While Gregory Hines began his career as a tap dancer, by the time he died on Aug. 9, 2003, he had also assumed the roles of actor, choreographer, director and musician. Born Feb. 14, 1946, in New York City, he spent his early years as part of a dance team that variously included his father and brother.Hines left the family act at age 27 to kick off his Broadway career. Before long, he was being nominated for Tony Awards for his work in musicals such as "Eubie!" (1979). Hollywood soon came calling, and Hines began appearing in numerous films, some of which capitalized on his dancing skills (1984's The Cotton Club) and some of which didn't (1995's Waiting to Exhale and 1996's The Preacher's Wife).
Although Hines continued to make movies, his later years were dominated by TV work, including his eponymous sitcom, "The Gregory Hines Show" (1997-'98), and a recurring role on "Will & Grace."
Renaissance ManIn this feel-good comedy, Bill Rago (Danny DeVito), an unemployed advertising executive, accepts a job teaching English to a group of idiotic Army privates. Rago eventually converts them and makes a positive impact on their personal lives in the process. How? By using the seductive iambic pentameter... Read More
Running ScaredWhen their unconventional efforts to capture notorious drug lord Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits) raise the ire of their bosses, wisecracking detectives Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) and Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal) are forced to take a much-needed vacation in the Florida Keys. While contemplating... Read More
The Cotton ClubRichard Gere plays his own cornet solos in Francis Ford Coppola's story of a jazz musician at the titular 1930s legendary nightclub. When Dixie Dwyer (Gere) saves the life of mobster Dutch Schultz (James Remar), he finds he must fight for his own life when he falls for the psychotic gangster's moll.... Read More
White NightsIn this dance-filled drama (which won an Oscar for original song), Mikhail Baryshnikov plays ballet star Nikolai Rodchenko, a Russian defector who finds himself back in the Soviet Union after an emergency forces his plane to land there. This time, the KGB wants to make certain he stays in the... Read More
A Rage in HarlemJackson (Forest Whitaker) is a naïve accountant at a Harlem funeral parlor who's slightly on the pious side. But when sexy vamp Imabelle (Robin Givens) hits town with a trunk full of stolen gold, Jackson's world takes a spin. When Imabelle's "business partners" arrive -- hot on her heels --... Read More
Seven Days, Seven Workouts (2005) | NR | |
Broadway's Best at Pops (2005) | NR | |
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) | NR | |
Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring (2004) | NR | |
NR | ||
The Red Sneakers (2002) | NR | |
Bojangles (2001) | NR | |
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NR | ||
Once in the Life (2000) | R | |
Color of Justice (1997) | TV-14 | |
The Tic Code (1997) | R | |
Small Steps, Big Strides (1997) | NR | |
Subway Stories (1997) | R | |
The Preacher's Wife (1996) | PG | |
The Cherokee Kid (1996) | PG-13 | |
Good Luck (1996) | R | |
Mad Dog Time (1996) | R | |
Stories from My Childhood (1996) | NR | |
NR | ||
Waiting to Exhale (1995) | R | |
A Stranger in Town (1995) | NR | |
Renaissance Man (1994) | PG-13 | |
Bleeding Hearts (1994) | NR | |
A Rage in Harlem (1991) | R | |
Eve of Destruction (1991) | R | |
Tap (1989) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
Running Scared (1986) | R | |
White Nights (1985) | PG-13 | |
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | G | |
The Cotton Club (1984) | R | |
Deal of the Century (1983) | PG | |
History of the World: Part 1 (1981) | R | |
Wolfen (1981) | R | |
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