Devine said, “I hope it goes forward. Gregory Hines also passed away and he played my love interest in the movie. They found a way around that.” She also added, “I think it would be an honor and I think it’s something that Whitney would want to see happen.

The Encore cable channel has added a Houston double feature Waiting to Exhale (1995) at 8 p.m. and The Preacher's Wife (1996) at 10:05. Houston is one of the Exhale stars and sings background songs; she has the title role in Wife, brightened by gospel...

The two brothers made frequent appearances at the Apollo Theater and were exposed to some of the greatest performers of their time. Later, their father joined the group as a drummer and the three traveled together until Gregory Hines decided that he’d...

Houston followed up her massive big-screen success on 1992's The Bodyguard with an ensemble role in Waiting to Exhale, co-starring alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Gregory Hines. Forest Whitaker directed the film, based on Terry McMillan's...

Get On This Day directly to your inbox. Sign up for the On This Day daily email update. Relive the glory moments of John F. Kennedy's life as BIOGRAPHY presents the compelling story of this profile id: 9542572 profile name: Gregory Hines profile...

On two or three occasions years ago, I had pre-Christmas showings for members of the middle school youth group that I led at my church. Whitney Houston played the role of Julia Biggs, the preacher’s wife. Courtney B. Vance was her husband, the Rev. ...