Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The makers of Flashdance hoped for a hit, but no one had a feeling it would become a generation-defining sensation. Bruckheimer ...

The tune from 1983’s ‘Flashdance’ became a hit single and won the Oscar for best original song that year. By Hilton Dresden Associate Awards Editor The opening synthesizer lines of the song ...

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Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder Alex ...

One of star Jennifer Beals' pro dancer doubles was a chap named Richard ONE of the professional dancers who doubled for Jennifer Beals during the iconic audition scene at the end of Flashdance was ...

Jennifer Beals stars in arguably one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. The star of '80s cult film Flashdance was only 17 when she scored the role of budding dancer Alex Owens in the romantic ...

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Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...