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person_profile-Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas Died at age: 91

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Fayard Nicholas

Date of Birth:

Oct 20, 1914

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 24, 2006

Biography of

Fayard Nicholas

    Fayard Antonio Nicholas was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He and his younger brother Harold Nicholas made up the Nicholas Brothers tap dance duo, who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show, Stormy Weather, The Pirate, and Hard Four. The Nicholas brothers also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals Down Argentine Way, Sun Valley Serenade, and Orchestra Wives. In 1932, when he was 18 and his brother was only 11, they became the featured act at Cotton Club in New York City. The brothers earned fame with a unique style of rhythm tap that blended "masterful jazz steps with daredevil athletic moves and an elegance of motion worthy of ballet". They appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway and in London they worked with jazz choreographer Buddy Bradley. The performances led them to a career in film. Nicholas appeared in over 60 films, including the 1943 musical Stormy Weather with their signature staircase dance.

    His career was interrupted from 1943 to 1944 when he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Nicholas achieved the rank of Technician fifth grade while in WWII.

    After his dance career ended, Nicholas and his wife, Katherine Hopkins Nicholas, embarked on a lecture tour discussing dance. In 2003, Nicholas served as "Festival Legend" at the third "Soul to Sole Tap Festival" in Austin, Texas.

    Nicholas was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Fayard Nicholas

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Filmography of

Fayard Nicholas

Found 32 Movies in total

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

... 2016

... 2003

... 2003

... 2002

Night at the Golden Eagle

Mr. Maynard ( Actor )

... 2002

... 2002

... 2002

... 1998

... 1992

... 1988

That's Dancing!

From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1985

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1974

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Benny Smith ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1956

... 1953

... 1953

The Pirate

Performer ( Actor )

... 1948

Take It or Leave It

Himself ( Actor )

... 1944

Stormy Weather

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1943

Orchestra Wives

Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers) ( Actor )

... 1942

Sun Valley Serenade

Specialty Dancer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

The Great American Broadcast

Railroad Station Dancer ( Actor )

... 1941

Tin Pan Alley

Dancer ( Actor )

... 1940

Down Argentine Way

One of the Nicholas Brothers ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1940

My Son Is Guilty

Specialty Act ( Actor )

... 1939

Don't Gamble with Love

Specialty Dancer ( Actor )

... 1936

Coronado

Dance Specialty (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

Kid Millions

Dancer on Ship ( Actor )

... 1934