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Gregory Hines, dead at 57...
« on: Aug 10th, 2003, 1:37pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
What a marvelous performer he was.  I was thinking about him the other day, wondering where he was.  You sir, will be missed!
 
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Sunday, August 10, 2003 Posted: 1:01 PM EDT (1701 GMT)
 
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Tony Award winner Gregory Hines, the tap-dancing actor who starred on Broadway and in movies including "White Nights" and "Running Scared," has died, his publicist said. He was 57.  
 
Hines died Saturday in Los Angeles of cancer, publicist Allen Eichorn said.  
 
The dancer, among the best in his generation, won a 1993 Tony for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam."  
 
Hines became internationally known as part of a jazz tap duo with his brother, Maurice, and the two danced together in the musical revue "Eubie!" in 1978. The brothers later performed together in Broadway's "Sophisticated Ladies" and on film in 1984's "The Cotton Club."  
 
In "The Cotton Club," Hines also had a lead acting role, which led to more work in film. He starred with Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1985's "White Nights" and with Billy Crystal in 1986's "Running Scared," and he appeared with Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett in 1995's "Waiting to Exhale," among other movies.  
 
On television, he had his own sitcom in 1997 called "The Gregory Hines Show," as well as a recurring role on "Will and Grace." This past March, he appeared in the spring television series "Lost at Home."  
 
Gregory Oliver Hines was born on February 14, 1946, in New York City. He has said his mother urged him and his older brother toward tap dancing because she wanted them to have a way out of the ghetto.  
 
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Actor, Dancer Gregory Hines Dies
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Actor, Dancer Gregory Hines Dies
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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Gregory Hines, a Tony Award-winning actor who was considered one of the best tap dancers of his era, has died.
 
Hines died of cancer Saturday (Aug. 9) in Los Angeles, the AP reports. He was 57.
 
Born on Valentine's Day 1946 in New York City, Hines began dancing when soon after he was able to walk. After starting in showbiz as part of an act with his brother, Maurice, and father, Hines hit Broadway in the 1970s.
 
 
He earned his first Tony nomination for the 1978 musical "Eubie!" and was nominated again for "Sophisticated Ladies" and "Comin' Uptown." He won the award in 1992 for "Jelly's Last Jam."
Hines' first role in front of a camera was in Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part I" in 1981. Over the next two decades he appeared in dozens movies and TV shows, among them the feature films "Running Scared" and "Tap" and the TV series "The Gregory Hines Show" and "Will & Grace," in which he had a recurring role.
 
Hines earned two Primetime Emmy nominations, most recently for the 2001 Showtime movie "Bojangles." He also won a Daytime Emmy for his voice work in the animated series "Little Bill."
 
His most recent on-screen appearance was in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Lost at Home," which aired this spring.
 
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I didnt even know he was sick he will be missed Cry
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Re: Gregory Hines, dead at 57...
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"Tap" was one of my favorite movies.  He starred with Sammy Davis Jr.  The dance numbers in it were awesome! :dance: Amovie well worth renting! :tup:  
He surely be missed by his many fans.
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Cry  We're saddened to hear of this sad news.  What a talent he was! Cry
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« Reply #5 on: Aug 10th, 2003, 6:23pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Wow, he kept his illness quiet......at least I never had heard he was ill.   I always enjoyed seeing him dance.....what talent!  But I also enjoyed his acting.   Sad news, indeed.
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« Reply #6 on: Aug 10th, 2003, 8:20pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I had never heard of him being ill either.
 
He was just in "Will and Grace" last year I think.  He will definately be missed, I enjoyed his work very much
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Re: Gregory Hines, dead at 57...
« Reply #7 on: Aug 10th, 2003, 11:51pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I was pretty shocked to read this, this morning.  I didn't realize he was ill either.  I wonder what will happen with the Little Bill show that he's been doing the voice of the father for. Sad  My children really enjoy that show and it would be a shame to see it just fade away.  I've always thought he was a great performer and this is just such a loss...
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I know it was cancer but do we know any more?
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