The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
- Won 9 Primetime Emmys
- 16 wins & 36 nominations total
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- TriviaLydia (Debbie Allen ) was a student in Fame (1980), not a teacher as is commonly thought. She was an older student who was just supposed to be helping with the auditions. There were a couple of deleted scenes which show her facing off against Coco, who was supposed to be a peer and a rival of hers. When the producers asked Debbie Allen to come back to do this show, it was two years later, and she was obviously no longer a high school student at that point. Because of that, and because the editing of the original movie wound up making her look like a teacher anyway, they changed Lydia from a student to a dance teacher for this show.
- GoofsAssistants to the Principal in New York schools are known as "Assistant Principals", and not "Vice Principals".
- Quotes
Lydia Grant: [In each opening intro] You've got big dreams? You want fame? Well, fame costs. And right here is where you start paying in sweat.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1982)
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Thrilling, Exiting, Romantic, Absolutely Brilliant!
This is a TV series that raised the dreams and hopes of a whole generation. Everything was so well arranged, and the story was well written that you just had to watch the next episode. The soundtrack included excellent songs performed by the cast and on occasions the series hosted famous guest stars. Maybe the actors were not Brando Dean and Monroe but they all gave that little bit of pure artistic glamour. The show was really taken Europe by storm and for a long time it was a must to know what was going on. Something like the '90201' of the nineties. The School of Arts in New York was set to make stars and stars it made. The '80s would have never been complete without this. If you do have a chance to see the early years of the show don't miss it. 10/10
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- Nov 25, 2001
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