During the late 1990s, he had his own sitcom, the gregory hines show about a single father learning to date again alongside his 12yearold son. Hines began tap dancing when he was two years old, and began dancing. Blaxploitation pride tap 1989 featuring gregory hines, sammy. In 1989, gregory hines created the emmynominated gregory hines tap dance in america, which he also hosted. Sixties selfhelp book shows you everything needed to rule the disco dance floor. Hines starred in more than 40 films and also made his mark on broadway.
As the dancers run up and join him in the dance room, he is suddenly. It really is a vehicle for some of the few remaining masters of the art, who were all near the end of their lives. Hiness skill as a dancer led to movie roles, beginning when mel brooks cast him as a dancing roman slave in history of the world, part 1. But when he returned to tap and new york in 1978, he connected with a broad public as no tap dancer had for decades. In the dance routines of tap, citywide, gregory hines has a look of lazily ecstatic glee thats almost irresistible. Much renowned as a dancer, he is considered a major figure in the revitalization of tap dancing in the late 20th century. Hines was a fast, funky, rhythmical dancer, bringing a new style of tap to a wider audience, concentrating on the sounds. Tap 1989 max and little mo played by gregory and sammy. Just released from prison, max washington must decide which of his previous professions to return to. Featuring tap dancing legends gregory hines, sammy davis jr. With tap, viewers are reminded of the late gregory hines formidable skills not only as a dancer, but as a dramatic actor. Released 1989, tap stars gregory hines, suzzanne douglas, sammy davis jr. Gregory oliver hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was an american dancer, actor, choreographer and singer. With gregory hines, suzzanne douglas, sammy davis jr.
Gregory hines plays the exconvict son of a famed tapdancer. Gregory hines is graceful, although he doesnt have the grace and lightness of, say, a fred astaire. 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. New forever stamp features dancer, actor gregory hines.
Gregory hines in white nights gregory oliver hines 19462003 spent his boyhood days at harlems apollo theater with his brother maurice, watching tap dancers like chuck green, charles honi coles, teddy hale, the nicholas brothers and howard sandman sims. Ill admit, i ve stolen a couple of steps from the people up there in this movie, from time to time. This is the story of an incredibly talented man who struggled with the demons of his past and the racism of his time, but still entertained millions with his unique and complex dance styles. The pbs special featured seasoned tap dancers such as savion glover and bunny briggs. Photograph by greg gorman, with permission from the gregory hines family and estate.
All the songs are amazing but the 1s i dug are teena maries bad boy, gregory hines cant stand the rhythm, stanley clarkes maxs theme bad bass here. During the 1980s and early 90s, gregory hines starring roles in major motion pictures, including the cotton club, white nights and tap, as well as broadways sophisticated ladies and jellys last jam, continued the revitalization of tap as an art form. At 27, gregory rebelled, dropping out for the beach lifestyle of southern california. Happy birthday, gregory hines, tap dancer, choreographer. He was married to pamela koslow and patricia panella. Gregory hines essay jacobs pillow dance interactive.
Hines also appeared on tv shows such as will and grace and lost at home. With mikhail baryshnikov, gregory hines, jerzy skolimowski, helen mirren. Gregory hines, the innovative and influential tap dance star who became invaluable in the renewal of his art and also enjoyed wide success as a film and television actor, has died. I actually was 9 thru 11 when i heard this be4 i seen the movie tap or rightafter with the late gregory hines rip. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. An expatriate russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on soviet territory. The hines brothers played the catskills, las vegas, and miami, mixing in more singing and comedy as tap went out of style.
Gregory hines, in full gregory oliver hines, born february 14, 1946, new york, new york, u. Gregory hines biography childhood, life achievements. Hines is the brother of actordancer performerp32450maurice. The cotton club 1984 one of the alltime great tap dancers gregory hines dances with his brother maurice who was also. He is a great dancer himself but has thrown away his heritage to lead a life of crime. Now he is out of prison and on the streets again, and his old associates want him to pull a bigtime jewel heist. Gregory hines turns in a very good performance, both with acting and dancing, although i say his best stuff can still be found in white nights white nights, tap, and running scared are my three favorite gregory hines movies. Before the 70s, tap hadnt been in the spotlight since the big band era of the. Gregory hines american dancer, actor, and choreographer. Gregory hines and his dancing friends click in nick castles tap by michael wilmington feb. See more ideas about gregory hines, tap dance and cool style. Two days out of prison and looking for action, max washington gregory hines gets involved in a jewel heist with a local crime boss.
If you like tap dancing, this is one of the rare opportunities to see tap legends like jimmy slyde, sandman sims, henry letang, and harold nicholas along with latterday tap wizards gregory hines and savion glover and icon sammy davis, jr. Gregory hines extrait film tap dance in the street youtube. Taking over his late fathers harlem dance studio, hines cant shake memories of his childhood, when he. As a tap dancer, actor, and choreographer, youve probably seen gregory hines in one of his many roles like in a music video, movie, on stage or tap dancing on broadway. Gregory hines began dancing as a child and went on to launch a successful broadway, television and film career. He is considered one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. The award winning actor and dancer, gregory hines, stars in this look at the life of extraordinary tap dancing legend bill bojangles robinson. His notable movies include the cotton club and white nights. Gregory hines, the genial, suave dancer, singer and actor who for many personified the art of classical tap in the 1980s and 90s, died late. He is taken to an apartment in which a black american, who has married a russian woman, lives with her.
Hines never forgot his dance origins and was a tireless advocate for. Upon his release from prison for a burglary conviction, max washington hines returns to his old haunt, the hoofer club an old tap dancing joint. This clip is from an unusual picture that director nick castle made with the late gregory hines, as a tribute to the great percussion art of tap dancing. Tap is a 1989 dance drama film written and directed by nick castle and starring gregory hines and sammy davis jr. He also cohosted the tony awards ceremony in 1995 and 2002. Often dancing while hunched over, legendary tap dancer hines 19462003 performed riffs much like a jazz drummer, staggering and breaking up the rhythm, changing tempo in the middle of a dance, or abruptly altering the emotion or mood. Gregory hines, the tony awardwinning tapdancing actor who starred on broadway as well as in many films, including the cotton club, has died at the age of 57, his publicist said on sunday. Hines is at his best in an incredible performance and the chance to see a group of elder really good tap dancers. Tap stars gregory hines as max washington, the son of one of the greatest tap dancers. Gregory hines i got rhythm fascinating rhythm gene kelly tribute 1982 kennedy center honors duration. The 1989 movie tap featured hines and sammy davis jr. Gregory hines was an american dancer and actor who appeared in movies like the cotton club and white nights.
Biography of gregory hines the new york public library. Titled discotheque dances from the 60s, it suggests a range of dance moves to. Hines was a major figure in the revitalization of tap dancing in the late 20th century. This 1989 film isnt wholly originalthe plot borrows from countless movies where the hero is a flawed man trying to do good.