FAME (TV SHOW 1982 - 1987) Cast Then And Now | 41 YEARS LATER!!!

[@froggy8030]

You can't watch Mr Crandall's farewell episode or hear 'StarMaker' without shedding tears.

[@Beautifulchild22]

Yes! ❤❤❤❤

[@davidepastore8183]

without crying your eyes out, you mean! 😭😭😭

[@GaelinW]

@@Lynwen10 - Sentimental was the point. The cast knew the actor was dying of cancer.

[@velmad3091]

True

[@drmayeda1930]

I could never find the complete seriesoof Fame on DVD at least on Amazon. I thiink only S1 was released

[@wifeoftim]

Fame was my favorite show back then. I'm sad for the cast members who no longer with us.

[@chriscma1]

Every once in awhile. a secondary character literally becomes the heart of a series. Valerie Landsburg as Doris was just that and has always been my favorite.

[@angelau1194]

Mine too and Lori Singer.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Her father was Alan Landsburg, so she had a front row seat on the Nepotism Express ... no, thanks to that!!

[@lclark6854]

I always thought of Doris as a main character. Doris, Leroy and Bruno seemed to have the most story lines.

[@intentionaloffside8934]

Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959- November 25, 2022) was an American singer and actress[13] who rose to prominence for her role as Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film Fame, and for recording the film's title song "Fame", which reached No. 1 in several countries.

[@doreenbierens]

She also sang “What a feeling” on the Flashdance soundtrack.

[@darrint3573]

Cara did not appear on the t.v. show. A different actress portrayed her character. This video specifically focused on the show.

[@clicketysplit1817]

She was definitely worth the mention. Don't you think so .

[@grannyweatherwax8005]

@@clicketysplit1817She was never on the show, just the movie. No one else who was only in the movie was mentioned.

[@rjdarrow2378]

Irene Cara is definitely worth the mention because she was the very first Coco Hernandez that shot the song Fame to the moon. This song is on the TV show and opening theme. Gene Anthony Ray was in original movie with her. May Irene Cara's memory always be a blessing. Be-lated Condolences to her family.

[@leattaleake8756]

I loved this show and never missed an episode. Leroy and Cocoa were my favourite, but I really liked all of them. ❤

[@drmayeda1930]

Too bad they didn't do a full release for the series and the specials. I would love to get a copy. Their series finale was one of the more unique series finales.

[@silver_crone]

So much nostalgia rushing back. I loved that show when I was young. Funny, how the moment I saw the thumbnail, my wee mind started singing the theme song. Every word still locked away in there somewhere. Thank you for this.

[@HeleneR67]

Was totally in ❤ with Carlo Imperator who played Danny. I wrote him a letter and received a signed photo which I treasured for many years ❤

[@Possumsrock]

He was mine too. ❤had the biggest crush on him also.

[@debby8428]

This video is one of the best put together video's I have seen. I love that the updated pictures are recent. The music was great. The announcer's voice was soothing. There was so much information given about each actor including birthdays which I love! Thank you! I really enjoyed it!

[@jaquigreenlees]

to bad their math is so horrible. born in 1965 and I'm currently 58, according to this video, I would be 60 from how they age the performers.

[@diggermd1]

I was an extra in this series. It was a blast

[@rjdarrow2378]

I bet it was! Lucky you and what memories you have so few do

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

Lucky you 😊

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

What do you do after being an extra after fame ?

[@diggermd1]

@@JulieIelasi-lt7yp it was sheer luck that I was an extra. But I stayed in the ballet world until my 20’s then went to college and got a job. Nothing spectacular.

[@deborahwillis1396]

Can’t believe that Leroy died so young. He was everyone’s favourite in the U.K. Bless🙏🏾

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

He waved to my brother & I from a car while we were driving on L.A’s Sunset Strip.

[@kathleencurry6876]

He lived the party lifestyle and the unfortunate consequences

[@rjdarrow2378]

He was a friendly man, I remember him from a Washington DC show with cast I went to 1985. I had read he was homosexual and death was AIDs related. Very talented man, gone too soon. May his memory always be a blessing to those who knew and loved him (family)

[@313pookie313]

yes, it's a shame he died so young. But he actually died of complications to AIDS, which was the stroke.

[@purpledreamer9654]

I wish I could watch this show again I was a young teenage mum when this show first came out and watching it helped me in so many ways Every time I hear the song Fame it transports me back to that time I love being a mum and am now also blessed with being a Grandma

[@fionamcgeachan8421]

I loved this show and all the characters, great video 👌🏻

[@jcsgrl359]

Mr. Shorofsky! I forgot how much I liked him. He was like that high school teacher everybody had of you grew up in New York. 😂

[@tuppence2]

I had a huge crush on Bruno Martelli, he was so cute 😍 Loved this show.

[@vajolet1]

Same here 😊😊😊

[@karencurtis6141]

It crazy seeing all these amazing people and realising 99%of them were older than me 😳… This was my dream my escape from everything else going on in the world. I could easily watch it all again.. Love to them all x

[@vajolet1]

I'd like to watch it all again with you. I've got the same feelings as you. Fame was my escape from sad reality, troubles, private issues, my teenage nightmares and so on...

[@starladodge3]

You forgot Jimmy Osmond, but you did a wonderful job, better than this other one I saw, they forgot a whole bunch of people and you have seemed to pick them up!! Thank you!! My favorite one was Gene Anthony Ray, Leroy Johnson. I was so sad when he died!!

[@christyjohnson4563]

Never have there been reruns of this show. So sad - I loved this show.

[@lambchops6401]

They used to show reruns all the time. Wish they would show them again

[@oleolsen1073]

I might watch it again on flow tv it's still around ..😊

[@alxieljung8325]

Fame ! It's my youth forever ! So great remembers ! Love this

[@kevinquinn3763]

Loved this series. Wouldn't miss it for ANYTHING. I can still recall the best scripts.

[@tj921able]

This was great. I didn't get much of a chance to watch Fame, but when I did, felt it was a great series. TY for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@RockingMyReasons]

Glad I watched this! It brought back so many memories I didn't have a fave character, but I really liked the show. This video was very well done! Thank you!!

[@drmayeda1930]

My favorite was a secondary character Brownwynwin Thomas. but I think her character's name was Michelle, but IMDB omnly lists her as Fame Dancer.

[@Ginalopez7877]

I grew up on fame as a kid my cousin and i would dance the fame song i was the lead of course lol❤

[@jamesomeara2329]

I recall Bruno and Leroi being my favorites. But all said and done, it was an ensemble show, and it works for as long as you can make everyone fit. I remember it seemed to create that well.

[@christopherdean1326]

I had a HUGE crush on Erica Gimpel! She is still a lovely woman! I seem to remember Valerie Landsburg having family in the UK, she visited them during the run of the show over here. They lived a few streets away from me at the time.

[@RoRoRoCda]

Wow this brings back so many memories. I loved this show ❤❤❤

[@carlasupon8804]

Iwish all the episodes would come out on DVD. Loved Fae

[@robinmonroe1276]

I understand, but I got lucky and found season 1 a long time ago. It had one of my favorite episodes! Growing up I took dance classes and planned on a career in dance! To watch the the football team unable to stay up with the school dancers, was so special to me!!!💝

[@donnamcmanus7360]

Oh the crush I had on Carlo Imperato😊 Got a nice autographed picture after writing to him❤

[@davidhinkson8856]

I only saw the first five or six episodes but i loved Leroy, Bruno and Coco. I still remember the scene from the first episode when Leroy went into a store to buy tights!

[@nancystevens4334]

The show Fame inspired me to do plays at the local college in Monmouth,ILLINOIS

[@LadyEng]

Debbie Allen and "Leroy" were my favourites. I was 10 in '82. I got the cassette tape with the soundtrack snd played it all the time. ❤

[@ozrob8726]

Albert Hague, Lori Singer, and Lee Curreri were my favourites. What a magnificent show...so much talent.

[@drmayeda1930]

Only Albert Hauge lasted the entire run of the show. He was a rare one he was an actor and TPTB.

[@robinmonroe1276]

It was an awesome show! I had to many favorites to just mention one! ❤

[@moranacrawford3419]

I loved the whole ensemble cast and was inspired by the movie and the series to attend and graduate from the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto.

[@marygrummer9189]

This was very well done. I didnt watch the show regularly, but I remember most of the cast.

[@drmayeda1930]

I had some of their specials on VHS tapes but they are not available.

[@maxinehowe7336]

I loved Nicole and Jesse. I wanted to be Nicole. I was the same age as most of the "kids" of Fame and watched this show religiously. I even made my date wait for me one time when he came to pick me up and the show was on. Ah, such memories. Thanks!

[@annetaylor445]

Disappointed you did not mention Lori Singer’s amazing career as a cellist.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

it wasn't such an amazing career, from a musician's standpoint

[@annetaylor445]

@@Marcel_Audubon valid point.

[@aliasmarg8ta127]

Cynthia Gibb barely changed!

[@ShawnElliot-p3v]

Thank you so much for this clip. I love you ❤

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

🎉 greetings from coastal Mississippi. I watched the series live back in the 80's. Excellent research. Thanks for the memories. Danny was my favourite. FAME.... We're gonna live forever 🎉

[@SHADOWGIRL1971]

I had a big crush on "Danny", who was wonderfully portrayed by Carlo Imperato. He was so handsome back then and he only got much better looking as he got older. 🔥❤️ 🔥❤️ 🔥❤️ 🔥❤️ 🔥❤️

[@rjdarrow2378]

Every weekend I faithfully watched FAME tv show in the mid 80s.Hard to say who was my fav character. 1985 with We Are the World feed hungry in Africa campaign, the cast came to Washington, DC, for a show and awareness. I remember Gene Anthony Ray, Carlo Imperato, Nina Peeples, "Carol Schwartz" character, don't remember others. Veriy good show. Carlo was signing autographs at a table, I looked in his nice blue eyes and said God bless you. He thanked me.. Gene Anthony standing up on chair asking ppl if they could move back some. It was quite a crowd afterwards. Good memories. Thanks for uploading this video :)

[@vajolet1]

I remember Michelle, Cassidy, Leroy's girlfriend, the guy who played Susaphone, Troy, and many others even though l forgot their names. Fame is the best and most emotional show ever, IMO ❤ thank you so much guys💖💖💖💖 thank you for so much...

[@Solo_Traveling]

Bruno Marcelli was my first crush! My other fav character was Coco Hernandez. I was soo much into Fame in my teens!!!

[@lucianamiqueo7577]

Same!

[@tinorozzo7536]

Leroy was my top favorite. Stunningly gorgeous and talented...!!!

[@doralevitt2879]

Wow- what a blast from the past, I loved that show!

[@habituallinestepper8839]

Debbie Allen doesn’t age. Wow

[@terryblack5087]

None of them seem to have aged! 😊

[@terryblack5087]

Well, most of them.😂

[@tonymcdonnly6492]

I miss FAME. I have the original soundtrack on my playlist.

[@terrymintle7230]

I loved watching it every week!

[@SHADOWGIRL1971]

Irene Cara portrayed "Coco Hernandez" in the film, but the part on T.V. was played by Erica Gimpel.

[@NN-iu2rp]

Loved that show! Thanks for sharing.

[@raggaduxjones]

Great video. I use to love this show (had a huge crush on Gene Anthony Ray ❤. ) It would have been great to know the career paths of those who didn’t continue to act.

[@SCZim]

I’m surprised that neither Olivia Barash (Maxie) nor Robert Romanus (Milton) were mentioned. Olivia had a main role in Season 6 and Robert was in about 10 episodes over multiple seasons.

[@teresayeates3437]

Danny had a glow up. Wow!

[@eierkopp595]

Die 80er waren schon toll 😊👍, Den Film und die Serie habe ich damals gesehen. 😅 und war hin und weg. Viele der Schauspielerinnen altern nicht mehr, sie halten das auf 😳 nur bei den Männer sieht man ihr Alter an 😊 So viele leben nicht mehr 😢 Das ist Kult, wie so vieles aus dieser Zeit 😊

[@nancystevens4334]

All of cast of fame. I loved this show

[@rosijay1407]

Quanto mi piaceva questa serie!

[@ShawnElliot-p3v]

I really enjoyed this. I can’t believe how well Danny aged. My first tv crush

[@christinamellow9824]

My favorite is and always will be debi allen love her awesome talent ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mazmellem2773]

When you list the number of acting credits, that's only screen roles. Carol Mayo Jenkins, for example, is primarily a stage actress and very respected as such.

[@StuartFarrell-vp9ve]

Went to both the recent UK reunion shows and the cast are still fabulous

[@terrideacon5480]

Loved the show never missed one fantastic all the people on the show were great ❤❤❤❤❤

[@vadapowell8111]

Fame was my homework my senior year in high school. We were to select a character and write about that character each week in English class. I selected Bruno because I played piano and he did too. I do believe that Bruno and I grew together that year in both ourselves and our talent. Very wise of my English teacher to give us this assignment. We always had our homework done!!

[@TheSouthpaw725]

Big fan of movie and TV show every week back then. Funny I remember in 1985 I saw the cast perform here including Carlo, Gene Anthony Ray (show off his big, juicy dancing, arse lol) Nia Peeples, Valerie Landsburg, Billy Hufsey at the Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The meet greet afterwards was crazy fun. Met Carlo Imperato personally (nice guy), remember Gene Anthony Ray standing on top of a table asking everyone to calm, quiet down bit (lots of excitement). They all looked so much better in person. Not that they didn't on TV, photos. This was during "We Are The World" popularity days. Remember Valerie at end giving passionate speech to end world hunger. They all sang; "We Are the World" song at the end, Glad I saw them back then and to see this update on very talented cast members, :)

[@fatgirlhiking6250]

OMGosh! I was in middle school when this show aired and I had the biggest crush on Lee Careri?? Bruno on Fame. It was the only time I've ever written a fan letter and received a signed picture back! That hung on my wall for years! 😂

[@ToABrighterFuture]

I saw Michael Cerveris in 1994, in the Broadway production of "The Who's Tommy." Great show, and great performances all around.

[@oleolsen1073]

He was good in Fringe 😊

[@henrikechers9995]

Loved the show. Coco was my favorite

[@palfiec]

That surely cannot be Morgan Stevens at 70, it must be someone else.

[@FionaEm]

I came here to say this! Totally different eye shape, face shape and ears.

[@HD-er2cq]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@a.wesson4540]

Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t see Michael DeLorenzo who was a regular in the cast of Fame

[@chokalitejm]

There were a few characters that could have also been included: Dwight Mendenhall, Milty, the Maxie character in season 6, Mr. Dyernforth and a few more

[@lyndalydia1917]

ILOVE ALL OF THEM THEY PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY ❤ SUCCESS STORY 🙌

[@carmelmhennessy9738]

Very well made video.

[@kh-19636]

I loved Fame! 😍

[@MarcelaCagnacci]

My favorite characters was Danny, Doris and Bruno. Danny was my first crush. Carlo is my platonic love since the '80s 😍. Debbie and Gene were the best dancers in the show. Debbie was a fantastic dancer and choreographer. I LOVE FAME!! FAME IS ETERNAL ♥️♥️♥️. FAME FOREVER

[@ColetteElizabeth]

My Favs were Lydia Grant, Leroy Johnson, Bruno Martelli, and Mr. Shorofsky 😎

[@louiscloete3942]

Beautiful memories. 💛 I ❤

[@kimberlytaylor8550]

Lydia & Leroy were my favorite characters.

[@karltork6040]

Their dance numbers together were amazing!

[@NadiaInNewYork]

I KNEW Gibb looked familiar!!!

[@annelinilsson8037]

Bruno Martelli was and still is my favorite 😍

[@kristinschermann6581]

Leroy was my favorite (other than Baryshnikov,) I don't think ANYONE has ever seen a better dancer- may he rest in peace..... I miss him. 😮‍💨

[@denisebatts3414]

First i saw the movie,then the series in 1983 i was 27 saw every last episode i loved the show,and all the actors who played the different character .

[@Michelle-qd9gm]

I loved watching fame 😊

[@rockrollangel1972]

I LOVED that show as a kid wanted to go to that high school

[@blerdphd]

Doris Schwartz, played by Valerie Landsburg, was my jam! 😄💖

[@incoco2]

Thanks , You Covered Everyone ! I think Janet was the Biggest Star

[@Dia_7hom]

I lived for the night this was on tv, I think it was a Friday night it was screened in the UK. Practically everyone I knew couldn’t wait to get home from school to get their homework done in time to watch it 😂

[@cidweinberg]

I’ve been watching Cynthia Gibb clips from her soap opera days before landing Fame. She was gorgeous. And I still know all the words to Geometry, I still Believe in me. Ah, memories

[@lambchops6401]

What soap did she act in?

[@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen]

Wow Billy Hufsey still looks amazing!! I know him from his role Emilio Ramirez on Days of our Lives. He still sexy as all get out!!!

[@tonyhoughton6857]

They missed out Jimmy Osmond who was in the show

[@stanpillis]

He sang a good version of, “Penny Lane”. He was good on the show!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

🤢🤢🤮

[@canadaverydry]

I was fond of it ! : )

[@juliadoherty83]

Tough call for an absolute favourite, both Doris and Leroy are mine.

[@cherylNA]

Had the biggest crush on Carlo Imperato! My favorite episode was the Sherlock Holmes one. Oh the memories!

[@pegallen6983]

I adored Billy Hufsey. He was so adorable

[@trex70]

I still have the urge to listn to Songs from the TV series. They are so good. By the way does anyone know where i can get the whole show on DVD. I cant find any Seller here in Germany. Only the movie.

[@rainbowsparkle1]

I must have stopped watching after the first three or four seasons. I can't remember any of the one who came after Janet Jackson (and the others in her year). Danny was always my favourite. Still is.

[@fernandocandoasensio8126]

I loved Lori Singer

[@dejavu3553]

OMG, I clicked on this when I saw Billy Hufsey in the thumbnail. lol, I had his poster on my bedroom wall.

[@oscarhh3168]

Morgan Steven looks like a different person. 4:36

[@CathieSoli]

Erica was also in the North and South trilogy on ABC in the 80s.

[@maryellengabler802]

If my memory serves me correctly, Jesse and Nicole did a romantic dance together that I still think about.

[@GaelinW]

I had a huge crush on Bruno. It was never the same after the chracter left.

[@heididepotter8136]

I had such a crush on Bruno