] 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.

AppleMaster Gregory Hines dead at 57