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Hines drew on Robinson's style for some of his work in "Jelly's Last Jam Actor, Dancer Gregory Hines Dies at 57 Aug 11, 6:09 AM EST As soon as he could walk and talk, Gregory Hines said, he knew he could dance " "He knew how to command " His role in "The Cotton Club" led to more offers from Hollywood Davis was one of young Gregory Hines' inspirations, as were the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson The brothers reunited onstage for "Eubie!" a homage to composer Eubie Blake Hines and his brother performed together in the musical revue "Eubie!" in 1978, in Broadway's "Sophisticated Ladies" and on film in 1984's "The Cotton Club " Hines landed his first film role in the 1981 Mel Brooks comedy "History of the World Part I," in which he played a Roman slave as a last-minute replacement for Richard Pryor On television, he had his own series in 1997 called "The Gregory Hines Show," as well as a recurring role on "Will and Grace Wolfe, who directed "Jelly He starred with Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1985's Cold War-era dancers' story "White Nights" and with Billy Crystal in 1986's "Running Scared" and he appeared with Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett in 1995's "Waiting to Exhale," among other movies " "His dancing came from something very real," said Bernadette Peters, who appeared with Hines as co-hosts of the 2002 Tony Awards show In 1973, the family act disbanded and Hines moved to Venice Beach "When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance 14, 1946, in New York City , Hines became internationally known at a young age as part of a jazz tap duo with his brother, Maurice When he was a toddler, his brother was already taking tap lessons and would come home and teach him steps His dazzling feet kicked off a career that stretched from gigs in New York clubs when he was five to Tony Award glory on Broadway and Hollywood stardom " Hines also earned Tony nominations for "Comin' Uptown" and "Sophisticated Ladies " Gregory Oliver Hines was born on Feb His whole heart and soul went into everything he did He won a 1992 Tony Award for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam He has said his mother urged him and his older brother toward tap dancing because she wanted them to have a way out of the ghetto " He was nominated for an Emmy in 2001 for his lead role in the miniseries "Bojangles" and in March appeared in the spring television series "Lost at Home "It came out of his instincts, his impulses and his amazing creativity Gregory Hines was lauded for his singing of "Low Down Blues" and his rat-tat-tat tapping during "Hot Feet â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press Drama Writer Mike Kuchwara contributed to this report They began performing together when Gregory Hines was 5, and they performed at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for two weeks when he was 6 " He got the part, but the show opened and closed in Philadelphia He returned to New York in 1978, partly to be near his daughter, Daria, who was living with Hines' first wife, dance therapist Patricia Panella " Hines was engaged to Negrita Jayde and, in addition to his father and brother, is survived by his daughter Daria, son Zach, grandson Lucian and stepdaughter Jessica Koslow Hines, considered the greatest tap dancer of his generation, died of cancer Saturday in Los Angeles at age 57 "I don't remember not dancing," Hines said in a 2001 interview with The Associated Press " With his elegant tap style that evoked Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr His brother, with whom he had reconciled, told him about an audition for the Broadway-bound "The Last Minstrel Show " Hines had a falling out with his older brother in the late 1960s because the younger boy was becoming influenced by counterculture and wanted to perform to rock music and write his songs " "He was the last of a kind of immaculate performer â€â€? a singer, dancer, actor and a personality," said George C In 1954, they were cast in the Broadway musical "The Girl in Pink Tights," starring French ballerina Jeanmaire Here are his thoughts on some of them: "Bob Roberts," 1992 "That was pretty fun " All that remains is a skeleton (Robbins) gave me a cool part They built a robot Jack Black " "The Jackal," 1997 A Sampling of Jack Black's Early Roles Oct 1, 11:35 AM EST Jack Black's defining character was the snarky record store clerk in 2000's "High Fidelity," but the portly musician-actor had a number of peculiar early roles â€â€? most of them involving his death "Mars Attacks!" 1996 "I begged for my life like pathetic clown, to no avail He shoots off my arm and then explodes my entire body I'm not kidding When you're starting out, you can't be picky It's one of those mindless teenage movies that are made out of cheese and crap " Why? 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