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.

Cast & crew

C

Christopher Gore

Creator

Debbie Allen

Lydia Grant

Gene Anthony Ray

Leroy Johnson

Carlo Imperato

Danny Amatullo

Ann Nelson

Mrs. Berg

Albert Hague

Benjamin Shorofsky

C

Carol Mayo Jenkins

Elizabeth Sherwood

Billy Hufsey

Christopher Donlon

Valerie Landsburg

Doris Schwartz

Cynthia Gibb

Holly Laird

Nia Peeples

Nicole Chapman

Jesse Borrego

Jesse Velasquez

Ken Swofford

Principal Morloch

Lee Curreri

Bruno Martelli

Erica Gimpel

Coco Hernandez

Carrie Hamilton

Reggie Higgins

L

Loretta Chandler

Dusty Tyler

Graham Jarvis

Principal Dyrenforth

Lori Singer

Julie Miller

D

David Greenlee

Janet Jackson

Cleo Hewitt

Seasons

136 episodes

Season 11982 · 16 episodes

Season 21982 · 23 episodes

Season 31983 · 24 episodes

Season 41984 · 25 episodes

Season 51985 · 24 episodes

Season 61986 · 24 episodes