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.

Фільмографія

• 2007Hard Four — Ulysses
• 2002Night at the Golden Eagle — Mr. Maynard
• 1985That's Dancing! — From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
• The Jacksons — El mismo
• 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1970The Liberation of L.B. Jones — Benny Smith
• 1956Hello Kathrin
• 1953El mensaje de la muerte — Bailarín
• 1953El misterio del carro express — Bailarín
• 1948The Pirate — Performer
• 1944Take It or Leave It — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1943Stormy Weather — Dancer
• 1942Orchestra Wives — Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)
• 1941Sun Valley Serenade — Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
• 1941The Great American Broadcast — Railroad Station Dancer
• 1940Down Argentine Way — One of the Nicholas Brothers
• 1940Tin Pan Alley — Dancer
• 1939My Son Is Guilty — Specialty Act
• 1936Don't Gamble with Love — Specialty Dancer
• 1936The Black Network — Dancer (uncredited)
• 1935Coronado — Dance Specialty (uncredited)
• 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 — Dot
• 1934Kid Millions — Dancer on Ship
• 1932Pie, Pie Blackbird — Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (20)

• 2022Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather — Self (archival footage)
• 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back — Self (archive footage)
• 2016Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops — Self
• 2007The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self
• 2003Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty — Self
• 2002Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (uncredited)
• 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer — Self
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self
• 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood — Self
• 1992The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance — Himself
• 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
• 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
• The Hollywood Palace — Self - Tap Dancer
• MGM Parade — self
• 1952Abbott and Costello Christmas Show — Himself
• 1937Calling All Stars — Himself
• 1935An All-Colored Vaudeville Show — Self
• 1933Barber Shop Blues — Self - Dancer - One of the Nicholas Brothers