Tony, as we called him , in our neighborhood, in Harlem, was a pain in my ass BUUUUT, I loved him and all of his antics! We grew up on 153rd Street between Frederick Douglass Blvd. and MaCombs Place. He lived in building 267 and I, building 262. Tony once punched a dude in the face because he spiked the ball in my face, causing my nose to bleed. We were playing volleyball in our play street PAL sponsored and My grandmother, EG-6, was the block association’s president! I knew Tony from around the age 6 yrs! We grew together and I saw him dance, as I used to dance with him! I love him, dearly, still! Truly a work of art and talent beyond telling. I sat in his home going services and wept!still missing you, Tony. Sincerely, Crys, The Songbird🎶
Thank you for sharing these memories and details. Fame has always been my favorite TV series by far, I was just getting out of childhood back then. As a foreigner living on another continent, it was all the more exciting because of being set in NYC, of course! 🍏❤ After all these years, Tony still stands out as one of a handful of unforgettable characters in the show. Despite being a complete stranger, he still managed to give out through the screen what you just described, the good as much as the not-so-cute vibes. I had no idea his character was so close to his true self. It makes him all the more endearing. May he rest in peace.
I'll be honest...Watching this is bitter sweet for me. Looking at Gene, you can see he is CLEARLY not quite himself and looks rather fragile. And to know he passed away some months after this was filmed, just breaks my heart. - He was such an amazing talent! Rest in sweet heavenly peace, Gene Anthony Ray...
I feel exactly the same way... his speech is a little slurry and his walk weak. He did say, if you want fame, you have to pay the price ...in sweat... and more apparently. May all be placed and at peace, strong and healthy. I loved him so much that when I came to New York a few months later I was looking for ways to meet that person that motivated so many of us to dance... he was gone 5 months before..
My Tony Ray. We grew up on the same block. He used to drive me insane but he never let anyone mess with me. He one kicked a dude’s butt after the dude spike a volley ball in my face causing my noise to bleed. That was it for him. Tony wasn’t having any of it. His home going service was beautiful. His mother who is also named Jean, has transitioned too! Test, my dancing brother, rest☦️ Sincerely, Song🕊🎶
Gene is so very charismatic and very well articulated, he had a gift and even thought it didn't end well for him, against all odds he made a name for himself, he left a mark, his legacy still lives on, fame was the best thing that happened to him. Also I love Debbie Allen, what a talent, she was a force to be reckoned with, when she danced it was like electricity.
I Love Gene..He seemed ill..slowler,more frail..Still beautiful.You know what though,for me he is and was a great bloody dancer,actor,singer.. it was a melancholy Saturday night when I saw this and realized that he's in heaven. Smiling down on us.Just dancing on the clouds. Bless you Gene,You and Irene Cara gave me a great moment in time to smile upon FAME, I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER. I'M GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY.. HIGH..😂😍THX GENE😍😂
I really miss this show, couldn't wait to watch it when it aired weekly. Gene Anthony Ray, one of my favorite actors, he and I share the same birthday year & month, only 4 days apart.
Awww so sad 2.see Gene looking so rough I'm. So sorry for his soul his family wouldn't change and he couldn't brake away from it!! Poor fella, Bless his soul 😘
@@DolceVita the family life he left then got pulled back into 😣 very sad. I used 2 love this show as a kid many happy memories of this with my mother and father 😍
GENE A R..(.SIGH) U WRE SO TALENTED A NATURAL BORN DANCER..YOUR LIFE WASN'T FARE FOR U..EVEN BEFORE U WRE BORN..YEA WE HAVE CHOICES BUT WHAT ALOT DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT LIVING HOW U LIVED IS HARDER TOO SURPASS... RIP G.A.R FOR U ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE AMAZING SELF TAUGHT DANCER..
Q lindos recuerdos me rrajo éste reencuentro, ésta serie fue mi favorita cuando era niña.❤😘 Besitos para ti Liroy al cielo 💋💋💋💋 los quiero a todos los q fueron parte de FAMA !!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
I can hear and see signs that Gene Anthony Ray already had a stroke here. Someone said it was his 6th he died from. So sad. His talent was amazing such a great dancer. I only hear him when I hear zoom
Pra mim na minha humilde opinião deveria ter uma nova versão desse seriado nos dias dê hoje com à participação e direção do antigo Elenco...esse seriado inspirou o nosso nosso Grupo dê DANÇA quê se chamava FREE DANCE STYLE VIX FIZEMOS MUITAS APRESENTAÇÕES MINHA CIDADE IUIZ DÊ FORA RIO DE JANEIRO E SÃO PAULO SÓ ALEGRIA 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
YourBrotherJ Yeah I realized that soon after I watched it like the third time.I intended to either remove my comment or acknowledge that I had misheard Debbie but I never got round to it.Thank you though,I appreciate it. :-)
So sad, you need real people when young people who had nothing get blessed, the wolves are there to ruin you while they spend your money. So sad, when you live like a pig you shortly fall.
@@sabrinajoseph8764 bonsoir. D'abord il y a Gene Antony Ray qui joue Leroy, l'acteur qui joue Mr. Chorofsky et les acteurs les plus âgés. Debbie Allen, la prof de danse, elle joue dans Grey's Anatomy .; Erica Gumball, Cynthia Gibb, on les retrouve dans divers téléfilms.
Tony, as we called him , in our neighborhood, in Harlem, was a pain in my ass BUUUUT, I loved him and all of his antics! We grew up on 153rd Street between Frederick Douglass Blvd. and MaCombs Place. He lived in building 267 and I, building 262. Tony once punched a dude in the face because he spiked the ball in my face, causing my nose to bleed. We were playing volleyball in our play street PAL sponsored and My grandmother, EG-6, was the block association’s president! I knew Tony from around the age 6 yrs! We grew together and I saw him dance, as I used to dance with him! I love him, dearly, still! Truly a work of art and talent beyond telling. I sat in his home going services and wept!still missing you, Tony. Sincerely, Crys, The Songbird🎶
Thank you for sharing these memories and details. Fame has always been my favorite TV series by far, I was just getting out of childhood back then. As a foreigner living on another continent, it was all the more exciting because of being set in NYC, of course! 🍏❤ After all these years, Tony still stands out as one of a handful of unforgettable characters in the show. Despite being a complete stranger, he still managed to give out through the screen what you just described, the good as much as the not-so-cute vibes. I had no idea his character was so close to his true self. It makes him all the more endearing. May he rest in peace.
I'll be honest...Watching this is bitter sweet for me. Looking at Gene, you can see he is CLEARLY not quite himself and looks rather fragile. And to know he passed away some months after this was filmed, just breaks my heart. - He was such an amazing talent! Rest in sweet heavenly peace, Gene Anthony Ray...
I feel exactly the same way... his speech is a little slurry and his walk weak. He did say, if you want fame, you have to pay the price ...in sweat... and more apparently. May all be placed and at peace, strong and healthy. I loved him so much that when I came to New York a few months later I was looking for ways to meet that person that motivated so many of us to dance... he was gone 5 months before..
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We remember your name Gene!
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Gene anthony ray
My Tony Ray. We grew up on the same block. He used to drive me insane but he never let anyone mess with me. He one kicked a dude’s butt after the dude spike a volley ball in my face causing my noise to bleed. That was it for him. Tony wasn’t having any of it. His home going service was beautiful. His mother who is also named Jean, has transitioned too! Test, my dancing brother, rest☦️
Sincerely, Song🕊🎶
Hey Crystal! Thx for your comment. I loved G.A.R.! When did his Mom pass?
@@crystalbutler659 Gene’s mother, also Jean passed in 2019.
@@crystalvspivey-briggs7959 Thx Sis. She's reunited with her Baby boy. Bless them both..💜💐🦋
Heard he was a hard man god knows where the rumours came from that he was gay
Leroy was the Man, unfortunately he didn't have the real family support, LORD
Gene is so very charismatic and very well articulated, he had a gift and even thought it didn't end well for him, against all odds he made a name for himself, he left a mark, his legacy still lives on, fame was the best thing that happened to him. Also I love Debbie Allen, what a talent, she was a force to be reckoned with, when she danced it was like electricity.
I Love Gene..He seemed ill..slowler,more frail..Still beautiful.You know what though,for me he is and was a great bloody dancer,actor,singer.. it was a melancholy Saturday night when I saw this and realized that he's in heaven. Smiling down on us.Just dancing on the clouds. Bless you Gene,You and Irene Cara gave me a great moment in time to smile upon FAME, I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER. I'M GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY.. HIGH..😂😍THX GENE😍😂
I really miss this show, couldn't wait to watch it when it aired weekly. Gene Anthony Ray, one of my favorite actors, he and I share the same birthday year & month, only 4 days apart.
I love this!!! I love this!! I miss you Gene Anthony Ray❤
Who can stop my tears? Fame is the most beautiful movie of my life.
This is rather bittersweet. A month after this, Gene suffered a stroke and months later died from the complications. He was only 41.
Awww so sad 2.see Gene looking so rough I'm. So sorry for his soul his family wouldn't change and he couldn't brake away from it!! Poor fella, Bless his soul 😘
Hi what couldn’t he break away from?
@@DolceVita the family life he left then got pulled back into 😣 very sad. I used 2 love this show as a kid many happy memories of this with my mother and father 😍
Hard to break away from even a disfunctional family. Sad.😓
I remember hearing about Gene's passing. It was heartbreaking.
I Still Believe was one of the best Kids From Fame songs - Makes me sad ❤️
Ray died on November 14, 2003, aged 41, from complications of a stroke he had suffered in June that year and complications from AIDS
this is incorrect .
Love this!! Thanks for posting
Debbie Allen loved him like her own son. He meant alot to her and vice versa.
GENE A R..(.SIGH) U WRE SO TALENTED A NATURAL BORN DANCER..YOUR LIFE WASN'T FARE FOR U..EVEN BEFORE U WRE BORN..YEA WE HAVE CHOICES BUT WHAT ALOT DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT LIVING HOW U LIVED IS HARDER TOO SURPASS...
RIP G.A.R FOR U ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE A TRUE AMAZING SELF TAUGHT DANCER..
goosebumps at 8:00 mins!! loved this show!
i still watch such a sad loss
yes ao sad about gene anthony oh boy what a dancer that was his 6th stroke rip gebe you surely are missed
R.I.P Leroy 🙏🙏🙏
Goshhh!!! I love this movie soooo much ❤❤❤
Q lindos recuerdos me rrajo éste reencuentro, ésta serie fue mi favorita cuando era niña.❤😘 Besitos para ti Liroy al cielo 💋💋💋💋 los quiero a todos los q fueron parte de FAMA !!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
Iam crying when Debbie a. Sa Gen e.😢I felt that.si.p
Debbie Allen and Erica singing together is so beautiful 😊.
I can hear and see signs that Gene Anthony Ray already had a stroke here. Someone said it was his 6th he died from. So sad. His talent was amazing such a great dancer. I only hear him when I hear zoom
Ritornate eeeeeeeee vi amo
Magari
Pra mim na minha humilde opinião deveria ter uma nova versão desse seriado nos dias dê hoje com à participação e direção do antigo Elenco...esse seriado inspirou o nosso nosso Grupo dê DANÇA quê se chamava FREE DANCE STYLE VIX FIZEMOS MUITAS APRESENTAÇÕES MINHA CIDADE IUIZ DÊ FORA RIO DE JANEIRO E SÃO PAULO SÓ ALEGRIA 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I remember this
I always Remember the episode with Lee Montgomery and Teen Suicide in season 2
Gene Anthony Ray RIP.
Great , memorable time...
The TV show was good but the movie. 🔥 such a journey those 4simulated school years took us on.
I liked leroy
He lived a full and fast life 41.........
Valerie / Doris my favorite... great talent! but I love all from Fame!
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❤Leroy
the High School of Performing Arts of Kansas
bitter sweet yess poor boy
Gene Anthony Ray had a hard life.
Gene Anthony Ray . . . . . so sad!
rest in peace
Fame
Look at Danny... lol
I always liked Valerie Landsburg.
Olá, alguém pode dizer como estão todos do grupo hoje em dia?
Por favor se puder em português!
....I'm sorry,but did Debbie Allen just scream Irene Cara ? Isn't that Erica Gimpell ?
Debbie did say "Erica".
YourBrotherJ
Yeah I realized that soon after I watched it like the third time.I intended to either remove my comment or acknowledge that I had misheard Debbie but I never got round to it.Thank you though,I appreciate it. :-)
***** Your Welcome,Friend.
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👉🏽I thought I heard Debbie Allen call Erica Iren Cara too.
Ahhh
So sad, you need real people when young people who had nothing get blessed, the wolves are there to ruin you while they spend your money. So sad, when you live like a pig you shortly fall.
Gene Anthony Ray died after this made
This was filmed in April, 2003. Gene Ray had a stroke in July and died in November.
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Lawd have mercy to an talented performer
Aging is terrible
Good gawd even now debbie allen has to be front and center.
Connie Needham had been on Eight is enough.
👏👏👏👏💋💋💋💋😥😥😥😥
he wasnot destitute either wikpedia lied .
Sa fait 1 moment que je voulais savoir ce qu ils etaient devenue 👄👄👄💜👄👄👄❤
Malheureusement certains sont décédés, même parmi ceux que l'on voit sur la vidéo. 🎵💕✌
@@minananas8391 a bon ? Lesquelles svp😥
@@sabrinajoseph8764 bonsoir. D'abord il y a Gene Antony Ray qui joue Leroy, l'acteur qui joue Mr. Chorofsky et les acteurs les plus âgés. Debbie Allen, la prof de danse, elle joue dans Grey's Anatomy .; Erica Gumball, Cynthia Gibb, on les retrouve dans divers téléfilms.
@@minananas8391 ah non tout sa ??!! J 'ai mal au💜 merci beaucoup pour vos reponses ci precise
@@sabrinajoseph8764 th-cam.com/video/sSe4LoZ8Axs/w-d-xo.html voici le lien d'une vidéo, bisous
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