Cast and Crew of Fame

Cast of
Fame

About Fame

  • Released on January 07, 1982
  • Drama

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.

Main Cast of Fame

Cynthia Gibb
plays Holly Laird (74 episodes)

Cynthia Gibb as Holly Laird

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Gene Anthony Ray
plays Leroy Johnson (136 episodes)

Gene Anthony Ray as Leroy Johnson

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Nia Peeples
plays Nicole Chapman (73 episodes)

Nia Peeples as Nicole Chapman

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Billy Hufsey
plays Christopher Donlon (97 episodes)

Billy Hufsey as Christopher Donlon

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Carol Mayo Jenkins
plays Elizabeth Sherwood (113 episodes)

Ann Nelson
plays Mrs. Berg (136 episodes)

Ann Nelson as Mrs. Berg

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Valerie Landsburg
plays Doris Schwartz (89 episodes)

Albert Hague
plays Benjamin Shorofsky (136 episodes)

Albert Hague as Benjamin Shorofsky

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Ken Swofford
plays Principal Morloch (73 episodes)

Ken Swofford as Principal Morloch

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Secondary Cast of Fame

Lee Curreri
plays Bruno Martelli (64 episodes)

Lee Curreri as Bruno Martelli

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Lori Singer
plays Julie Miller (39 episodes)

Lori Singer as Julie Miller

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Carrie Hamilton
plays Reggie Higgins (48 episodes)

Carrie Hamilton as Reggie Higgins

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P.R. Paul
plays Montgomery MacNeil (17 episodes)

Loretta Chandler
plays Dusty Tyler (48 episodes)

Graham Jarvis
plays Principal Dyrenforth (48 episodes)

Graham Jarvis as Principal Dyrenforth

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Elisa Heinsohn
plays Jillian Beckett (24 episodes)

Morgan Stevens
plays David Reardon (23 episodes)

Morgan Stevens as David Reardon

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Page Hannah
plays Kate Riley (24 episodes)

Page Hannah as Kate Riley

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Johnny Haymer

Melissa Manchester

Ric Mancini

Carolyn Mignini

David Greenlee

Bill Quinn

Dave Shelley

Mark Dana

Rick Barry

Bonnie Bramlett

Vernon Washington

Judy Farrell

Steffen Zacharias

Steven Ameche

Jim Doughan

Burke Byrnes

Irene Cagen
plays Mrs. Cassidy (1 episode)

Shawn Stevens
plays Larry (1 episode)

Shawn Stevens as Larry

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Lance Stevens
plays Accordion Player (1 episode)

Jimmy Osmond

Will Bledsoe
plays Joe Douglas (2 episodes)

Will Bledsoe as Joe Douglas

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Crew of Fame

Directing

Lawrence Dobkin
Director

Bill Duke
Director

John Patterson
Director

Robert Douglas
Director

Georg Stanford Brown
Director

Reza Badiyi
Director

Stan Lathan
Director

Victor French
Director

William F. Claxton
Director

Leo Penn
Director

Valerie Landsburg
Director

Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Director

Alan Myerson
Director

Kevin Hooks
Director

Michael Ray Rhodes
Director

Michael Peters
Director

Ken Ehrlich
Director

Walter C. Miller
Director

Marc Daniels
Director

Thomas Carter
Director

Robert C. Thompson
Director

Harry Harris
Director

Ray Danton
Director

Michael Switzer
Director

Mel Swope
Director

Oz Scott
Director

Michael A. Hoey
Director

Win Phelps
Director

Allan Arkush
Director

Debbie Allen
Director

Robert Scheerer
Director

Art

Ira Diamond
Production Design

Sam Gross
Set Decoration

Camera

Sherman Kunkel
Director of Photography

Richard C. Kratina
Director of Photography

Robert F. Sparks
Director of Photography

Sol Negrin
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Nanrose Buchman
Costume Design

Editing

John Farrell
Editor

Production

Meg Liberman
Casting

Mel Swope
Producer

Ken Ehrlich
Producer

William Blinn
Executive Producer

Gerald I. Isenberg
Executive Producer

Stan Rogow
Producer

Sound

John Debney
Original Music Composer

Ian Freebairn-Smith
Music

Writing

Robert Caplain
Writer

William Blinn
Writer