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Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

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Born October 20, 1914 in Mobile, Alabama, USA

Died January 24, 2006

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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.

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Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather Poster

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather Short Film2022Self

Dooley's Not Dooby Poster

Dooley's Not Dooby Video2018Self

Getting There Is the Hard Part Video2010Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Documentary2009Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing Poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing Documentary2009Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical Poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical Documentary2008Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure Documentary2008Self

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2007Self - In Memoriam

Hard Four Poster

Hard Four Feature Film2007Ulysses

Pupil of the Eye Documentary2007Self

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest Poster

The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest Video2007Self

The 78th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 78th Annual Academy Awards TV Special2006Self - Memorial Tribute

Pretty Things Documentary2005Self

Swing Invasion Documentary2005Self

Valaida Snow: Queen of the Trumpet Poster

Valaida Snow: Queen of the Trumpet Short Film2004Self

A Century of Black Cinema Poster

A Century of Black Cinema Documentary2003Self

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Documentary2003Self

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Poster

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Documentary2003Self

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story Poster

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story Documentary2002Self

Autograph Poster

Autograph TV Series2002Self

It's Black Entertainment Poster

It's Black Entertainment Documentary2002Self

ShirleyMania Documentary2002Self

Night at the Golden Eagle Poster

Night at the Golden Eagle Feature Film2001Mr. Maynard

I Used to Be in Pictures Documentary2000Self

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults Poster

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults Documentary1999Self

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Poster

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Documentary1998Self

The Reel People TV Movie1998Self

Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Poster

Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 Documentary1996Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show Poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV Series1996Self

That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen Poster

That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen Documentary1994Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special1992Self

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance Poster

The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance Documentary1992Self

The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards Poster

The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards TV Special1991Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special1991Self - Honoree

22nd NAACP Image Awards Poster

22nd NAACP Image Awards TV Special1990Self

America's Dance Honors Poster

America's Dance Honors TV Special1990Self

Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation Poster

Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation Video1990Self

That's Black Entertainment Poster

That's Black Entertainment Documentary1990Self

The 43rd Annual Tony Awards TV Special1989Self - Winner

The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards Poster

The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards TV Special1988Self

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Documentary1987Self

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly Documentary1985Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self

That's Dancing! Poster

That's Dancing! Documentary1985Archival footage from 'Down Argentine Way'

The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards TV Special1985Self

The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Gene Kelly TV Special1985Self

Ebony/Jet Showcase Poster

Ebony/Jet Showcase TV Series1982Self

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1981Self - Presenter

Tapdancin' Poster

Tapdancin' Documentary1980Self

Des O'Connor Tonight Poster

Des O'Connor Tonight TV Series1977Self

Hollywood Greats Poster

Hollywood Greats TV Series1977Self

The Jacksons Poster

The Jacksons TV Series1976Self

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Poster

Brother Can You Spare a Dime Documentary1975

Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals Poster

Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals Documentary1974Self

That's Entertainment! Poster

That's Entertainment! Documentary1974Clip from 'The Pirate'

ABC Late Night Poster

ABC Late Night TV Series1973Self

AFI Life Achievement Award Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award TV Series1973Self

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Poster

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Feature Film1970Benny

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Poster

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon TV Series1966Self

The Hollywood Palace Poster

The Hollywood Palace TV Series1964Self - Tap Dancer

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self - as the Nicholas Brothers

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Dancer

Bon soir, Kathrin! Poster

Bon soir, Kathrin! TV Series19571 episode, 1958

Bonjour Kathrin Poster

Bonjour Kathrin Feature Film1956Specialty Dancer

Music in the Blood Feature Film1955

Sie können sich sehen lassen TV Movie1955Dancer

El mensaje de la muerte Poster

El mensaje de la muerte Feature Film1953Dancer

El misterio del carro express Poster

El misterio del carro express Feature Film1953Dancer

The Bob Hope Show Poster

The Bob Hope Show TV Series1952Self

Chesterfield Sound Off Time Poster

Chesterfield Sound Off Time TV Series1951Self

I'm in the Revue Poster

I'm in the Revue Feature Film1950Dancer

The Colgate Comedy Hour Poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Series1950Self

The Pirate Poster

The Pirate Feature Film1948Specialty Dancer

Dixieland Jamboree Short Film1946Self

Take It or Leave It Poster

Take It or Leave It Feature Film1944Dancer: Clip from 'The Great American Broadcast'

Stormy Weather Poster

Stormy Weather Feature Film1943Dancer

Orchestra Wives Poster

Orchestra Wives Feature Film1942Dancer

Sun Valley Serenade Poster

Sun Valley Serenade Feature Film1941Specialty Dancer

The Great American Broadcast Poster

The Great American Broadcast Feature Film1941Railroad Station Dance Specialty

Down Argentine Way Poster

Down Argentine Way Feature Film1940One of the Nicholas Brothers

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies Poster

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies Documentary1940Self

Tin Pan Alley Poster

Tin Pan Alley Feature Film1940One of the Nicholas Brothers

My Son Is Guilty Poster

My Son Is Guilty Feature Film1939Specialty Act

Calling All Stars Poster

Calling All Stars Feature Film1937Self

Don't Gamble with Love Poster

Don't Gamble with Love Feature Film1936Specialty Dancer

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show Poster

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show Short Film1935Self

Coronado Poster

Coronado Feature Film1935Dance Specialty

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Poster

The Big Broadcast of 1936 Feature Film1935Dot

Jealousy Poster

Jealousy Feature Film1934Dance Specialty

Kid Millions Poster

Kid Millions Feature Film1934One of the Nicholas Brothers

Pie, Pie, Blackbird Short Film19321st Child with Nina

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A Century of Black Cinema Poster

A Century of Black Cinema Documentary2003

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Poster

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty Documentary2003

The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards Poster

The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards TV Special1991

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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Poster

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge TV Movie1999

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