Gregory Hines

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actor choreographer dancer human singer tap dancer

Gregory Hines was an acclaimed American dancer, actor, and choreographer renowned for revitalizing tap dance and starring in numerous film, television, and stage productions.

Aliases (1)

Gregory Oliver Hines ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → choreographer → dancer → human → singer → tap dancer →
awardReceived	Daytime Emmy Award → Drama Desk Award → Primetime Emmy Award nomination → Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical →
burialPlace	Saint Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	liver cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1946-02-14 →
dateOfDeath	2003-08-09 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Hines →
fieldOfWork	performing arts → tap dance →
fullName	Gregory Oliver Hines →
genre	tap dance →
givenName	Gregory →
influenced	Savion Glover →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Hines, Hines and Dad →
notableAchievement	revitalized tap dance in the late 20th century →
notableRole	Detective Ray Hughes in Running Scared → Ray in White Nights → Sandman Williams in The Cotton Club →
notableWork	A Rage in Harlem → Bojangles → Jelly's Last Jam → Running Scared → Sophisticated Ladies → Tap → The Cotton Club → The Gregory Hines Show → The Muppet Show → The Preacher's Wife → Waiting to Exhale → White Nights → Will & Grace →
occupation	actor → choreographer → dancer → singer → tap dancer →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States →
placeOfDeath	California → Los Angeles → United States →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Los Angeles → New York City →
sibling	Maurice Hines →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Preacher's Wife → Waiting to Exhale →	starring
Luther Vandross →	associatedAct
Gregory Hines ("Gregory Oliver Hines") →	fullName