This year, Queerty turns 20. That’s two decades of telling LGBTQ+ stories, celebrating our culture, and building a safe space where queer people can come together. Thank you for being part of this ...

First impressions are everything in show business and Gene Anthony Ray knew how to make an indelible one. In his introductory scene as Leroy Johnson, a street-smart, rebellious dance prodigy in Fame, ...

Gene Anthony Ray, born in 1962, was a self-taught dancer from the streets of the Bronx. Even though he lacked formal training in both acting and dancing, Ray's breakout role as Leroy Johnson in the ...

Gene Anthony Ray, 41, an actor and dancer best known for his roles in the 1980 movie “Fame” and its spin-off television series, died Nov. 14 in New York. Ray died in Manhattan of complications from a ...

Yeng Vang-Strath can tell you when dance took over her life. As a girl watching the TV series "Fame," she was entranced by Leroy Johnson, the character portrayed by Gene Anthony Ray. "He was just such ...