Doing the last post, I stumble into this :
Damn, that is a bittersweet moment right there. He was one of the few overall artists out there who could act, sing and dance very well. He stood next to Mikhail Baryshnikov effortlessly and proved his comedic chops with Billy Crystal. I still miss seeing him around in the screen.
He was great in History of the World, Part 1.
Empress Nympho (Madeline Kahn): Say Bob, do I have any openings that this man might fit?
Crowd: Whooooaaaaaaa!
Bob: Well, we could use another wine steward.
Josephus (Gregory Hines): I got a great corkscrew!
Crowd: Whoooaaaaaaa!
Josephus (Gregory Hines): Damn, this a hip crowd!
Marcus Vindictus: The jig is up!
Josephus: And gone!