Gender
Male
Born
Oct 20, 1914
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died
Jan 24, 2006
Toluca Lake, California, USA
Performer Choreographer
Relations
Brother of
Harold Nicholas
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Comments
Fayard Nicholas was half of the show-stopping tap-dancing duo (along with younger brother Harold) that thrilled audiences during the 1930s and beyond. They tap-danced their way from vaudeville and Harlem's legendary Cotton Club to Broadway and Hollywood. Known for their airborne splits and acrobatics, the handsome, dapper duo is considered by many to be the greatest dance team ever to work in American movies.
  • CREDITS
    Black and Blue (Jan 26, 1989 - Jan 20, 1991)
    • Choreographed by Fayard Nicholas
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    Sammy (Apr 23, 1974 - May 04, 1974)
    • Performer: Nicholas Brothers
    SpecialOriginal
    St. Louis Woman (Mar 30, 1946 - Jul 06, 1946)
    • Starring: Fayard Nicholas [Barney, Competing Couple]
    MusicalOriginal
    Babes in Arms (Apr 14, 1937 - Dec 18, 1937)
    • Performer: Fayard Nicholas [Irving DeQuincy]
    • Performer: Nicholas Brothers [The Nubians]
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Jan 30, 1936 - May 09, 1936)
    • Performer: Nicholas Brothers [Performer]
    MusicalRevueOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Choreography

    1989 | Winner  | Black and Blue
    Choreographed by Fayard Nicholas
Black and Blue (Jan 26, 1989 - Jan 20, 1991)
  • Choreographed by Fayard Nicholas
MusicalRevueOriginal
Sammy (Apr 23, 1974 - May 04, 1974)
  • Performer: Nicholas Brothers
SpecialOriginal
St. Louis Woman (Mar 30, 1946 - Jul 06, 1946)
  • Starring: Fayard Nicholas [Barney, Competing Couple]
MusicalOriginal
Babes in Arms (Apr 14, 1937 - Dec 18, 1937)
  • Performer: Fayard Nicholas [Irving DeQuincy]
  • Performer: Nicholas Brothers [The Nubians]
MusicalComedyOriginal
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Jan 30, 1936 - May 09, 1936)
  • Performer: Nicholas Brothers [Performer]
MusicalRevueOriginal

Tony Award®

Best Choreography

1989 | Winner  | Black and Blue
Choreographed by Fayard Nicholas

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