Where Are They Now?
Exclusive: Remember Their Names? The Stars of TV’s Fame 30 Years Later
For any kid who ever dreamed of making it as a performer, or who felt the struggle to fit in at high school, this show, which ran from 1982 to 1987, is an icon. All those dramatic story lines intercut with full-production song-and-dance numbers felt authentic because so many of the kids really were aspiring musicians and dancers. They may not have been perfect, but we loved them for it. Let’s look back at the show 30 years later... By Nina Hämmerling Smith
Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant on Fame
Then: One of the few cast members who was in both the 1980 movie version and the TV series, Allen played the cane-tapping taskmaster dance instructor Lydia Grant, whose quote “fame costs, and right here is where you start paying—in sweat” is the stuff of TV legend.
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