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Quick Facts
- NAME: Cher
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: May 20, 1946 (Age: 67)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: El Centro, California
- Full Name: Cherilyn Sarkisian
- AKA: Cher
- ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
Best Known For
As famous for her unusual outfits as she is for her musical talent, Cher is an American singer and actress who got her start as half of Sonny and Cher in the 1960s.
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Cher - The Road to Stardom (2:56)
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Cher - The Road to Stardom
Learn how Cher became the international superstar she is today.
Elton John - Full Episode
See Elton as you've never seen him before when we go behind the scenes to watch the legendary rock star prepare for his new show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Madonna - Mini Biography
A short biography of Madonna who redefined music with hits like "Like a Virgin" and "Vogue." Constantly stirring up controversy in her career, she also made headlines in her relationships with Sean Penn, Warren Beatty, and Guy Ritchie.
Madonna - Around the World
Madonna has been a popular figure in America since the early 1980s and has generated her fair share of controversy. But her celebrity spans across the entire globe, and people from all over the world have unique opinions about Madonna.
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Two years later, Cher returned to the stage, despite previously announcing plans to retire from live performances. She debuted a show entitled Cher at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on May 6, 2008, and had performed 192 shows by the end of the series, in February 2011.
Married twice, Cher has two children: Her daughter, Chastity Bono,
who underwent female-to-male gender transition in 2008 and now goes by the name Chaz, is from her first marriage to the late Sonny Bono (he died in a skiing accident on January 5, 1998), and son Elijah Blue Allman, born in 1976, is from her 10-day marriage to musician Gregg Allman in 1975.
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Sonny and Cher
View groupCher met Sonny Bono when she was 16 and he was 27. The two began dating, and Sonny got his girlfriend gigs as a backup singer on songs like the Ronettes' "Be My Baby" and Darlene Love's "A Fine, Fine Boy." The two formed their own musical duo, and in 1965 they released their biggest hit, "I Got You Babe." The couple had their only child, Chaz Bono, in 1969. In 1971 Sonny and Cher launched their own TV show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. The variety show was a success, but the couple's marriage fell apart, ending in a bitter 1975 divorce. When Bono died in a ski accident in 1998, Cher delivered a tearful eulogy.
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Hair Dos and Don'ts 29 people in this group
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Bewitching Women
View groupIn the past, witches—or those alleged to be witches—were burned at the stake. They are a Halloween staple, portrayed as cackling, cauldron-stirring evil-doers. Far from such eerie depictions are the portrayals of witches in film and on television. Played by glamorous actresses, these witches have no warts on their faces, but rather ordinary lives and good intentions—with some supernatural powers to contend with. Here are some of the witches who have brought witchcraft into today's pop culture, on the big and small screens.
Bewitching Women 28 people in this group
