Fayard Nicholas

Dancer

Fayard Nicholas was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States on October 20th, 1914 and is the Dancer. At the age of 91, Fayard Nicholas biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Fayard Antonio Nicholas
Date of Birth
October 20, 1914
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Death Date
Jan 24, 2006 (age 91)
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
Choreographer, Dancer, Film Actor, Singer, Stage Actor
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Fayard Nicholas Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Geraldine Pate (m. 1942; div. 1955), Barbara January (m. 1967; died 1998), Katherine Hopkins (m. 2000)
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Fayard Nicholas Career

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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