Fayard Nicholas
Actor/Actriz
37
Filmes
4
Séries
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.
Como Ator/Atriz
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Tap Dancer
MGM Parade
self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The Pirate
Performer
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Los Jacksons
El mismo
Hard Four
Ulysses
Stormy Weather
Dancer
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Orchestra Wives
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Benny Smith
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
Tin Pan Alley
Dancer
Coronado
Dance Specialty (uncredited)
Night at the Golden Eagle
Mr. Maynard
That's Dancing!
From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Self
Down Argentine Way
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Self (uncredited)
The Black Network
Dancer (uncredited)
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Self (archive footage)
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Self (archival footage)
The Great American Broadcast
Railroad Station Dancer
Kid Millions
Dancer on Ship
The Big Broadcast of 1936
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