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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 (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.
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.
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 (October 13, 1920 – November 12, 2001) was a German-American songwriter, composer, and actor.
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.
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 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).
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.
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.
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.
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Plot: Profilez is about a Black NY teen caught within a racial profiling and Stop-and-Frisk era. Worm strolls his Brooklyn neighborhood on his way home from having lunch, but gets stopped in his tracks by a meddlesome crew of hoodlums and a lingering White cop. He just wants to get home with no trouble!
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Anthony Caronna (producer), Anthony Caronna (producer), Anthony Caronna (actor), Anthony Caronna (director), Anthony Caronna (writer), Alexander Smith (director), Brendan Ferrer (actor), Alexander Smith (producer), Alexander Smith (producer), Alexander Smith (writer), Barbara Underwood (producer), Roisin Donnelly (actress), Brian Clarke (actor), Joe Luca (composer), Sarah Manzone (actor),
Plot: Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to be a novelist. A successful novelist. And once upon a night, he became one. Samuel Mossback finally tells us his side of the story about the overwhelming success of his first novel, his eventual downfall, and the little man who lived in his wall.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Clifton Powell (actor), Clifton Powell (producer), Clifton Powell (producer), Clifton Powell (writer), Clifton Powell (composer), Anthony Scott Deperto (composer), Anthony Scott Deperto (director), Anthony Scott Deperto (editor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Drew Droege (actor), Linda Andersson (miscellaneous crew), Michelle Ehlen (actress), Michael J. Saul (director), Michael J. Saul (editor), Michael J. Saul (producer), Steve Snyder (actor), Andy Scott Harris (actor), Travis Dixon (actor), Allie Costa (actress), Mark Naji (actor), Mario Martin (actor), Miles Elliot (actor), Heath Daniels (writer), Heath Daniels (producer),
Plot: Wholesome and eternally optimistic Daniel Ferguson yearns to leave his job at Yogurt World and fulfill his childhood dream of becoming the Jennifer Beals of male go-go dancing. Daniel's Flashdance fantasy runs smack into opposition from club promoters, who are less interested in his dancing ability than they are the physical attributes of the more muscular dancers. With undaunted ingenuity Daniel turns his small frame into a huge success.
Keywords: ballet, banana, childhood-dream, dancer, dancing, gay, gay-character, gay-club, gay-friend, gay-interestActors: Vincent Pastore (actor), Vincent Pastore (actor), Sal Rendino (actor), Sal Rendino (actor), Dennis L.A. White (actor), Gano Grills (actor), J.D. Williams (actor), Frank Fata (actor), Usman Sharif (actor), Dean Raimondo (producer), Jade Yorker (actor), Reggie Joseph (actor), Reggie Joseph (producer), Sundy Carter (actress), Markuann Smith (actor),
Plot: Four childhood friends, who witness murder by the hand of the law. Vow vengeance on all who represent the blue. Their lives are forever changed when one of their own becomes the law. With his loyalty at stake, he must choose between life long friends or the job in which he was sworn to uphold. Contemplating exposure, of a partner who's tactics are worthy of expelling. But knowing the definite repercussion of breaking the blue wall of silence.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: David Quantic (director), Drew Droege (actor), David Quantic (editor), David Quantic (writer), Michael Lucid (actor), Cindy Peters (producer), Oscar Quintero (actor), Natasha Rose Capener (actress), Hillary Enclade (actress), Dasha Snyder (actress), Ian Mackinnon (composer), John Burton Willson (actor), Danny Hill (actor), Sabrina Bernasconi (actress), Debbie Sheridan (actress),
Plot: Join Senior Creative Artistic Director of New Projects, Camile Schwartzbaum, as she allows documentary filmmaker David Quantic into the most intimate, sacred moments of the creative process with her theatre ensemble, The King County Society for Stage Adaptations of Cinematic Masterpieces, during their intensive search for the next Broadway Smash!
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Genres: ,Yeah, 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
.
[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
.
Well, I still don't know
.