Fame News September 2026

 

September is a short month at Kids From Fame Media as we will be taking our annual couple of weeks holiday. However, there will be some posts and we will be Celebrating:

Scenes from Fame, Promos, Janet Jackson Singles, Newspaper Articles, Publicity material and magazine articles.

The Fame TV Series Archive has had a Make over.

Visit the Archive. 

Nia Peeples recently shared a post talking about things going on in her life at the moment. 

 "Thanks for your thoughtful question  For me, the question isn’t “how much capacity do I have?” But rather, “what is the energy showing me internally and then how and when do I move externally?”

Internally, what I feel when I’m in creation mode with my new team, —moving the website, creating funnels, branding, messaging etc— it feels expansive.  Fun. Inspiring. It gives me energy.

When I’m with my mom I feel honored and in acknowledgement that we are both doing some serious ancestral work.. holding each other’s hands through it— confessions, questions, support.

And when I’m handling her life— the physical frailty, the increasing need for help and motivation, new solutions, new docs, new meds— I feel a bevy of things: sadness, compassion, awe, anger. Anger that this intelligent, courageous, powerful woman,  who worked so hard her whole life is now suffering such painful decline. Angry that my freedom has severely diminished.

It all exists simultaneously.

It’s such a reflection of these times in humanity: pregnant with possibility as we turn toward the shift — and weighted  by the old ways of being, thinking, believing, operating. We are experiencing the transition period of birthing: both painful and promising.

 Herein lies the edge of my growth: how do I move through the obvious difficulty while staying aware of potentials to move differently?  With more love inclusive of myself.

For me it’s not about finding more courage or strength or belief in myself.  For others it may be. But for me it’s about trusting my extraordinary capacity for compassion and awareness enough to be the decider of how things are handled so that I am not lost but also honored in the equation and process.

Divine Intelligence is moving through all of it  on the path of least resistance toward the most harmonic outcome over all.  In the difficulty lies the opportunity for mastery… mastery of attunement with the Intelligence ItSelf."

Janet Jackson will be celebrating  her "Control" album's 40th Anniversary year with a special Concert pm December 12th at Amerant Bank Arena. The concert will be filmed, shown in Theaters / Cinemas first and then head to streaming platforms.  

P.R . Paul has posted on social media stating he has new music coming soon.

Cynthia Gibb with more behind the scenes information about The Karen Carpenter Story.

Sadly Dolly Parton died last week. Debbie Allen spoke to Entertainment Tonight about her passing. Rest in Peace Dolly.

The new Series of A Different World directed by and featuring Debbie Allen will be on Netflix from September 24th.

The latest episode of the Billy Hufsey Podcast.

Have a great month,

Mark.

Cynthia Gibb Discusses Ann Nelson

 

Cynthia Gibb Discusses Ann Nelson

Fame News August 2026

 

In August Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:

Episode of the Month: "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore" from Season 6 

Song of the Month:  "A Special Place"

Dancer of the Month: Marguerite Pomerhn (Derricks)

Fame Timeline from August 1984

More Scenes of the Week, 

Newspaper Article of the Month, and

Publicity Material of the Month.

Our Interview clips are:

-   Carrie Hamilton Discussing Working With her Mother Carol Burnett on Fame.  

-   William Blinn Discussing Preparing for an Episode of Fame.   

-   Cynthia Gibb Discussing Ann Nelson, &

-   Marguerite Derricks Discussing Working on Fame.   

Cynthia Gibb talking about the challenges of making The Karen Carpenter Story. 

"Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story Reunion" is currently available to watch on Prime Video.

Jesse Borrego recent Interview with NEWS 4 San Antonio.

Fresberg Cartoon – Learning & History for Students, Tribute to Debbie Allen..

Erica Gimpel posted on Social Media last month:

"When we are willing to step out of our comfort zone and expand our lives in ways we’ve never done before, it requires us to look life head-on, step into our lioness nature, and say, “Let’s Go! I’m Ready!”

Excited to share more in the coming weeks."

Sad news. Ir was announced last month that Mike Preston who played Jack Ware in the season 6 episode "Pros and Cons" died on June 8th.

Another A.I. cover this time of "One Dream" from Season 5. 

Fame The Musical is currently at the The Theatre Royal in Plymouth, U.K. until 15th August.

Book Tickets 

Have a great Month,

Mark

His Majesty Donlon Location Photos New York July 1985

 

One Dream - Kids From Fame

"One Dream " is an inspirational peace song which comes from the season 5 episode "His Majesty Donlon". Unfortunately there are no song credits at the end of the episode so it is Unknown who wrote the song. 

 The song is performed by Jesse Borrego, Nia Peeples, Loretta Chandler, Carlo Im,perato, Gene Anthony Ray, Cynthia Gibb and Billy Hufsey.  The video is filmed outside the U.N. Building in New York City.  Sadly, rain stopped filming and they were unable to shoot the required close ups of each of the cast members so these had to filmed back in L.A. Gene Anthony Ray was not available to film any close up.

The song was never released on a Fame Single or Album and so far has never been performed in any of the Fame concerts.

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As We Stand Against The Wind,

We Become One Shining Light.

Here To Guide The Soldier Home From All Wars,

Here To Shine The Sailor In From The Storm.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One,

One Dream To Take Us There.

 

We’re Like Children In the Dark,

Trying Not To Be Afraid.

But Together We Are Safe, We Are Strong,

And Together We Can Change What’s Gone Wrong.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One Dream,

One Dream To Take Us There.

 

 But Together We Are Safe, We Are Strong,

And Together We Can Change What’s Gone Wrong.

 

One Dream For All The People,

One Silent Prayer,

There’s Gotta Be One World For All The People,

With Love Left To Spare.

There’s Gotta Be One Place

Where Home Can Help Us,

Show That We Care..

 

There’s Gotta Be,

One Dream To Take Us There.

One World, One Dream

(It’s Gotta Be Here)

One Dream To Take Us There.  

Chris Explans About His Friends To the Prince - Scene of the Week

 

Chris Explains About His Friends To the Prince

Fame News July 2026

 

In July Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:

Episode of the Month: "His Majesty Donlon" from Season 5

Song of the Month:  One Dream

Dancer of the Month: Christophe Caballero 

Fame Timeline from July 1984

More Scenes of the Week, 

Newspaper Article of the Month, and

Publicity Material of the Month.

Our Interview clips are:

-   Bill Blinn Discussing "Metamorphosis" 

-   Billy Hufsey Discussing  Being a Triple Threat

-   Dancer Christophe Caballero Discussing Debbie Allen, &

-   Lori Singer Discussing Acting and Music.  

Message from Nia Peeples about a U.K. appearance:

Our Burbank meet and greet was such a wonderful experience—Getting to sit with you — not as “fans,” but as people — sharing honestly, listening deeply… it was something really special. 💛

It made me realize how much I want to keep creating spaces like that.

And now I get to take that energy across the pond 🇬🇧✨

I’ll be at Comic Con in Birmingham, England (July 11–13).

After the show on Sunday, I’d love to have another free, in person meet and greet.  No photos or autographs, just human connection:) I’m already in the process of organizing it!

To sign up for updates on the meet and greet and my new Book, Dirty Dancin’ with the Divine, there’s a link in my bio. Link

You can secure your tickets for Comic con through the link in my stories! 💫

Let’s keep dancing this dance together. ✨

Buy Comic Con Tickets

Jesse Borrego interview with Jimmy Santiago Baca.

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Debbie Allen speech at Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth 2026.

Cynthia Gibb discussing Karen Carpenter and Anorexia.

Sad news. Peabo Bryson who guest starred in the Season 3 episode "Equals" died last month.

The latest Billy Hufsey Podcast.

Michel Cerveris' band Loose Cattle postponed the show from June 6th to October 2nd.

Buy Tickets

Found this this presumably A.I. cover of "Makin' It" which is quite interesting.

Have a great month,

Mark.

Cynthia Gibb Discussing Lip Syncing

 

Cynthia Gibb Discussing Lip Syncing

We're All The Same - Kids From Fame - Song of the Month

"We're All The Same " is an inspirational  song written by  Sue Sheridan & Laura Creamer in 1983 specially for "Fame". 

It is sung by a choir including Cynthia Gibb, Billy Hufsey, Carlo Imperato and Valerie Landsburg. In the episode dancers and singers are struggling to work together. When Chris temporarily goes deaf and has to leave the school the song is used to bridge the gay between the hearing and the deaf as well as the singers and dancer. Everyone signs the lyrics throughout the songs as they realize everyone is the same but all in their own unique way.

Sadly, the song was never released on a Fame Single or Album and so far it has never been performed during a Fame concert.

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"We All Can Be Dancers,

Each In Our Own Way.

Movement Is Expression

For Feelings In Our Hearts,

That Words Could Never Say.

And If You Need A Hand,

There's Always On Here.

No Reason To Ask,

And No Need To Fear.

We're All The Same, (All The Same)

When You Look Deep Inside

We're All Afraid Of Standing Alone.

We're All The Same, (All The Same)

In So Many Different Ways.

And One By One We'll Find Our Way Home,

Together, On Our Own. 

We're All The Same, (ooh, ooh, ooh)

Oh Yes.

ooh, ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh,

ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

We All Can Be Singers,

Each In Our Own Way.

We Reach Out In The Darkness,

We Touch With Just A Song,

That Turns The Night Into Day.

Won't You Come Join Our Chorus,

We'll Fill Up The Air,

With True Celebration,

For All That We Share.

Oh, We're All The Same, (All The Same)

When You Look Deep Inside.

We're All Afraid Of Standing Alone.

We're All The Same, (All The Same)

In So Many Different Ways.

And One By One We'll Find Our Way Home,

Together, On Our Own. 

We, All Can Be Dancers,

We All Can Be Singers,

We're All the Same."

Fame News May 2026

 

In May Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:

Episode of the Month: "Signs" from Season 3

Song of the Month:  We're All The Same

Dancer of the Month: Jasmine Guy 

Fame Timeline from May 1980

More Scenes of the Week, 

The Final Fame Annual Stories, 

Newspaper Article of the Month, and

Publicity Material of the Month.

Our Interview clips are:

-  Valerie Landsburg Discussing Directing Signs.

-  Jackie Roth (Signs Guest Star) Discussing Being Deaf.

-  Irene Cara Discussing Her Involvement with The Fame Movie Music, &

-  Jasmine Guy (Fame Dancer) Discussing Working on Fame.

Debbie Allen Broadway World Interview discussing directing August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone.

More Information and Tickets  

Cynthia Gibb talking more about her experience filming "The Karen Carpenter Story". 

The new documentary "Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story Reunion" is available on Amazon featuring Cynthia Gibb discussing the 1989 TV Movie.

Amazon U.S.

Amazon U.K.

Lee Curreri posted that Erica Gimpel turned up to an event he attended last month. 

There is a campaign to honour Gene Anthony Ray and get a Street in Harlem named after him. You can help by adding your name to the Petition.

More Information and to Sign the Petition 

2026 Marks and Harrison commercial featuring Eric Pierpoint.

Have a great Month,

Mark

Coco & Holly Argue over a Song and Michelle Needs To Be Liked - Scene of the Week

 

Coco & Holly Argue over a Song and Michelle Needs To Be Liked.

Quote of the Week - Cynthia Gibb

 

Indian Summer Official Photos

Fame News April 2026

 

In April Kids From Fame Media posts will be Celebrating:

Episode of the Month: "Indian Summer" from Season 4 including lots of behind the scenes photos.

Song of the Month: Just Like You

Dancer of the Month: Michael Rooney 

Fame Timeline from April 1984

More Scenes of the Week, 

More Fame Annual Stories, 

Newspaper Article of the Month, and

Publicity Material of the Month.

Our Interview clips are:

-  Carlo Imperato Discussing Art Carney

-  Albert Hague Discussing Peeling an Egg in "Come One Come All".

-  Michael Rooney Discussing Working On Fame, &

-  Loretta Chandler Discussing Gene Anthony Ray.

Last month Debbie Allen appeared on the Jennifer Hudson show.

Once More: The Karen Carpenter Story Reunion is available on Amazon featuring Cynthia Gibb discussing the 1989 TV Movie

Amazon U.S.

Amazon U.K

Michael Ceveris starts in a new movie "Basic Psych" which will be available from April 21 on apple TV  and Prime Video.

Nia Peeples commented on the recent passing of chuck Norris who she worked with on Walker Texas Ranger.

"#rip @chucknorris  This one hit hard. I hadn’t seen Chuck in years. We’d never been to each other’s homes. I’m not even sure he still had my phone number. But I felt this one. I’ve been crying all morning, not for the loss of someone I was extremely close to, but for the speed at which life is moving, clarifying, expanding and contracting. It’s just so damned fast right now—fast and big! Are you feeling it?

News outlets have been hitting me up all day and friends have been sending photos. When I received the first one of Chuck, Clarence and me, I realized, “Man. Life just keeps on ticking. Chuck and Clarence are no longer here....but I am. Why?”

I’ll tell you why...to live! to not waste our aliveness by living as if we’re dead. Chuck did it. He lived fully all the way through.

Things are scary out there right now, scarier than ever. But that’s why now, more than ever, is the time to stand up fully, to be bold, brave and true about who we are and how we want to express in this life. I’m sure as shit not gonna waste it. I’m goin’ for it

Who’s with me?"

The latest Billy Hufsey podcast is now available.

Eric Pierpoint has a Crowdfunding campaign running to fund "Angelique". Written by Eric it's a personal story about the struggles of sobriety.  

Help Fund the Project

Have a great Month,

Mark.