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It is somehow fitting that character actor Kevin Chamberlin is portraying a character of this magnitude.

NEUWIRTH'S HUSBAND BRANDED A 'DEADBEAT DAD' The new husband of former CHEERS star BEBE NEUWIRTH has been branded a "deadbeat dad" by his ex-wife after allegedly failing to pay child support.

Hyde helps Jackie take a Zen approach to Kelso and Laurie, who introduce their relationship to Red at the Forman dinner table.

Hyde helps Jackie take a Zen approach to Kelso and Laurie, who introduce their relationship to Red at the Forman dinner table.

"FAME! I wanna live forever! I wanna learn how to fly! FAME!" I've had that song stuck in my head since I saw the movie this weekend.

The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Denise Naturi Naughton Jenny Kay Panabaker Joy Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Fran Rowan Megan Mullally Lynn Kraft Bebe Neuwirth Alvin Dowd Charles S. Dutton Alice Kherington Payne Principal Simms Debbie Allen Victor Taveras Walter Perez Kevin Paul McGill Neil Baczynsky Paul Iacono Marco Asher Book Malik Collins Pennie Joel Cranston Kelsey Grammer ...

In the original "Fame" movie, which depicted four turbulent years in the lives of students aiming for stardom at New York's renowned High School of the Performing Arts, students from the actual school were recruited as extras, and actual teachers, including James Moody, who recently retired from the drama department, had speaking parts.

Story Published: Sep 24, 2009 at 5:50 PM CDT Story Updated: Sep 24, 2009 at 5:50 PM CDT is based on the musical, which was turned into a movie that then became a TV show, and that is a movie again.

Fame, the original ''high school musical,'' earns a sometimes toe-tapping remake that borrows scenes, situations and character ''types'' from its 1980 original.

Almost 30 years ago, a movie centred on a group of students and their studies at the New York High School of Performing Arts became a hit and received two Academy Awards, a spin-off TV series and a musical which has played in London's West End since 1995.

Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. All bets are on Naturi Naughton to be the breakout star of the reinvented "Fame," as Irene Cara and, to a lesser degree, Gene Anthony Ray were in the 1980 original.

The fall movie season is traditionally when studios trot out some of their best films.

There is no simpler way to entertain an audience than to let us in on auditions; we just love to watch the cream rise to the top.

CLOSE AVERAGE USER RATING Christa Banister Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer Release Date: September 25, 2009 Rating: PG Genre: Musical/Drama, Remake Run Time: 107 min.

The cast of Fame leaps. Fame Starring Naturi Naughton, Asher Book, Kay Panabaker, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Dutton and Debbie Allen.

Opening Friday, Sept. 25, is Fame , based on the 1980 musical about students at a New York high school for the performing arts.

Fame Remake of the 1980 classic revolving around the aspirations of students at NYC's School for the Performing Arts as they prepare for professional careers in dance, music and acting.

How many starry-eyed kids were inspired by the original Fame to go into the performing arts? Get ready for a whole new batch when the remake opens.

Ambitious dancers at a prestigious performing arts school rehearse in "Fame," new in theaters.