In 1993-94, Green developed the CBS dramatic series "Christy," based on the popular novel by Catherine Marshall and in 1995-96, served as Consulting Producer on "Chicago Hope," for which she shared another Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.

HAUNTING REFRAINS/MOTHERS AND LAW
Writer - James Kramer
Mr. Kramer began writing and producing for prime time television in 1986, when he wrote his script for the acclaimed NBC drama "St. Elsewhere." He's been at it ever since, serving as a Writer and/or Producer for series including "Moonlighting," "Hooperman," "Island Son," "Midnight Caller" (for which he received The Angel Award), "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill," "The Heights," "Renegade," "Diagnosis Murder" (for which he wrote the one hour premiere episode and which is now in it's fifth season), "Due South," and last season's "Moloney" (which deserved a bigger audience but what are you gonna do?). Prior to his television work, Mr. Kramer has an active career in New York and regional theatre as a Playwright, Director, and Producer. His plays and musicals have been staged at such places as The Manhattan Theatre Club, The Chelsea Theatre Center (where he served as Co-Artistic Director), Circle Repertory Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Williamstown Theatre Festival. He hopes that "Fame L.A." can be a good reminder that in best of worlds, the effort is its own reward.

SEIZE THE DAY/WHO DO YOU LOVE/CHRISTMAS EPISODE
Writer - Catherine Butterfield
Butterfield is a playwright/actress who has recently come to work in television and film. Full length plays include "Joined at the Head," "Life in the Trees," "Under My Skin," "Snowing at Delphi," "Where the Truth Lies," "The A-V Man," and "Life Expectancy." She has performed in a number of her own plays, including "Joined at the Head"(Manhattan Theatre Club, NYC--Drama Desk Nomination, "Best New Play 1992") "Snowing at Delphi"(WPA Theatre, NYC) and "Where the Truth Lies"( Irish Repertory Theatre, NYC).

In addition to FAME L.A, television credits include PARTY OF FIVE (staff writer) and as adaptation of the novel "The Patron Saint of Unmarried Women" for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films. Film writing includes an adaptation of the novel "Show Business Kills" for Bette Midler and Interscope Films, which is currently in that hellish limbo known as "turnaround" and may never see the light of day.

Awards include the 1992 Oppenheimer Award, the Roger L. Smith Award (Kennedy Center/American Express Fund for New Plays) for outstanding promise as a playwright, and the Davie Award for accomplishment by a playwright in regional theatre. She was among those named "Most Promising New Talents as 1992" by the New York Times in their year-end wrap up of the arts. Her plays are published by Samuel French and Dramatists' Play Service.

Other acting credits include the National Tour of "The Heidi Chronicles," numerous regional theatre productions, "Sisters" and "Picket Fences" on TV and the films "Founding" and "Ed Wood."

ALMOST A BIG NIGHT/LOVE HURTS/BOYS AND THE BAND
Writer - Brenda Lilly
Brenda is a native of Asheville, North Carolina where she attended and graduated from ST. Genevieve-of-the-Pines Academy and then attended the University of North Carolina receiving a BFA in Theater and graduating with honors. While in college she toured with the The Theatre for Young People and appeared in the American College Theatre Festival's production of The Orestia at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

After college Brenda and her director-husband, Michael, were hired as Artists-in-Residence in Greensboro where, they produced and performed avant-garde theatre. This successful venture led to additional grants and formation of the ACT Co., a professional theatre company sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council, the United Arts Council and the NEA. The company was acclaimed for producing original, classic and avant-garde theatre in a number of venues throughout the Southeast.

In Los Angeles, Brenda studied with acclaimed acting coach, Peggy Fuery. During this time she continued to perform in theatre and expanded her credits into television and film.

In 1990, she turned her attention to writing and was hired as a staff writer for a CBS comedy series, "Big," based on the motion picture with Tom Hanks. From there she became a Story Editor for a syndicated series, "Shades Of L.A." where she wrote nearly one-third of the season.

Returning to the half-hour format, she wrote for "Parker Lewis Can't Loose," and the syndicated cult-hit "Swamp Thing." She also wrote for "L.A. Law" and the CBS series "Christy" which is based on the Catherine Marshall novel. Among her other credits are "Walker: Texas Ranger," "ABC Afterschool Specials" and "Xena, Warrior Princess" as well as the animated children's series "Bobby's World." She was Executive Story Editor on the ABC series "Second Noah" and is currently a Co-Producer on the series "FAME L.A." In the fall of 1992 she was commissioned to write a play based on hotel magnate, Leona Helmsley. The play opened at the Matrix Theater in Los Angeles in March 1993 and is currently under option to move off-Broadway.

Brenda is a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America and is represented by the Writers and Artists Agency in Beverly Hills. She and her husband Michael live in Sherman Oaks, California and New York City.

REALITY CHECK/THE KEY TO SUCCESS
Writers - Appelbaum & Nemec
Josh Appelbaum and AndrČ Nemec are both natives of New York (Josh: The Bronx-AndrČ: Yonkers). Their first collaboration was at Riverdale Country School where they co-starred in Thorton Wilder's "OUR TOWN"(Josh: Doc Gibbs - AndrČ: The Stage Manager). After graduating High-School, they went their separate ways.

Josh followed his heart and dreams to The University of Southern California (the only school that would accept him) to pursue a B.A. in Creative Writing (fat lot of good that degree does anyone). AndrČ, a hometown boy, attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (the only school that would accept him) to pursue a B.F.A. in their Theatre program (fat lot of good that degree does anyone).

Shortly after college graduation, on an uncommonly moist afternoon in L.A., Josh and AndrČ were having a hot dog at Pink's on Melrose (Josh: Coleslaw Dog - AndrČ: Spicy Polish Dog), when they decided to collaborate on a teleplay. . .

Two years later they were done. Whew! Together they birthed a sixty-two page, eight and a half by eleven inch, one point one pound drama pilot, which they affectionately titled "M.I.C.A."(If there is anyone who would like to produce this script based on title alone, please contact their agent). Much to their delight this script was read by a young pitbull agent(we love you man!), and along with a Homicide spec (if there is anyone at Homicide who would. .) they were "in like Flynn" (or so they tried to convince themselves). The next thing they knew they were e-m-p-l-o-y-e-d at FAME L.A. The rest of their story is "to be written. . ."

For now their lives are indebted to their families, friends and all those who would read their material.

LIFE THROUGH THE LENS
Writers - Shelley Meals & Darin Goldberg
As Freelance writers for the series, Meals & Goldberg have worked on previous television shows together. They have served as Story Editors for the FOX Network television series NY UNDERCOVER and Staff Writers for the ABC network television series DANGEROUS MINDS.

THE BEAT GOES ON
Writer - Tom Blomquist
Formerly an executive on television's most honored program, THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME, Tom Blomquist produced and co-wrote for Patricia Green the award-winning series CHRISTY starring Tyne Daly and Kellie Martin. He was also the Executive Producer and primary creative force behind the CBS ratings phenomenon WALKER, TEXAS RANGER starring Chuck Norris.

Tom previously produced such other programs as THE A-TEAM; RIPTIDE; and STINGRAY; as well as the USA Network cult hit SWAMP THING, where he worked with FAME L.A.'S Brenda Lilly. In addition to FAME L.A., Tom has also written for a wide range of programs including DELLAVENTURA; QUANTUM LEAP; STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION; SEAQUEST; KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES; HARDCASTLE & MCCORMICK; HUNTER; and MURDER, SHE WROTE. His special two-hour episode of FREDDIE'S NIGHTMARES (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) starring Robert Englund was distributed internationally on video.

Since 1992, Tom has received twelve major film festival awards for screenwriting, producing and directing. In addition to teaching a masters class in screenwriting last year with Patricia Green at USC Film School, he serves on the Alumni Advisory Board to the College of Mass Communications and Media Arts at Southern Illinois University.

Tom also plays drums in a Los Angeles retro-rock band, MIDLIFE CRISIS; and is currently recording an alternative rock album with PEANUT BUTTER CONSPIRACY lead guitarist Lance Baker Fent.

THE GURU/OF A CERTAIN AGE
Writer - Melissa Rosenberg
Rosenberg began her career as a dancer/choreographer for an avant-garde theater and dance company in New York City, THE MIRRORS. After receiving a B.A. in theater and dance from Bennington College in Vermont, she returned to her native California to pursue a graduate degree at USC's Peter Stark Program for Producing, from which she earned an MFA.

Her first writing assignment was a dance movie for Paramount Pictures, where she discovered that the next best thing to dancing was writing about it. Following that, she landed an overall development deal with Warner Bros. Feature Animation, where she thoroughly enjoyed a year long stint writing for singing and dancing cartoons.

Next, diving headlong into television, Melissa has garnered credits that include: CLASS OF '96 (Story Editor), DR. QUINN: MEDICINE WOMAN (Story Editor), DARK SKIES (Exec. Story Editor), plus episodes of OUTER LIMITS and HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS. After having enjoyed such diverse writing experiences, everything from the sentimental to science fiction, she welcomes this return to her dance roots, though she remains forever envious of those who get to do the actual dancing.

DUET
Writer - Jordan Budde
Jordan Budde was born in Tyler, Texas and graduated from Southern Methodist University with at degree in Broadcast Film. His first play, FRATERNITY, was produced at the Colonnades Theatre in New York City starring Robert Downey, Jr. His second play, HEAVEN'S HARD, was produced on the mainstage at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. His third play, LOVE LIES, premiered at the Hudson Backstage theatre in Los Angeles. Mr. Budde also directed this production which won the Pride Theater Award for Outstanding Drama (99 Seat Theater) in 1995. Mr. Budde has written produced episodes of : IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT for NBC, NORTHERN EXPOSURE for CBS, and MELROSE PLACE for FOX.

He was on staff as Story Editor for the first season of the Fox hit show, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210. He wrote four episodes for the series. Screenplays include: THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT, CLOSET SPACE, WEDLOCKED, FAIRADAY, and most recently, adaptations of his plays HEAVEN'S HARD and FRATERNITY.