The entertainment world took another hit over the weekend with the death of Gregory Hines, 57, the talented and affable star of stage, screen and TV who was considered his generation’s greatest ...

Gregory Hines is delicately stabbing at his salad on a restaurant patio in Toronto. ... He lay in state for three days before burial--a privilege usually only afforded high-ranking dignitaries.

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, 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.

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… ...