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Cher Biography

Cher
  • Birth Name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
  • Birth Place: El Centro, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/20/1946, Taurus
  • Profession: Singer; actor
Cher Fast Facts:
  • Met future performing partner and husband Sonny Bono in a Sunset Boulevard coffee shop in 1962. When they first began to sing together, they called themselves Caesar and Cleo.
  • Was a backup singer for Phil Spector-produced groups like the Ronettes and the Crystals in the mid-'60s.
  • One of five actor-singers to have a No. 1 single and win an acting Academy Award (the others are Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand and Jamie Foxx).
  • Although initially upset when her daughter, Chastity, came out as a lesbian, she later became a vocal supporter of gay rights, earning the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Vanguard Award in 1998.
    Cher Relationships:
  • Chaz Bono - Daughter
  • Elijah Blue Allman - Son
  • Georganne La Piere - Half Sister
  • Georgia Holt - Mother
  • Gilbert La Piere - Stepfather
  • Gregg Allman - Ex-husband
  • John Sarkisian - Father
  • John Southall - Stepfather
  • Sonny Bono - Ex-husband

  • Cher Awards:
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1972 Emmy: Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Nominee
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Musical Series - Nominee
  • 1974 Emmy: Outstanding Music-Variety Series - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1999 Grammy: Best Dance Recording - Winner
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1972 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Series - Musical - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Winner

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