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
Janet Jackson as Cleo Hewitt on Fame
Then: Miss Jackson was already exhibiting some of her signature moves when she joined the cast in season 4 as the fresh-faced Cleo Hewitt, a dancer who had a thing for Gene Anthony Ray’s Leroy Johnson.
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