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| Born | Fayard Antonio Nicholas October 20, 1914 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2006 (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1935–1991 |
| Spouse(s) | Geraldine Pate (m. 1942; div. 1955) Barbara January (m. 1967; died 1998) Katherine Hopkins (m. 2000) |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Website | nicholasbrothers.com |
Fayard Antonio Nicholas (October 20, 1914 – January 24, 2006) was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He and his younger brother Harold Nicholas made up the Nicholas Brothers tap dance duo, who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948), and Hard Four (2007). The Nicholas brothers also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals Down Argentine Way (1940), Sun Valley Serenade (1941), and Orchestra Wives (1942).[1]
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