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How old were Fayard and Harold Nicholas when they began performing at the Cotton Club?
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The Nicholas Brothers in Orchestra Wives (1942).
When the Nicholas Brothers were hired to perform at the Cotton Club in 1932, Fayard Nicholas was 18 years old and Harold Nicholas was 11 years old, though they were billed as being younger.1