“A lot of people think the song `Mr. Bojangles’ is about Bill Robinson,” says Gregory Hines. Well, those people are wrong, and in his latest project, Hines […] ...

And I'm right-footed," says Hines, who recreates Robinson's routines in the Showtime movie "Bojangles," premiering Feb. 3 (8 p.m. EST)."It was fun and it was exhausting, but I can say that the ...

“Bojangles” is filled with marvelous dancing thanks not only to Hines but also Savion Glover and choreographer Henry LeTang. There are two scenes alone that make the movie worth your time.

Gregory Hines is temporarily abandoning “Will & Grace” to star as legendary tap dancer and entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in the Showtime original picture &#8220… ...

Sammy Davis Jr. was one of young Gregory Hines' inspirations, as were the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Hines drew on Robinson's style for some of his work in "Jelly's Last Jam." ...

Sammy Davis Jr. was one of young Gregory Hines' inspirations, as were the Nicholas Brothers and Bill ''Bojangles" Robinson. Hines drew on Robinson's style for some of his work in ''Jelly's Last Jam." ...

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… ...

Hines is survived by his fiancee, Negrita Jayde, his father Maurice Sr., his brother, his daughter, Daria, his son, Zach and his stepdaughter, Jessica. Private services will be held in Los Angeles.

GOOD MORNING: In case you wondered, as did Shirley Temple, who will play Bill (Bojangles) Robinson in the long-planned two-hour ABC version of her (first) autobiog, “Child Star” — Well ...

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 Hines, who parlayed his remarkable talents as a tap dancer into a career on both stage and screen, died Saturday in Los Angeles of cancer. He was 57.