
Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He was known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Johnson in both the 1980 film Fame and the 1982–1987 Fame television series based upon the film.
Early life
Born in Harlem, New York on May 24, 1962, Ray grew up in the neighborhood of West 153rd Street. He began performing early in life, street dancing at block parties. He performed in a dance class at the Julia Richman High School; he skipped school one day to audition for Fame choreographer, Louis Falco.
Ray attended the New York High School of the Performing Arts, the inspiration for the film Fame, but was kicked out after one year. "It was too disciplined for this wild child of mine," Ray's mother, Jean E. Ray said.
Career
Ray won the part of Leroy Johnson in the film, Fame, which was released in 1980. Much like his Fame character, Ray had little professional training, but he possessed a raw talent that won him his role for the film.
Albert Hague
Albert Hague (October 13, 1920 – November 12, 2001) was a German-American songwriter, composer, and actor.
Early life
Hague was born as Albert Marcuse to a Jewish family in Berlin, Germany. His father, Harry Marcuse, was a psychiatrist and a musical prodigy, and his mother, Mimi (née Heller), a chess champion. His family considered their Jewish heritage a liability and raised him as a Lutheran. Hague came to America in 1939 on scholarship to the University of Cincinnati. After graduating in 1942, he served in the United States Army during World War II.
Career
Hague's Broadway Musicals include Plain and Fancy (1955),Redhead (1959),Cafe Crown (1964), and The Fig Leaves Are Falling (1969, with lyrics by Allan Sherman).
Famous songs he wrote include "Young and Foolish", "Look Who's in Love" and "Did I Ever Really Live?" He was the composer for the TV musical cartoon, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and some songs in the 2000 musical version. He also was an actor, most notably on the TV series Fame, where he played Benjamin Shorofsky, the music teacher. It was a part he originated in the film of the same name. Hague also played a small role in the movie Space Jam (1996), as the psychiatrist that the Professional Basketball players go to when they lose their "skill".
Fame (2009 film)
Fame is a 2009 American musical drama film and a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same title. It was directed by Kevin Tancharoen and written by Allison Burnett. It was released on September 25, 2009 in the US, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. The film follows NYC talents attending the New York City High School of Performing Arts (known today as Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School), where students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc.
Debbie Allen who played the school principal Angela Simms, is the only person to also appear in both the original movie and the subsequent television show (in the 1980 movie and the series she played role of dance teacher Lydia Grant).
Plot
Auditions
During the opening scenes in auditions and orientation, it is told that in 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded the High School of Music & Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction. In 1948, the School of Performing Arts (P.A.) was created to provide training in performance skills to students who wished to prepare for professional careers in dance, music or drama.
Debbie Allen
Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She currently portrays Catherine Avery on Grey's Anatomy. She is the younger sister of actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad.
Life and career
Early years
Allen was born in Houston, Texas, the third child to orthodontist Andrew Arthur Allen Jr. and Vivian (née Ayers) Allen, She went on to earn a B.A. degree in classical Greek literature, speech, and theater from Howard University. She holds honoris causa Doctorates from Howard University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She currently teaches young dancers. She also taught choreography to former Los Angeles Lakers dancer-turned-singer, Paula Abdul. Her daughter, Vivian Nixon, played Kalimba in the Broadway production of Hot Feet.
Podcasts:
Fame
ALBUMS
- Give Me Your Love released:
F.A.M.E.
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- How to Kill 001 released: 2013
Fame
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- The Grey Space released: 2008
- Airheads Two Australian Beats & Rhymes released: 2005
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Fame
by: Starlight DragonsYeah, yeah
Turn us up
Yeah, uh-uh, yeah
Bring that beat
Yeah, that's it, c'mon
Y'all ready?
Let's go
[Chorus]
Fame, what does it mean?
I don't know
Why do people wanna be famous?
Well, some for the music and the fun
Others just for the money and the girls
Fame, what the fuck does it mean?
Well, I still don't know
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[Verse 1]
Fame, what the fuck does it mean
Nobody knows, nobody cares
As long you can
Make some mean cash
It's kinda hard being Stif-l-e-r
But I can make it through
Ad if our album flops
We don't stop
'till we get to the top
'Cause the Starlight Dragons
keep it real to the end
We're a band
With style and class
And if ya don't like us
You can kiss our ass
This group is like family
L double E, Stifler
Sonny B and Nelly G
Ya don't want trouble
With tha Starlight couple
We pound ya to tha ground
With our beat and sound
Even when we die
Fame's all over the place
So don't waste our time
And let's get high
Well, fuck it we're goin' for the top 10
Maybe ya think we suck
But really we
Don't give a fuck
One day we're al gon' die
But when I die I'll be so high
And when we die
We're rappin' like a mummy
Yeah, yeah Uh-uh, yeah
[Chorus 2x]
Fame, what does it mean?
I don't know
Why do people wanna be famous?
Well, some for the music and the fun
Others just for the money and the girls
Fame, what the fuck does it mean?
Well, I still don't know
.
[Verse 2]
Hey, yo I'm tired of people
judging black people
We're all the same
You and Me
That's how it should be
No more racism and other shit
Just a little bit
Of this will be enough
I'm from the westcoast and I'm proud
Then we all shout:
What the fuck is going on
With this word today
With these rappers today
Slate and hate's the way
So many rappers
Rappin' over cars and money
Well ain't that funny?
The Dragons only rap about life
Ya better watch yo back
Before somebody stabs ya back
Watcha gonna do
When in comes to you?
There's no way to escape
The demons you're force to gain
So watch ya back, kid
There's one rule in fame:
Fuck the game
Before the game fucks you
And that's the shit
We've been talking about
This whole rhyme
But there's more
So keep listening
Uh-uh Yeah, Yeah
[Chorus 2x]
Fame, what does it mean?
I don't know
Why do people wanna be famous?
Well, some for the music and the fun
Others just for the money and the girls
Fame, what the fuck does it mean?
Well, I still don't know
.
[Verse 3]
If ya hate us
We gon' hate ya too
Wanna know what we gon' do?
We don't care bout fame
As long we win this came
We ain't gon' stop
'till we rock this place
Fame's just a race
Rappers want to go to the top
And they don't care bout pop
Dr. Dre and Snoop Do double G
That's how we wanna be
They're the best
They don't rest
Till they're the best
That's how the Dragons wanna be
Can't ya see?
We're not that big yet
But when we're set
Y'all wanna be us
Can ya see us?
Look good now
'Cause the next time you'll bow
Y'all laugh now
But when I made it
Y'all gon' say
I know that kid
Ya don't know me now
And ya ain't gon' now me then
That's just the deal, man
What do ya think of this rhyme?
Tell me in time
[Chorus 2x]
Fame, what does it mean?
I don't know
Why do people wanna be famous?
Well, some for the music and the fun
Others just for the money and the girls
Fame, what the fuck does it mean?
Well, I still don't know
.
Starlight
Dragons
Yeah, c'mon 1 more time
[Chorus]
Fame, what does it mean?
I don't know
Why do people wanna be famous?
Well, some for the music and the fun
Others just for the money and the girls
Fame, what the fuck does it mean?
Well, I still don't know
.
Well, I still don't know
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Well, I still don't know
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