Gregory Hines, renowned for his exceptional tap dancing and acting, has died at 57 from cancer. Known for roles in "White Nights" and "The Cotton Club," Hines was a Tony Award-winning performer who ...

Maurice Hines was a dancer, a choreographer and an evangelist for the art of tap dancing. He and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye. Maurice Hines died on Friday ...

Gregory Oliver Hines was born on Feb. 14, 1946, in New York City. 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.