Date of Birth
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20-October-1914
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Place of Birth
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Mobile
(Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America, Area code 251)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Fayard Antonio Nicholas, The Nicholas Brothers, Nicholas Brothers
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Profession
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Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
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Fayard Antonio Nicholas was an American choreographer, dancer and actor. He, along with his brother Harold, made up the Nicholas Brothers tap-dance duo who starred in the MGM musicals An All-Colored Vaudeville Show, Stormy Weather, The Pirate, The Five Heartbeats and Hard Four. Fayard along with his brother Harold also starred in the 20th Century-Fox musicals "Down Argentine Way", "Sun Valley Serenade", and "Orchestra Wives". Fayard Nicholas was a member of the Bahá'à Faith.
Fayard was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2001, along with his brother Harold Nicholas.
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