After appearing in many stage musicals and clubs, especially The Cotton Club, Fayard and Harold Nicholas got their first appearance in a Hollywood film in 'Kid millions' and appeared in numerous films after that. Their fame quickly spread through out the world and they appeared in Europe. As the brothers matured they appeared in a number of all black cast films, but still with limited specialty appearances, but the fantastic moves and execution of numerous splits, flip and spins left advances demanding replays through-out America.
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GREGORY HINES (Born 1946) Known for his grace and athleticism, Hines is considered one of the top tap dancers of his generation. He is also a successful actor and has performed on the stage, in motion pictures, and on television.
Hines was born in the Washington Heights section of New York City. He began studying tap dance at age three; when he was four, he and his older brother Maurice Hines formed a tap-dancing act called the Hines Kids. The pair toured the country, first as the Hines Kids and later as the Hines Brothers, performing at nightclubs and on the vaudeville circuit. In 1963 their father, Maurice Hines Sr., joined the act as a drummer, and the threesome toured internationally under the name Hines, Hines and Dad. They also appeared on television programs, including "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Tonight Show." In 1973 Gregory Hines moved to Venice, California, and formed a jazz-rock group in which he sang and played guitar. He moved back to New York in 1978 and began dancing and acting in Broadway plays and musicals, including Eubie! (1978), Comin' Uptown (1979), and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), receiving three Tony Award nominations for his performances. In 1992 he received a Tony Award for best actor in a musical for his portrayal of jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton in the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam. Hines's success in theater led to roles in motion pictures. He made his film debut in 1981 in History of the WorldPart 1, directed by Mel Brooks. He subsequently appeared in numerous films, with dancing roles in The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), and Tap (1989), and straight acting roles in Running Scared (1986), Off Limits (1988), A Rage in Harlem (1991), Waiting To Exhale (1995), and The Preacher's Wife (1996). He also appeared in a number of television programs, earning an Emmy Award in 1989 for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) special "Gregory Hines: Tap Dance In America."
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