Fayard Nicholas

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Birthday
    10/20/1914
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
6
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
7
Hard Four
Hard Four
5.5
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
5.4
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
0
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
0
Calling All Stars
0
Pie, Pie Blackbird
6
The Black Network
The Black Network
6
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.2
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
0
Barber Shop Blues
4
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
5.7
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
5.8
Coronado
Coronado
3
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
6.9
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
5
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
0
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7
Don't Gamble with Love
Don't Gamble with Love
0
Hello Kathrin
Hello Kathrin
5
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
El misterio del carro express
El misterio del carro express
5
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
4
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
6.9
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
8
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
7.5
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
7
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
0
My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty
8
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7
Night at the Golden Eagle
Night at the Golden Eagle
4.5
El mensaje de la muerte
El mensaje de la muerte
5.3
The Pirate
The Pirate
6.4
Kid Millions
Kid Millions
6.5
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast
5.4
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
5
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