Gene Anthony Ray Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born on May 24, 1962, in Harlem. Attended Julia Richmond High School, where he performed in a dance class, and later auditioned for Louis Falco, the choreographer for the film, Fame (1980). Actually attended New York's "High School of the Performing Arts" for a year, before being kicked out. He was, therefore, perfectly cast as "Leroy" in the film...
Lived on West 153rd Street. After he gained stardom for his roles in Fame (1980) and Fame (1982), he left school to pursue his career.
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According to Selma Rubin, who managed him for 24 years, his last video project is a one-hour BBC "Fame" reunion documentary, "Fame Remember My Name", which was taped in Los Angeles in April 2003, which aired shortly after his death in the United Kingdom.
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In 1982 he toured the UK to perform with other Fame (1982) cast members in ten concerts. A compilation of footage from the concerts was edited together as an episode of the series, Fame: The Kids from Fame in Concert (1983), which was broadcast in the United States a year after the concerts.
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He was HIV-positive at the time he suffered a stroke in June, 2003. He died a few months later on November 14.
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Appeared in a "Fame" reunion documentary entitled, "Fame Remember My Name," which was taped in April 2003 for the BBC.
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Known for his wild, rebellious character Leroy in the TV series Fame (1982), the similarly-styled Gene attended New York's High School of the Performing Arts, but dropped out after a year due to the strict discipline.
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Born in Harlem, he landed the part of "Leroy" in Alan Parker's film, Fame (1980), when he was 17, after skipping school to go to the auditions.
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In real life, he was expelled from the "New York School for the Performing Arts", where the series, Fame (1982), was set.
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