Fame is an American television series produced between 1982 and 1987. The series is in line with the 1980 movie of the same name. Utilizing a Combination of drama and audio, it followed closely the lifestyles of school and their pupils at the New York High School for the Performing Arts. Although fictional, it was based greatly upon the actual Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York. Most scenes were filmed in Hollywood, California. In new york, several exterior scenes were filmed by the series on location in all seasons except that the next. The prevalence of the series, especially in the united kingdom, live concert tours and led to several hit recordings. After the show was cancelled despite its success, high profile careers were claimed by not many of those actors. A range of those cast members were spotted in Bring straight back. . .Fame, a reunion special made in 2008 for UK television.