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Born in New York City
was the second son born to Alma Iola and Maurice Robert Hines. The family lived in Washington Heights, an integrated neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, near Harlem
Father was a club bouner, his mother sold soda.He studied dance with master tap dancer "Henry Le Tang." spent much of his early career dancing at the Apollo Theater, gathering information. -
First tap lessons
FIrst ever tap dance lessons; his mother signed him up for them. -
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Broadway Career in the 70's
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Left HHD
lleft Hines, Hines, and Dad. eft to form a jazz-rock group called Severance -
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First Ever Film Role: Roman Slave
Hines landed his first film role, as a Roman slave in Mel Brooks' History of the World-Part 1, as a last-minute replacement for an ailing Richard Pryor -
Married Pamela Koslow
Marriage ended in divorce;He had two children—a son, Zach, and a daughter, Daria, as well as a stepdaughter, Jessica Koslow, and a grandson -
Starred in "The Colton Club" "White Nights"
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Released album, Starred in CBS Sitcom
Hines released an album, simply titled Gregory Hines. He also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Gregory Hines Show, in which he played a single father having trouble reentering the dating scene. -
Starred in "Tap"
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Tony Award "Jelly's Last Jam"
After returning to new york in the years before, he created and launched a broadway career which won him the tony for the headlining role in George C. Wolfe's musical tribute Jelly's Last Jam. -
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First Comedic Film: Renaissance Man
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Died of Cancer
Died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 57. liver cancer. Died on the way to hospital from his home in Los Angeles. He had been diagnosed with the disease more than a year earlier but had informed only his closest friends.
