Other than actor, gregory hines who plays ben was a renown tap dancer and he gets. Main cast eric mccormack as will truman, debra messing as grace adler, sean hayes as jack mcfarland, megan mullally as karen walker, gary grubbs as harlin polk 11 episodes. Grace debra messing is hired as an interior design consultant by a successful lawyer tonywinning guest star gregory hines but when he reneges on his payment, she calls on will eric mccormack to represent her. Terms of employment is the 8th episode of the second season and 30th overall. May 09, 2000 there but for the grace of grace is the 21st episode of the second season and 43rd overall. Shelley morrison as rosario mcfarland 38 recurring characters. With eric mccormack, debra messing, megan mullally, sean hayes. Its a scary glimpse into the future for will and grace when they visit their curmudgeonly retired college professor only to discover that he is a bitter old man who has a grace of his own. A complete entertainer, gregory hines african american. Unknown to will eric mccormack, grace debra messing has a romantic dalliance with his boss ben guest star gregory hines, but when.
Musically he released an album, simply titled gregory hines, in 1987. It is speculated that the character of ben will and vinces son was named after this character in honor of gregory hines. Gregory hines as ben doucette 25 gary grubbs as harlin polk eps 128 tom gallop as rob. Stein introduced in the fifth season, played by gene wilder. To save his failing cabaret act, jack unsheathes his claws and writes nasty new material based on wills private life. Gregory hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was a emmy and tony awardwinning actor and tap dancer who played wills boss ben doucette. The series is set to return for a 10episode limited run in the 20172018 season. Will truman, a gay man and lawyer, lives with his best friend grace adler, a jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm. There but for the grace of grace is the 21st episode of the second season and 43rd overall. Meanwhile, karen must confront her most mortal enemy, the kitchen, when stan requests a homecooked meal for. Gregory oliver hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was an american actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. Meanwhile, karen must confront her most mortal enemy, the kitchen, when stan requests a homecooked meal for his birthday, and she looks to jack and ben to come to her rescue. Will so impresses the defendantlawyer that he later hires will himself. Grace debra messing has made up her mind to break up with ben guest star gregory hines because shes convinced their relationship is going nowhere but.
Gregory hines full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The show earned sixteen emmy awards, and 83 nominations. Description above from the wikipedia article gregory hines, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. Grace and ben played by gregory hines dated in seasons 2 and 3. Molly shannon as val always makes an awesome episode. Meanwhile, jack and karen turn a training film set. Grace goes for a job against a highprofile designer.
Gregory the great 2 episodes, 19921993 t bone n weasel tv movie. At the same time, rosario kindly informs jack sean hayes that she wants a divorce so she can marry karens gardener. Unknown to will eric mccormack, grace debra messing has a romantic dalliance with his boss ben guest star gregory hines, but when will finds out, she makes him promise not to interfere. Gregory hines was set to return to the show, but died in 2003. There but for the grace of grace will and grace wiki.
To save his failing cabaret act, jack unsheathes his claws and writes nasty new material based on will s private life. Ben gregory hines resists graces attempt to dump him. Gregory hines hid cancer battle for two years national enquirer. Nov 02, 2000 to save his failing cabaret act, jack unsheathes his claws and writes nasty new material based on will s private life. Gregory hines is a professional tap dancer and we get to see a bit of him in action in this episode. I liked it when grace was dating wills boss played by the late gregory hines.
Gregory hines, whose elegant grace and easy charm earned him fame on and off stage and screen and whose flashing feet made him the greatest tap dancer of. Jack and karen get hired to act on an employee training video. Hines was born in new york city on february 14, 1946 to alma iola lawless and maurice robert hines, a dancer, musician, and actor, and grew up in the sugar hill neighborhood of harlem. He is considered one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time hines starred in more than 40 films and also made his mark on broadway during his lifetime. Mar 23, 2012 love this short clip of gregory hines tapping on will and grace. Robert segment fantasies about rebecca blues big treasure hunt video short 1999 jack voice the gregory hines show tv series 19971999 ben stevenson 21 episodes, 19971999 the tic code. That is jack in the picture, but gregory dances after him. Watch the gregory hines show episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Grace debra messing has made up her mind to break up with ben guest star gregory hines because shes convinced their relationship is going nowhere but his charm and refusal to call it quits tempt her to reconsider. He was married to pamela koslow and patricia panella. Jack competes with wills boss ben in teaching karen how to cook, among other things. Jack competes with will s boss ben in teaching karen how to cook, among other things. He was the recipient of many accolades, including a daytime emmy award, a drama desk award and a tony award, as well. Meanwhile, karen must confront her most mortal enemy the kitchen when stan requests a homecooked meal for his birthday, and she looks to jack and.
Will and grace visit a retired professor who inspired them during college. Its a scary glimpse into the future for will and grace when they visit their curmudgeonly retired college professor only to discover that he is a bitter old man that has a grace of his own. Every one of these episodes were some of the best sitcom writing in years. Gregory oliver hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was an american dancer, actor, choreographer and singer. Ben gregory hines resists grace s attempt to dump him. Grace enlists an outofpractice will to sue one of her clients gregory hines, a hotshot lawyer who kills her case, but saves will s career.
Love this short clip of gregory hines tapping on will and grace. Gregory hines list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Gregory hines ben, ben doucette 7 episodes 19992000. Its a scary glimpse into the future for will and grace when they visit their. Grace enlists an outofpractice will to sue one of her clients gregory hines, a hotshot lawyer who kills her case, but saves wills career. Set in new york city, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends will truman eric mccormack, a gay lawyer, and grace adler debra messing, a straight interior designer. Gregory oliver hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was an american dancer, actor, singer, and choreographer.
Gregory hines february 14, 1946 august 9, 2003 was a emmy and tony. Love this short clip of gregory hines tapping on will and. Hines tap dancing skills are showcased during the season two episode there but for the grace of grace after jack challenges his skills. Season 2 offers some of my alltime favorite episodes. In the late, great gregory hines first episode as hotshot lawyer ben doucette, he refuses to pay grace and then ends up convincing will you. Gregory hines was born on february 14, 1946 in new york city, new york, usa as gregory oliver hines. Will faces a dilemma of accepting a job offer and supporting grace. Ten years later he starred in the family comedy the gregory hines show. Their friends are karen walker, a rich socialite, and jack mcfarland, a struggling actorsingerdancer who also has had brief careers as an acting teacher, backup dancer, caterwaiter, talkshow host and student nurse. He was hoping he could beat it and he didnt want anyone fussing over him, a source told the enquirer. Jack challenges ben gregory hines to who is the better tap dancer dancing animated. Though shortlived, he was seen on tvs will and grace. The show was broadcast on nbc from september 21, 1998, to may 18, 2006, for a total of eight seasons, and returned to.
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