] Tony-award winning dancer and actor Gregory Hines died of ] cancer Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 57 years old. ] ] Hines had a career on the Broadway stage, grabbing Tony ] nominations and a best actor award. In the 80s and 90s ] Hines appeared in a variety of motion pictures and ] television shows. He was nominated for several Emmy ] Awards, and won a Daytime Emmy. ] ] Hines had his own sitcom in the late 90s and had a ] recurring role on the NBC sitcom "Will And Grace," ] appearing as Will's ruthless boss, Ben Doucette. He was ] also an accomplished director and producer. ] ] Apple named Hines an AppleMaster -- an honorary ] recognition Apple bestowed upon celebrities and ] luminaries in the '90s "who use Apple technology to make ] the world a better place." ] ] Hines attended Macworld Conference & Expo events, and was ] seen on stage extolling the virtues of PowerPC-based ] laptops when they were still a novelty. Goodbye, Josephus. We will miss you. |