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Veronica Mars. Erica Fawn Gimpel (born June 25, 1964) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and composer. She is best known for her roles on television shows Fame as Coco Hernandez [ 2 ] and on Profiler as Angel Brown. She is also known for her recurring roles on the television shows ER as Adele Newman and on Veronica Mars as Alicia Fennel.
Feb 28, 2022 · Among the ensemble cast was also Erica Gimpel, who played show-stopping performer Coco Hernandez and sang the rendition of the infamous theme song heard on the first four seasons of the show. Just 18 years old when she was cast for the role, the young actor saw her life and career shaped by her breakout success on Fame.
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Erica Gimpel. Actress: God Friended Me. Erica Gimpel rose to international prominence in her debut role of "Coco Hernandez" on the groundbreaking hit series FAME. Erica was born in Manhattan, New York, to Phyllis Bash, a concert singer and Joseph Gimpel, an actor, singer and writer. Her parents met and fell in love at their singing teacher's ...
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Sep 6, 2022 · Erica Gimpel as Coco Hernandez: Erica just left a New York performing arts school when she landed the part of the bubbly all-rounder. Erica, 58, was not in Fame’s film version but later appeared ...
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A re-recorded version of the theme, using similar instrumentation to the 1980 track, was used in the TV series and sung by co-star Erica Gimpel, who played Coco Hernandez. Although Gimpel left the series midway through the third season (after the show moved from NBC to first-run syndication in 1983), her opening vocals were still heard on the show for two more seasons.
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May 15, 2020 · Erica Gimpel, who took over the role of Coco in the TV version of Fame, says Ray operated on a higher frequency than most. “He was unlike anyone I’ve ever met,” says Gimpel, who can now be seen on CBS' God Friended Me. “I had a crush on him and was terrified of him all at the same time. Dancers are so much freer with their bodies.
