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
Valerie Landsburg as Doris Schwartz on Fame
Then: Doris Schwartz was the plain Jane among the kids, the serious actor who struggled with being short and wide and not looking like she thought she should. But she had some of the show’s best songs, like “Beautiful Dreamer” and “Hi-Fidelity,” which was a hit in the U.K. (And she beat out a young Madonna, who auditioned unsuccessfully for the role.)
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