A Tribute to Tap Dancer Nick Condos

A tribute and profile of tap dancer Nick Condos.

NAME: Nick Condos
DATE OF BIRTH: January 26, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH: July 8, 1988
PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
BROTHER: Frank Condos (born 1906)
BROTHER: Steve Condos (1918-1990)
FIRST OF 7 SPOUSES: Martha Raye (divorced in 1953)
DAUGHTER: MELODYE RAYE CONDOS

Nick Condos danced solo in the 1936 film "Dancing Feet". He was married to entertainer Martha Raye from 1946 to 1953. They remaind friends after their divorce, and he continued to manage her career until he died in 1988.

Nick's advice to dancers: "If you fall down durina a dance, do it again two more times. The audience will think it's part of the act." "

Condos Brothers Tap Ensemble
Nick Condos danced with his brothers Frank, Harry, and Steve as "The Condos Brothers", usually as a duo, but ocasionally as a trio.