Thursday, 26 March 2026
Fame Dancers - Derrick Brice
Name: Derrick Brice
D.OB. 23rd November
1962
Home Town: New York
Date if Death: 5th
June 1987 from HIV related illness.
Fame Dancer: 1982 to
1984
Seasons 1 to 4. He
also performed with the cast during their European Tours in 1982/83.
Fame Character:
Billy Hall
In the season 3
episode "Knockout" Derrick played Billy Hall an undisciplined student who spoke street talk. The teachers
were struggling with him but Leroy stepped in to coach him to take the lead in
a show. In "Consequences" Billy also gets some lines talking to Danny
as he grades the tests.
Also Appeared in:
- Doctor Detroit as
a dancer in 1983
- Fast Forward as a
gang member 1985
- Dancing in the
Wings as a dancer in 1985
- Return of the
Living Dead as Gunnery Sergeant in 1985
- Hill street Blues
as Kid / Lester Eagleton in 1985/86
- Captain EO as a
dancer in 1986
Captain EO
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Carol Mayo Jenkins Discusses Tutoring Gene Anthony Ray on Othello
Carol Mayo Jenkins Discusses Tutoring Gene Anthony Ray on Othello
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Monday, 23 March 2026
Friday, 20 March 2026
Leroy and the Kid - Episode of the Month
"Leroy and the Kid" from season 5 is the Episode of the Month
Swedish Subtitled Version
Lower quality but no subtitles version
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Fame Timeline - March 1983
3rd March 1983
Episode 20 of season
2 "The Kids From fame Live In the U.K. Special" was broadcast in America. The Episode would
be the Highest rated episode in the U.S. at that point in time.
4th March 1983
The last day of
filming on Season 2 with the final scenes from the episode "U.N.
Week". At this point in time a decision on the show's future was still to
be made. NBC had cancelled the show and it looked like the show would be
ending.
Also "A Special
Place" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
5th March 1983
"Come One Come All", was first broadcast in Italy.
6th March 1983
"Tomorrow's Farewell" first broadcast in Spain.
10th March 1983
Episode 21 of season
2 "Help from My Friends" was broadcast in America.
11th March 1983
"A Big Finish" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
12th March 1983
"The Crazies" first broadcast in Italy.
13th March 1983
"Alone in the
Crowd" first broadcast in Spain.
18th March 1983
"Come One Come All", was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
19th March 1983
"Expose" first broadcast in Italy.
20th March 1983
Debbie Allen attends
the opening night of Dream Girls at the Shubert Theatre in Century City
California. Pictured at the after show party with Jennifer Holliday.
Also "To Soar and Never Falter" first broadcast in Spain.
25th March 1983
"The Kids From
Fame Live In the U.K. Special" was
first broadcast in The Netherlands.
26th March 1983
"A Musical Bridge" was first broadcast in Italy.
27th March 1983
Carlo Imperato,
Debbie Allen, Lori Singer and the Fame dancers arrive at Manchester
airport in the U.K. for the second Kids
From Fame tour. Gene Anthony Ray and Lee
Curreri are not with them sparking press speculation of problems with the Tour.
Also "The Sell Out" was first broadcast in Spain.
28th March 1983
Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri arrive in the U.K. at Heathrow airport and then travel on to Blackpool and straight into Rehearsals.29th March 1983
On the eve of the second Kids From Fame U.K. tour the cast, dancers and Waters appeared in rehearsals at the Blackpool Opera House on the Russell Harty Show broadcast on BBC2 at 9.00pm.
30th March 1983
The Kids From Fame start their 2nd U.K. Tour with 2 concerts at the Blackpool OPera House at 5.00pm and 8.30pm.
31st March 1983
Episode 22 of season
2 "Ending On A High Note" was broadcast in America.
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Erica Gimpel Discusses Singing to Coco's Grandmother
Erica Gimpel Discusses Singing to Coco's Grandmother
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Monday, 16 March 2026
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