Name	Fayard Nicholas
Build	Average
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	October 20, 1914
Birthplace	Mobile, AL
Star Sign	Libra
Died	January 24, 2006 (Aged 92)
Location of Death	Los Angeles, CA
Cause of Death	pneumonia and complications from a stroke
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	Black
Occupation	Dancer
Celebrity Index	Fa
Claim to Fame	fabulous dancing of Fayard and Harold Nicholas has amazed and delighted audiences the world over since the 1930s
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Trivia and Quotes

Trivia

Former brother-in-law of Dorothy Dandrige

The Nicholas Brothers were inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2002 (inaugural class).

Compliments followed them whereever they went. Dance extraordinaire Fred Astaire once called the Nicholas Brothers` "Jumpin` Jive" dance sequence in the film Stormy Weather (1943) the greatest movie musical number he had ever seen. Famed choreographer George Balanchine called their acrobatic movement ballet, despite their lack of formal training. Tapper Gregory Hines once said that if a film were ever made about the Nicholas Brothers, the dance numbers would have to be computer-generated because nobody could duplicate them. Ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov once called them the most amazing dancers he had ever seen in his life.

Self-taught, Fayard learned how to dance watching vaudeville shows while their parents played in the orchestra pit. He then would teach the routines to his younger brother. Fayard was considered the gregarious one of the duo; Harold was more withdrawn and introspective

The brothers broke down racial barriers throughout their career. As child performers at Harlem`s Cotton Club they were the only entertainers in the all African-American cast allowed to mingle with patrons

Brother of Harold Nicholas; together, they were billed as The Nicholas Brothers. (Click on group name for additional credits.).

Dancing for nine U.S. presidents throughout the course of their careers, the brothers were awarded Kennedy Center Honors in 1991.

Fayard`s two granddaughters call themselves the Nicholas Sisters and perform the brothers` old steps on the road

Known for doing cartwheels landing in full splits

Singer and tap dancer.

Won Broadway`s 1989 Tony Award as Best Choreographer for "Black and Blue" along with his collaborators Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang and Frankie Manning.

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