- Lost both legs to diabetes in 2001; briefly appears wearing prostheses in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
- First African-American member of International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees, Local 33.
- He gained fame as "Gene! Gene! The Dancing Machine!" on Chuck Barris's The Gong Show (1976). A regular performer, he would dance to Count Basie's "Jumping' At the Woodside".
- Worked as a cameraman for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992). (1998)
- Survived by his children, Bonnie Carol, Sidney and, Courtney, his sister, Henrietta, nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.
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