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.

Gregory Oliver Hines was born 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.

Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included roles in “White Nights” and “The Cotton Club,” has died at 57.

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.

LOS ANGELES -- Gregory Hines, the innovative and influential tap dance star who became invaluable in the renewal of his art and also enjoyed wide success as a film and television actor, has died.

NEW YORK — Breathtaking tap dancer Gregory Hines, who dazzled on Broadway and in films and television, while always insisting he was ‘‘just a hoofer at heart,'' died Saturday of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP -- Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included starring roles in ''White Nights'' and ''The Cott… ...

Gregory Hines, the genial, suave dancer, singer and actor who for many personified the art of classical tap in the 1980s and ’90s, died late Saturday on his way to a hospital from his home in ...

Gregory Hines, the Tony Award-winning tap-dancing actor who starred on Broadway as well as in many films, including "The Cotton Club," has died at the age of 57.

Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who also transcended the stage with successful film and television roles, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 57.

Maurice Hines, Broadway star and brother of fellow tap-dancing legend Gregory Hines, has died. He was 80. Maurice died on Friday of natural causes at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey ...