Gregory Hines Death
Gregory passed away on August 9, 2003 at the age of 57 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Gregory's cause of death was liver cancer.
When did Gregory Hines die?
August 9, 2003How did Gregory Hines die? What was the cause of death?
Liver cancerHow old was Gregory Hines when died?
57Where did Gregory Hines die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gregory Hines Birthday and Date of Death
Gregory Hines was born on February 14, 1946 and died on August 9, 2003. Gregory was 57 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 14, 1946
Date of Death: August 9, 2003
Age at Death: 57
Is Gregory Hines's father, Maurice Hines Sr., dead or alive?
Maurice Hines Sr.'s information is not available now.
Is Gregory Hines's mother, Alma Hines, dead or alive?
Alma Hines's information is not available now.
Gregory Hines's brother :
Gregory Hines's brother, Maurice, is still alive and kicking at the age of 80. He is American and has had a career as an actor.
Gregory Hines - Biography
Gregory Oliver Hines was an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer.
Hines made his Broadway debut with his brother in The Girl in Pink Tights in 1954. He earned Tony Award nominations for Eubie! (1979), Comin' Uptown (1980), and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), and won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Jelly's Last Jam (1992) and the Theatre World Award for Eubie!. In 1989, he created and hosted a PBS special called "Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America," which featured various tap dancers such as Savion Glover and Bunny Briggs. He also c -hosted the Tony Awards ceremony in 1995 and 2002.
Hines' marriages to Patricia Panella and Pamela Koslow ended in divorce. He had two children, a son named Zach and a daughter named Daria, as well as a stepdaughter named Jessica Koslow, and a grandson.
Hines died of liver cancer on August 9, 2003 en route to the hospital from his home in Los Angeles. He had been diagnosed with the disease more than a year earlier, but informed only his closest friends. At the time of his death, production of the television show Little Bill was ending, and he was engaged to Negrita Jayde. Hines is buried at Saint Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Oakville, Ontario.
Jayde died of cancer on August 28, 2009 at the age of 51, weeks after holding the sixth annual memorial/celebration to Hines. On January 28, 2019, the US Postal Service honored Hines with a postage stamp, issued with a ceremony at The Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, in Buffalo, New York. The stamp is part of its Black Heritage Series.
