Gregory Hines

At the time of his death, he was engaged to bodybuilder Negrita Jayde. He died of bone-marrow disease in Warwick, New York in 1999. Hines died of liver cancer at the age of 57 in Los Angeles, California. Kiley won several Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for his work in television, including The Thorn Birds (1983) and A Year in the Life (1986–87). He earned Tony Award nominations for "Eubie," "Comin' Uptown" and "Sophisticated Ladies." Hines won a 1992 Tony for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.". His work on stage included Oklahoma! in 1947, and the lead roles in Redhead and the original production of Man of La Mancha, for which he won Tony Awards in 1959 and 1966. 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. Kiley was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Hines appeared in such movies as The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared, and Tap. We got Richard Kiley to do the narration!" [approximate quote]. When Gregory was five years old, he and his brother began dancing professionally, most notably at the Apollo Theater, in Harlem. In Jurassic Park, the impresario boasted, "We've spared no expense. Born in New York, New York, Hines learned tap dancing as a toddler from his older brother Maurice Hines. Richard Paul Kiley (31 March 1922 – 5 March 1999) was an American stage, television, and film actor, though he is best known for his voice work, as narrator of various documentary series. 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. Blackboard Jungle (1955).

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