Fayard Nicholas
Biografia
Fayard Antonio Nicholas was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He and his younger brother Harold Nicholas made up the Nicholas Brothers tap dance duo, who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show, Stormy Weather, The Pirate, and Hard Four. The Nicholas brothers also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals Down Argentine Way, Sun Valley Serenade, and Orchestra Wives. 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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
Film • 2022
jako Self (archival footage)
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Film • 2019
jako Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
Film • 2016
jako Self
Hard Four
Film • 2007
jako Ulysses
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
Film • 2007
jako Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
Film • 2003
jako Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film • 2003
jako Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Film • 2002
jako Self
Night at the Golden Eagle
Film • 2002
jako Mr. Maynard
It's Black Entertainment
Film • 2002
jako Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Film • 2002
jako Self (uncredited)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Film • 1998
jako Self
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
Film • 1992
jako Himself
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Film • 1988
jako Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
Film • 1985
jako From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Serial • 1978
jako Self
The Jacksons
Serial • 1976
jako El mismo
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film • 1975
jako Self (archive footage)
To jest rozrywka!
Film • 1974
jako (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prawo gwałtu
Film • 1970
jako Benny Smith
The Hollywood Palace
Serial • 1964
jako Self - Tap Dancer
Bonjour Kathrin
Film • 1956
MGM Parade
Serial • 1955
jako self
El misterio del carro express
Film • 1953
jako Bailarín
El mensaje de la muerte
Film • 1953
jako Bailarín
Abbott i Costello Świątecznie
Film • 1952
jako Himself
The Pirate
Film • 1948
jako Performer
Take It or Leave It
Film • 1944
jako (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
Film • 1943
jako Dancer
Orchestra Wives
Film • 1942
jako Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
Sun Valley Serenade
Film • 1941
jako Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
The Great American Broadcast
Film • 1941
jako Railroad Station Dancer
Tin Pan Alley
Film • 1940
jako Dancer
Down Argentine Way
Film • 1940
jako One of the Nicholas Brothers
My Son Is Guilty
Film • 1939
jako Specialty Act
Calling All Stars
Film • 1937
jako Himself
The Black Network
Film • 1936
jako Dancer (uncredited)
Don't Gamble with Love
Film • 1936
jako Specialty Dancer
Coronado
Film • 1935
jako Dance Specialty (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Film • 1935
jako Dot
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
Film • 1935
jako Self
Kid Millions
Film • 1934
jako Dancer on Ship
Barber Shop Blues
Film • 1933
jako Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Film • 1932
jako Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)