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Gregory Hines
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Actor Born: February 14, 1946 in New York City, NY Death: August 9, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Involved in show business since toddlerhood, "Gregory Hines" has grown up to be a highly acclaimed tap dancer, choreographer, dramatic and comic actor, singer, and director. Hines is the brother of actor/dancer "Maurice Hines". When Hines was two, his father employed him in a dance act with his older brothers. The child honed his dancing skills with master tap dancer "Henry Le Tang". He was five when his father teamed him with his big brother, "Jake", to form the Hines Kids. The brothers spent much of their early careers dancing at the Apollo Theater and learned much from such famed fellow performers as the "Nicholas Brothers" and "Sandman Sims". At age eight, he debuted on Broadway in the musical The Girl in Pink Tights (1954). When the boys reached adolescence, they were called the Hines Brothers. In 1963, they became Hines, Hines and Dad, and started a ten-year stint on the nightclub circuit and on... Full Biography
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