Gregory Hines Biography (1946-)

Full name, Gregory Oliver Hines; born February 14, 1946, in New York, NY; sonof Maurice Robert (a dancer, actor, and musician) and Alma Iola (maiden name, Lawless) Hines; married Patricia Panella (a dance therapist; divorced); married Pamela Koslow (a theatrical producer), April 12, 1981 (divorced, 2000);children: (first marriage) Daria; (second marriage) Zachary Evan, (stepdaughter) Jessica. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, dancer, choreographer, director
Birth Details: February 14, 1946; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Whittington, Wolfen, Warner Bros., 1981
Josephus, History of the World, Part I, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Ray Kasternak, Deal of the Century, Warner Bros., 1983
Delbert "Sandman" Williams, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
Rollerskater, The Muppets Take Manhattan, TriStar, 1984
Raymond Greenwood, White Nights, Columbia, 1985
Ray Hughes, Running Scared, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
Sergeant 1st Class Albaby Perkins, CID agent, Off Limits (also known as Saigon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Max Washington, Tap, TriStar, 1989
Jim McQuade, Eve of Destruction, Orion, 1991
Goldy, A Rage in Harlem, Miramax, 1991
Himself, Dying for a Smoke, 1992
Kangaroo Court (short film), Lava Entertainment, 1994
Sergeant Cass, Renaissance Man (also known as Army Intelligence and By the Book), Touchstone, 1994
Marvin King, Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Jules Flamingo, Mad Dog Time (also known as Trigger Happy),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
Joe Hamilton, The Preacher's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996
Bernard "Bern" Lemley, Good Luck (also known as Guys Like Us, Gimprs, and The Ox and the Eye), East West Film Partners, 1997
Tyrone Pike, The Tic Code, Avalanche Releasing, 1998
Himself, Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF, 1999
Voice of Jack, Blue's Big Treasure Hunt (animated), 1999
Robert, "Fantasies about Rebecca," Things You Can Tell Just by Lookingat Her, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
Ruffhouse, Once in the Life, 2000
Film Work
Choreographer, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
Choreographer, White Nights, Columbia, 1985
Choreographer, Tap, TriStar, 1989
Director, White Man's Burden (also known as Bleeding Hearts), Savoy Pictures, 1995
Television Appearances
Series
Ben Stevenson, The Gregory Hines Show (also known as Square One), CBS, 1997-1998
Big Bill, Little Bill, Nickelodeon, 1999
Ben Doucette, a recurring role, Will & Grace, NBC, 1999-2000
Also appeared as the voice of Michael Jones, Dora the Explorer (animated), Nickelodeon.
Movies
Len Madison, Jr., White Lie (also known as Louisiana Black), USA Network, 1991
T Bone, T Bone N Weasel, TNT, 1992
Jim Sheppard/Mark Janek, Dead Air (also known as Hit Radio), USA Network, 1994
Barnes, A Stranger in Town (also known as Higher Laws), CBS, 1995
Jedediah Turner and the undertaker, The Cherokee Kid, HBO, 1996
Reverend Walton, Color of Justice, Showtime, 1997
Ron Larson, Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (also known as Echoof Murder), Showtime, 2000
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (title role), Bojangles, Showtime, 2001
Zeke, The Red Sneakers, Showtime, 2002
Michael Jacobs' Untitled Pilot, 2002
Miniseries
Voice, Baseball (also known as The History of Baseball), PBS, 1994
Specials
100 Years of Americas Popular Music, 1981
Eubie!, 1981
The Kennedy Center Honors, 1982
I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982
Shirley MacLaine: Illusions, 1982
Parade of Stars, 1983
Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985
Motown Returns to the Apollo, NBC, 1985
Himself, The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (also known as A Salute to Gene Kelly, The Best of Gene Kelly, and The 13th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Gene Kelly), CBS, 1985
About Tap, PBS, 1985

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., NBC, 1986
The National AIDS Awareness Test: What Do You Know About Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome?, syndicated, 1987
Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988
Dionne Warwick in London, syndicated, 1988
Host, "Gregory Hines Tap Dance in America" (also known as "Dance in America") Great Performances, PBS, 1989
Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The Kennedy Center Honors), CBS, 1991
The Dancing Man--Peg Leg Bates, PBS, 1992
"Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway," Great Performances, PBS,1992
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994
In a New Light, ABC, 1994
Bruce Hornsby and Friends: An "In the Spotlight" Special, PBS, 1995
"A Renaissance Revisited" (also known as "Dance in America"), Great Performances, PBS, 1996
Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of "Ebony," ABC, 1996
Signature: George C. Wolfe (documentary), PBS, 1997
A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1997
New York host, The All-American Thanksgiving Parade, CBS, 1997
Take a Moment, The Disney Channel, 1998
Host, The National Hate Test (also known as Erase the Hate), USA Network, 1998
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Michele Lee, 1999
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
Himself, The Kennedy Center Honors, 2000
Himself, It's Black Entertainment, Showtime, 2000
(Uncredited) Himself, Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story, TCM, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 40th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986
The 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1987
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1989
Host, The 16th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, syndicated, 1989
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 1990
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, 1991
The 47th Annual Tony Awards, 1993
Host, The 49th Annual Tony Awards, 1995
The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1995
The 50th Annual Tony Awards, 1996
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, 1998
Host, The 30th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1998
Cohost, The Tony Awards, CBS, 2002
Episodic
Contestant, The Dating Game, ABC, 1968
Miller's son, "Puss in Boots," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known asShelly Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1985
Falsworth, "The Amazing Falsworth," Amazing Stories, 1985
Evening at Pops, PBS, 1987
"The Nova Quiz," Nova, PBS, 1993
Voice of the Beast, "Beauty and the Beast," Happily Ever After: FairyTales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
Voice characterization, "The Golden Rooster," Stories from My Childhood (animated; also known as Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood), PBS, 1997
Jack, "Manhattan Miracle," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground, HBO, 1997
Interviewee, "Bill Robinson: Mr. Bojangles," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Also appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS; Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL); Square One TV, PBS; The Tonight Show, NBC.
Television Work
Series
Executive consultant and choreographer, The Gregory Hines Show (also known as Square One), CBS, 1997-1998
Movies
Executive producer, Bojangles, Showtime, 2001
Director, The Red Sneakers, Showtime, 2002
Choreographer; Specials
"Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway," Great Performances, PBS,1992
"A Renaissance Revisited" (also known as "Dance in America"), Great Performances, PBS, 1996
Stage Appearances
The Girl in Pink Tights, Broadway production, 1954
The Last Minstrel Show (revue), Philadelphia, PA, 1978
Eubie!, Broadway production, 1978
Comin' Uptown, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980
Black Broadway, Town Hall Theatre, New York City, 1980
Sophisticated Ladies, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1981
Bill Robinson, Parade of Stars Playing the Palace, Palace Theatre,New York City, 1983
Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
Jazz Tap Ensemble, Joyce Theatre, New York City, 1987
An Evening of Tap, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 1988
Feste, Twelfth Night, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1989
"Jelly Roll" Morton, Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway production, c. 1992
Appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov at the opening performance of Feld Ballets/New York, Joyce Theatre, New York City, 1995.
Stage Choreographer
Blues in the Night (revue), off-Broadway production, 1980
(With Ted L. Levy) Jelly's Last Jam, Broadway production, c. 1992
Major Tours
Sophisticated Ladies, U.S. cities, 1982
RECORDINGS
Albums
Gregory Hines (includes singles "That Girl Wants to Dance with Me"and [with Luther Vandross] "There's Nothing Better Than Love"), Epic Records, 1988
Appeared on Bruce Hornsby's Harbor Lights album.
Music Videos
Appeared in Michael McDonald's "Sweet Freedom."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 1, Gale Research, 1992
Newsmakers 1992, Issue Cumulation, Gale Research, 1992

Periodicals

American Film, December, 1984, p. 28
American Visions, October/November, 1997, pp. 14-19
Dance, December, 1988, p. 46; May, 1994, p. 38; March, 1995, p. 26
Entertainment Weekly, September 12, 1997, pp. 90-95
New York, March 30, 1981, p. 27
People Weekly, August 17, 1982, p. 105; August 11, 1986, p. 86
Premiere, March, 1989, p. 72

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