Gregory Hines

At the time of his death, he was engaged to bodybuilder Negrita Jayde. His most notable moments on film include:. Hines died of liver cancer at the age of 57 in Los Angeles, California. He was the first American to choreograph and stage a ballet in the Paris Opera. He earned Tony Award nominations for "Eubie," "Comin' Uptown" and "Sophisticated Ladies." Hines won a 1992 Tony for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.". Kelly married three times:. On television, he starred in his own series in 1997 called The Gregory Hines Show, as well as in a recurring role on Will & Grace. He also received the Life Achievement Award from American Film Institute in 1985.

Hines appeared in such movies as The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared, and Tap. Kelly was awarded a special Academy Award “in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film” in 1951 and reawarded in 1984's Academy Awards due to a fire which burned down his home in the previous year. When Gregory was five years old, he and his brother began dancing professionally, most notably at the Apollo Theater, in Harlem. Kelly was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1960. Born in New York, New York, Hines learned tap dancing as a toddler from his older brother Maurice Hines. An energetic and athletic performer, he was known for doing his own stunts. Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 - August 9, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, regarded by many as the greatest tap dancer of his generation, and one who transcended the stage. Eugene Curran Kelly (born August 23, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died February 2, 1996 in Beverly Hills, California after suffering two strokes at the age of 83), was best known as an American dancer in films, but was also an actor, singer, director and choreographer.

"If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando." -- Gene Kelly. Dancing on roller skates in An American in Paris. Dancing with a mop, a squeaky floorboard and a newspaper in Summer Stock. Singing and dancing in the rain in a much-parodied scene from the film Singin' in the Rain.

Patricia Ward (1990–1996). Jeanne Coyne (1960–1973) (two children, Bridget and Tim). Betsy Blair (1940–1957) (one child, Kerry). Xanadu (1980) - final film in which Kelly danced.

This was the second and last time Kelly and Astaire danced together on film. That's Entertainment Part II (1976) - also directed. That's Entertainment! (1974). Hello, Dolly (1969) - Directorial and choreography credits.

The Young Girls Of Rochefort, (1967). What a Way to Go! (1964). Inherit the Wind (1960). Les Girls (1957) - Kelly's final film at MGM Studio.

Invitation to the Dance (1956). Brigadoon (1954). Singin' in the Rain (1952). An American in Paris (1951) - (Academy Award, special achievement, choreography).

Summer Stock (1950) - Judy Garland's final film at MGM Studio. In addition, directorial debut. On the Town (1949) - First musical film to be shot on location. The Pirate (1948).

Ziegfeld Follies - First of two films in which Kelly and Fred Astaire danced together. Anchors Aweigh (1945) - Included number combining live-action and animation, performed by Kelly and Jerry the mouse of Tom and Jerry. Cover Girl (1944) - Kelly danced with himself through trick photography. DuBarry Was a Lady (1943).

For Me and My Gal (1942).