Gene Anthony Ray (1982) | The Kids From Fame

Both of Gene Anthony Ray's featured performances from the London performance of The Kids From Fame Tour in 1982. Shared for historical reference. I do not own the rights.

Gene Anthony Ray (May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He was known for his portrayal of dancer Leroy Johnson in both the 1980 film Fame and the 1982–1987 Fame television series based upon the film.

Born in Harlem, New York, on May 24, 1962,[1] Ray grew up in the neighborhood of West 153rd Street. He began performing early in life, street dancing[1] at block parties.[2] He performed in a dance class at the Julia Richman High School; he skipped school one day to audition for Fame choreographer Louis Falco.[3][4]
Ray attended the New York High School of the Performing Arts, the inspiration for the film Fame, but was kicked out after one year. "It was too disciplined for this wild child of mine," Ray's mother, Jean E. Ray, said.
As his Telegraph obituary describes:[1]
"Ray remained a 'frantic partygoer' with a self-confessed weakness for drink and drugs. As his life fell apart, he slept on park benches, and during a failed attempt to launch a Fame-style dance school in Milan, shared a flat there with a porn actress. In 1996 he was diagnosed HIV positive. He suffered a stroke in 2003.
- wikipedia

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