Fame (1982 TV series)

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Fame
Genre	Drama; Musical;
Created by	Christopher Gore
Based on	Fame; by Christopher Gore
Starring	Debbie Allen; Olivia Barash; Jesse Borrego; Loretta Chandler; Lee Curreri; Cynthia Gibb; Erica Gimpel; Albert Hague; Billy Hufsey; Carlo Imperato; Janet Jackson; Carol Mayo Jenkins; Valerie Landsburg; Ann Nelson; Nia Peeples; Gene Anthony Ray; Lori Singer; Ken Swofford; Michael Thoma;
Theme music composer	Michael Gore; Dean Pitchford; John Debney;
Opening theme	"Fame" by; Erica Gimpel (seasons 1–4); Loretta Chandler (seasons 5–6);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	136 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Eilenna Productions; MGM Television;
Original release
Network	NBC (1982–1983); Syndication (1983–1987);
Release	January 7, 1982 –; May 18, 1987
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Fame is an American musical drama television series based on the 1980 film of the same name. It followed the lives of the students and faculty at New York City's High School of Performing Arts.^[1] 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.

The popularity of the series around the world, most notably in the United Kingdom, led to several hit records and live concert tours by the cast.^[2]^[3] Despite its success, few of the actors maintained high-profile careers after the series was cancelled. Several of the cast members were seen again briefly in Bring Back...Fame, a reunion special made for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2008.

^ "'Fame,' Lagging in U.S. Ratings, Proves a Hit with Viewers in Britain ; by Sally Bedell". The New York Times. 18 December 1982.
^ O'Connor, John J. (1983-03-03). "TV: 'Kids From Fame,' NBC Special". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
^ Unger, Arthur (1983-03-03). "'Fame' is making it in Britain -but may not in the US". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

[1] "'Fame,' Lagging in U.S. Ratings, Proves a Hit with Viewers in Britain ; by Sally Bedell". The New York Times. 18 December 1982.

[2] O'Connor, John J. (1983-03-03). "TV: 'Kids From Fame,' NBC Special". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

[3] Unger, Arthur (1983-03-03). "'Fame' is making it in Britain -but may not in the US". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-03.

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Fame

Genre	Drama Musical
Created by	Christopher Gore
Based on	Fame by Christopher Gore
Starring	Debbie Allen Olivia Barash Jesse Borrego Loretta Chandler Lee Curreri Cynthia Gibb Erica Gimpel Albert Hague Billy Hufsey Carlo Imperato Janet Jackson Carol Mayo Jenkins Valerie Landsburg Ann Nelson Nia Peeples Gene Anthony Ray Lori Singer Ken Swofford Michael Thoma
Theme music composer	Michael Gore Dean Pitchford John Debney
Opening theme	"Fame" by Erica Gimpel (seasons 1–4) Loretta Chandler (seasons 5–6)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	136 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Eilenna Productions MGM Television
Original release
Network	NBC (1982–1983) Syndication (1983–1987)
Release	January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07) – May 18, 1987 (1987-05-18)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

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Fame (1982 TV series)

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