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Fayard Nicholas‌

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calendar1914-10-20

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Fayard Nicholas

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Fayard Nicholas

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1914-10-20

Popularity

star2.1

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

Hard Four

Hard Four‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936‌
star5.4
calendar 1935

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies‌
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calendar 1940

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

Calling All Stars

Calling All Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Pie, Pie Blackbird

Pie, Pie Blackbird‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

The Black Network

The Black Network‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Barber Shop Blues

Barber Shop Blues‌
star4.0
calendar 1933

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones‌
star5.7
calendar 1970

Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Coronado

Coronado‌
star3.0
calendar 1935

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley‌
star5.0
calendar 1940

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops

Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

Don't Gamble with Love

Don't Gamble with Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Hello Kathrin

Hello Kathrin‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

El misterio del carro express

El misterio del carro express‌
star5.0
calendar 1953

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It‌
star4.0
calendar 1944

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather‌
star6.9
calendar 1943

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment‌
star8.0
calendar 2002

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

My Son Is Guilty

My Son Is Guilty‌
star8.0
calendar 1939

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There‌
star7.0
calendar 2003

Night at the Golden Eagle

Night at the Golden Eagle‌
star4.7
calendar 2002

El mensaje de la muerte

El mensaje de la muerte‌
star5.3
calendar 1953

The Pirate

The Pirate‌
star6.4
calendar 1948

Kid Millions

Kid Millions‌
star6.5
calendar 1934

The Great American Broadcast

The Great American Broadcast‌
star5.4
calendar 1941

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back‌
star5.0
calendar 2019

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Jacksons

The Jacksons‌
star8.7
calendar 1976

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978