Christopher Gore Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen for "Fame" in 1981
• Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Drama
• Began producing and directing children's theater when he was a teenager and was one of the founders of the Fort Lauderdale Junior Theatre in 1960
• Started out as a playwright, with one of his first plays, "Mary," opening at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1967
• Made his Broadway production debut with "Via Galactica," a sci-fi rock musical, in 1972
• Best known as the creator and writer of the film and TV series "Fame․"
• Was a story consultant on the first season of the "Fame" TV series in 1982