Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas
Born Fayard Antonio Nicholas
October 20, 1914(1914-10-20)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died January 24, 2006(2006-01-24) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Choreographer, dancer, actor
Years active 1935–1991
Spouse Katherine Hopkins (2000–2006)
Barbara January (1967–1998)
Geraldine Pate (19??–1942)
Awards Hollywood Walk of Fame
Website
nicholasbrothers.com

Fayard Antonio Nicholas (October 20, 1914 – January 24, 2006) was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He, along with his brother Harold, made up the Nicholas Brothers tap-dance duo who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and Hard Four (2007). Fayard Nicholas was a member of the Bahá'í Faith.[1]

Fayard was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001, along with his brother Harold Nicholas.

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