The Heights (TV series)
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The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992.
The eventual theme song for the show, "How Do You Talk to an Angel
" (sung by Walters), went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, and was the first song from a television show to top the Hot 100 since 1985. The Heights premiered on August 27, 1992 to low ratings, and never gained a substantial audience. Fox canceled the series less than a week after the theme song fell from the number one spot.
Synopsis
The Heights centers on a fictional band (also called The Heights) made up of mostly middle-class young adults. Episodes regularly featured one of their songs.The eventual theme song for the show, "How Do You Talk to an Angel
How Do You Talk to an Angel
"How Do You Talk to an Angel", the single version of the theme for the TV series The Heights, with Jamie Walters as lead singer, hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 14, 1992, but the series was canceled exactly one week after the song fell from its number one position...
" (sung by Walters), went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, and was the first song from a television show to top the Hot 100 since 1985. The Heights premiered on August 27, 1992 to low ratings, and never gained a substantial audience. Fox canceled the series less than a week after the theme song fell from the number one spot.
Main cast
- Jamie Walters – Alex O'Brien
- Camille SaviolaCamille Saviola-Early life:Saviola was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, the daughter of Mary and Michael Saviola. She grew up near Yankee Stadium and graduated from Music and Arts High School then attended college for one year before dropping out to get into acting...
– Shelley Abramowitz - Alex DésertAlex DésertAlex Désert is a Haitian-American actor and musician most known for his roles in the TV series The Flash, Becker, and Boy Meets World...
– Stan Lee - Charlotte RossCharlotte RossCharlotte Ross is an American actress, who is perhaps most widely known as a cast member of NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.-Early Years:...
– Hope Linden - Donnelly RhodesDonnelly RhodesDonnelly Rhodes is a Canadian actor. He recently starred as Doctor Cottle on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. Before Battlestar Galactica he was probably best known to American audiences as the lovestruck, hapless escaped convict "Dutch Leitner" on the 1970s soap-opera...
– Harry Abramowitz - Jon Cuthbert – Sean McDougall
- Shawn David Thompson – J.T. Banks
- Cheryl Pollak – Rita MacDougal
- Tasia ValenzaTasia ValenzaTasia Valenza is an American actress who has most recently found acclaim as a voice actor.- Television :...
– Jodie Abramowitz - Ray AranhaRay AranhaRay Aranha was an American actor, playwright, and stage director.-Career:Born in Miami, Florida, Aranha appeared in and written numerous stage productions. In 1974, he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright for My Sister, My Sister...
– Mr. Mike - Ken Garito – Anthur "Dizzy" Mazelli
- Zachary Throne – Lenny Wieckowski
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Talk to an Angel" | August 27, 1992 |
| 1–2 | "A Star Ain't Nothing But a Ball o' Gas" | September 3, 1992 |
| 1–3 | "Evil Ways" | September 10, 1992 |
| 1–4 | "On the Nickel" | September 17, 1992 |
| 1–5 | "Reunion" | September 24, 1992 |
| 1–6 | "Fear of Heights" | October 1, 1992 |
| 1–7 | "No Place Like Home" | October 22, 1992 |
| 1–8 | "Splendor in the Past" | October 29, 1992 |
| 1–9 | "What Does It Take?" | November 5, 1992 |
| 1–10 | "Independence Day" | November 12, 1992 |
| 1–11 | "The Wanderer" | November 19, 1992 |
| 1–12 | "Things That Go Bump In the Night" | November 26, 1992 |
| 1–13 | "The Transformation" | Never aired |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | BMI Film & TV Awards | Won | Special Recognition | Barry Coffing, Stephanie Tyrell Stephanie Tyrell Stephanie Georgia Manteris Tyrell was an American record producer, television composer, songwriter, and the wife of jazz composer, Steve Tyrell. She produced the soundtrack albums for The Brady Bunch Movie, Mystic Pizza and the 1991 version of Father of the Bride... , and Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell Steve Tyrell is an American jazz musician.-Early career:Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A&R and promotion at Scepter Records... For the song "How Do You Talk To An Angel" |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy Award Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming... |
Nominated | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Barry Coffing, Stephanie Tyrell, and Steve Tyrell For the song "How Do You Talk To An Angel" |