Coordinates | 31°6′12″N77°10′20″N |
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name | Gregory Hines |
birth name | Gregory Oliver Hines |
birth date | February 14, 1946 |
birth place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
death date | August 09, 2003 |
death place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
occupation | Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer |
years active | 1954–2003 |
spouse | Pamela Koslow (1981-2000)Patricia Panella (m. 1968) }} |
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.
Hines made his movie debut in Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part 1. Critics took note of Hines's comedic charm, and he later appeared in such movies as The Cotton Club, White Nights, Running Scared, Tap, and Waiting to Exhale. On television, he starred in his own series in 1997 called The Gregory Hines Show on CBS, as well as in the recurring role of Ben Doucette on Will & Grace. In 1999, Hines made his return on television with Nick Jr.'s Little Bill, as the voice of Big Bill.
Hines made his Broadway debut with his brother in The Girl in Pink Tights in 1954. He earned Tony Award nominations for Eubie! (1979), Comin' Uptown (1980) and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Jelly's Last Jam (1992) and the Theatre World Award for Eubie!. He also co-hosted the Tony Awards ceremony in 1995 and 2002.
In 1990, Hines visited with his idol, Sammy Davis, Jr., as the great entertainer lay dying of throat cancer, unable to speak. After Davis died, a choked-up Hines spoke at Davis's funeral of how Sammy had made a gesture to him, "as if passing a basketball … and I caught it." Hines spoke of the honor that Sammy thought that Hines could carry on from where he left off.
His TV show Lost at Home was cancelled after 4 episodes following his death.
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Coordinates | 31°6′12″N77°10′20″N |
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name | Gregory |
gender | Male |
meaning | Watchful, Alert |
region | worldwide |
origin | Greek via Latin |
related names | Greg, Gregg, Gregor, Grigori, MacGregor, McGregor |
footnotes | }} |
Gregory is a common masculine first name and family name. It is derived from the Latin name "Gregorius," which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgorios) meaning "watchful" (derived from Greek "γρήγoρηῖν" "grēgorein" meaning "to watch").
Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin grex (stem greg–) meaning 'flock' or 'herd'. This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes.
There have been 16 popes with the name, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is the second-most popular name for pope, along with Benedict, after John. Because of this background, it is also a very common name for saints. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most common male names in the 1950s and has remained popular since.
The Orthodox Church holds the feast of Saint Gregory of Cappadocia (third century) on November 17 (Julian calendar, equivalent to 30 November in the Gregorian calendar).
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