Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1914-10-20
Deathday: 2006-01-24 (91 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 48

Movies 44

self 25

TV Shows 4

From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

Movie
Specialty Dancer
The Pirate

The Pirate (1948)

Movie
Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Orchestra Wives

Orchestra Wives (1942)

Movie
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade (1941)

Movie
One of the Nicholas Brothers
Down Argentine Way

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Movie
Dance Specialty (uncredited)
Coronado

Coronado (1935)

Movie
Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
Barber Shop Blues

Barber Shop Blues (1933)

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-10-20

Deathday
2006-01-24 (91 years old)

Birth Place
Mobile, Alabama, USA

Religion
Baháʼí Faith

Siblings
Harold Nicholas

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
The Nicholas Brothers, Nicholas Brothers, Fayard Antonio Nicholas

Awards
Kennedy Center Honors, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Tony Award for Best Choreography

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