Cher Lyrics

Cher Info:

Birth Name:
Cherilyn Sarkisian

Born:
May 20, 1946 ( age )

Born In:
El Centro, California, U.S.

From:
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Nationality:
American

Other names:
Cheryl LaPiere
Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere
Cheryl Sarkisian
Bonnie Jo Mason
Cleo
Chér
Cher Bono

Height:
5' 8''

Education:
Studied acting with Jeff Corey

Occupation:
Singer, actress, songwriter, music and film producer, film director, comedian, television host, model, fashion designer, dancer, entrepreneur

Television:
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974)
Cher (1975-1976)
The Sonny and Cher Show (1976-1977)
Cher... Special (1978)
Cher and Other Fantasies (1979)
Cher: A Celebration at Caesars (1983)
Cher Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage (1991)
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
Cher: Live at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (1999)
Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)
Dear Mom, Love Cher (2013)

Movies:
Good Times (1967)
Chastity (1969)
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
Silkwood (1983)
Mask (1985)
Suspect (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Moonstruck (1987)
(Won Academy Award for Best Actress in 1988)
Mermaids (1990)
Faithful (1996)
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Stuck on You (2003)
Burlesque (2010)
Zookeeper (2011)

Spouses:
Sonny Bono (1964-1975, divorced)
Gregg Allman (1975-1979, divorced)

Children:
Chaz Bono (born 1969)
Elijah Blue Allman (born 1976)

Parents:
John Sarkisian (truck driver; Armenian; married and divorced Cher's mother twice)
Georgia Holt (aka Jackie Jean Crouch; actress; author of Star Mothers)

Half Sister:
Georganne La Piere (actress; born 1951)

Step Father:
John Southall (married to Cher's mother in the early 1950s)

Genres:
Pop, rock, folk, disco, dance

Instruments:
Vocals

Years active:
1963-present

Associated acts:
Sonny & Cher, Sonny Bono, Gregg Allman, Black Rose

Cher Quotes:
"Some years I'm the coolest thing that ever happened, and the next year everyone's so over me."

"A girl can wait for the right man to come along, but in the meantime that still doesn't mean she can't have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones."

"I answer to two people: myself and my God."

"I think you just gravitate to the people you gravitate to, and there's something that you find in somebody that makes them special to you. It never has anything to do with their age, because once you know someone's age, it's never really going to figure in the relationship again. It's like the color of their eyes - that's never going to figure in the relationship either."

"Living your life the way you want to live it is the most important thing, so if you have to pay small prices along the way its not important."

"I've always taken risks and never wondered what people might really think about me."

Cher Awards:
Emmy Awards: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003)

Billboard Music Awards: Artist/Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)

Women in Film Lucy Awards: Lucy Award (2000)


GLAAD Media Awards: Vanguard Award (1998)
ECHO Music Award (German Grammy) for Künstlerin des Jahres international (1992)

David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actress, MOONSTRUCK (1988)

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Best Actress - Foreign Film, MOONSTRUCK (1988)

Academy Awards: Best Actress, MOONSTRUCK (1987)

Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, MOONSTRUCK (1987)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Woman of the Year (1985)

Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, MASK (1985)

Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, SILKWOOD (1983)

Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role--Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie, THE SONNY AND CHER COMEDY HOUR (1973)

Grammy Awards for 'Believe'.


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