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12-31-69
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12-31-69
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12-31-69
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12-31-69
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Grandpa Bowes: African American Male 60-75 yrs old, suffering from early Alzheimer’s disease
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Gender: Male
Age: from 60 to 75
Ethnicity: African - African American - Caribbian - |
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Zumbi: African American woman 25-30 yrs old, eager to take care of her grandfather and explore her family past
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Gender: Female
Age: from 25 to 30
Ethnicity: African - African American - Caribbian - |
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Calvin: African American Male 25-30 yrs, Zumbi’s love interest
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Gender: Male
Age: from 25 to 30
Ethnicity: African - African American - Caribbian - |
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Karl: Caribbean immigrant male 25-30 yrs old, taxi driver adopted by the grandfather like a son
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Gender: Male
Age: from 25 to 30
Ethnicity: African - African American - Caribbian - |
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Aunt Mae: Caribbean American 60-70yrs old, independent and strong
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Gender: Female
Age: from 60 to 70
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, Hines became internationally known at a young age as part of a jazz tap duo with his brother, Maurice
His brother, with whom he had reconciled, told him about an audition for the Broadway-bound "The Last Minstrel Show
The brothers reunited onstage for "Eubie!" a homage to composer Eubie Blake
On television, he had his own series in 1997 called "The Gregory Hines Show," as well as a recurring role on "Will and Grace 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 won a 1992 Tony Award for the musical "Jelly's Last Jam " 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
When he was a toddler, his brother was already taking tap lessons and would come home and teach him steps " He got the part, but the show opened and closed in Philadelphia
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 " "He knew how to command "
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
Davis was one of young Gregory Hines' inspirations, as were the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson 14, 1946, in New York City Wolfe, who directed "Jelly 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 In 1973, the family act disbanded and Hines moved to Venice Beach "
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 "
His role in "The Cotton Club" led to more offers from Hollywood
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 "It came out of his instincts, his impulses and his amazing creativity
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
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Associated Press Drama Writer Mike Kuchwara contributed to this report "
"His dancing came from something very real," said Bernadette Peters, who appeared with Hines as co-hosts of the 2002 Tony Awards 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 "
Gregory Oliver Hines was born on Feb
Hines, considered the greatest tap dancer of his generation, died of cancer Saturday in Los Angeles at age 57 Gregory Hines was lauded for his singing of "Low Down Blues" and his rat-tat-tat tapping during "Hot Feet
"I don't remember not dancing," Hines said in a 2001 interview with The Associated Press "When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance 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 His whole heart and soul went into everything he did " Hines also earned Tony nominations for "Comin' Uptown" and "Sophisticated Ladies Hines drew on Robinson's style for some of his work in "Jelly's Last Jam
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 In 1954, they were cast in the Broadway musical "The Girl in Pink Tights," starring French ballerina Jeanmaire "
With his elegant tap style that evoked Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr "
"He was the last of a kind of immaculate performer â€â€? a singer, dancer, actor and a personality," said George C
