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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

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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 - Son
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:
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1999 Grammy: Best Dance Recording - Winner
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Variety Musical Series - Nominee
1974 Emmy: Outstanding Music-Variety Series - Nominee
1975 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical (Variety and Popular Music) - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
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
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
1989 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Star - Winner

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