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Biography

The diva known today simply as "Cher" was born Cherylin Sarkisian on May 20, 1946, in El Centro, California to Georgia Holt and John…more

Born

5/20/1946, El Centro, California, United States

Birth Name

Cherilyn Sarkisian

Gender

Female

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Star (4)

Role
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 23 Show 34 (Series Finale)
    8/29/77
  - S 2: Ep 22 Show 33
    3/11/77
  - S 2: Ep 21 Show 32
    3/4/77
  - S 2: Ep 20 Show 31
    2/25/77
  - S 2: Ep 19 Show 30
    2/18/77
  - + 29 More Credits
- Cher
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 15 Show 29 - Series Finale
    1/4/76
  - S 2: Ep 14 Show 28 - Christmas Episode
    12/21/75
  - S 2: Ep 13 Show 27
    12/7/75
  - S 2: Ep 12 Show 26
    11/30/75
  - S 2: Ep 11 Show 25
    11/23/75
  - + 24 More Credits
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 24 Show 67 - Series Finale
    3/6/74
  - S 4: Ep 23 Show 66 - Joel Grey
    2/27/74
  - S 4: Ep 22 Show 65 - Joe Namath, The Righteous Brothers
    2/20/74
  - S 4: Ep 21 Show 64 - Ricardo Montalban, Jeanette Nolan, The Defranco Family
    2/13/74
  - S 4: Ep 20 Show 63 - Jim Nabors, Danny Thomas, Larry Csonka
    2/6/74
  - + 62 More Credits
Recurring Role (11)

Role
- Behind the Music
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 2 Cyndi Lauper
    9/8/02
  - S 3: Ep 24 Tina Turner
    3/5/00
  - S 2: Ep 25 Cher
    4/11/99
  - S 1: Ep 14 Sonny Bono
    1/11/98
  - S 6: Ep 5 Cher (update)
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Herself
  - S 38: Ep 39 19th October 2001
    10/19/01
  - S 36: Ep 10 12th March 1999
    3/12/99
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 2 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present
    12/2/93
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 13 December 21, 1969
    12/21/69
  - S 2: Ep 9 November 19, 1969
    11/19/69
  - S 2: Ep 4 October 15, 1969
    10/15/69
  - S 4: Ep 7 November 2, 1971
    11/2/71
  - S 3: Ep 18 January 24, 1971
    1/24/71
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode #43
    9/29/69
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Perfomer
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #3
    2/5/68
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Repeat Performance
  - S 3: Ep 37 29th September 1966
    9/29/66
  - S 2: Ep 52 Christmas Special 1965
    12/25/65
  - S 2: Ep 36 2nd September 1965
    9/2/65
  - S 2: Ep 34 26th August 1965
    8/26/65
  - S 2: Ep 33 19th August 1965
    8/19/65
  - + 1 More Credits
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 3: Ep 36 15th September 1966
    9/15/66
  - S 2: Ep 37 9th September 1965
    9/9/65
  - S 2: Ep 32 12th August 1965
    8/12/65
  - S 36: Ep 25 18th June 1999
    6/18/99
  - S 36: Ep 24 11th June 1999
    6/11/99
  - + 2 More Credits
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 3: Ep 16 21st April 1966
    4/21/66
  - S 3: Ep 14 7th April 1966
    4/7/66
  - S 2: Ep 46 11th November 1965
    11/11/65
  - S 2: Ep 45 4th November 1965
    11/4/65
  - S 2: Ep 39 23rd September 1965
    9/23/65
- Where The Action Is
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 123 Sonny and Cher / The Knickerbockers
    3/3/66
  - S 1: Ep 51 Sonny & Cher / Major Lance / Ronnie Dove
    9/7/65
  - S 1: Ep 49 September 2, 1965: Sonny & Cher, Bobby Goldsboro, The Liverpool Five
    9/2/65
  - S 1: Ep 35 Sonny & Cher / Roosevelt Grier
    8/13/65
  - S 1: Ep 25 July 30, 1965: Sonny & Cher, Aretha Franklin
    7/30/65
  - + 1 More Credits
- Shindig
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 48 Show 48: August 11, 1965 - The Ronettes, Donovan, Rolling Stones, Bobby Goldsboro
    8/11/65
  - S 1: Ep 45 Gene Pitney / The Chiffons / Gary Lewis & the Playboys / Sir Douglas Quintet
    7/21/65
  - S 1: Ep 43 Show 47: July 7, 1965 (Aretha Franklin, Marianne Faithfull, The Gauchos, The Kinks, Sonny & Cher)
    7/7/65
  - S 1: Ep 37 Rolling Stones / Howlin' Wolf / Sonny & Cher / Jackie DeShannon
    5/26/65
  - S 1: Ep 34 Tribute to Elvis
    5/5/65
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (78)

Role
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 23: Ep 54 November 19, 2010
    11/19/10
  - S 5: Ep 179 May 17, 1993
    5/17/93
  - S 5: Ep 115 February 15, 1993
    2/15/93
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 47 The 45th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    4/18/10
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Herself (Video Archive from The Sonny and Cher Show)
  - S 7: Ep 143 Friday, March 12, 2010
    3/12/10
  - S 7: Ep 142 Thursday, March 11, 2010
    3/11/10
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 46 Episode #3.046
    10/29/09
  - S 2: Ep 116 Episode #2.116
    1/20/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 41 Cher/Pussycat Dolls/Missy Elliott
    11/3/08
- The Grammy Awards
  Presenter
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
    2/10/08
- MTV Australia Awards
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The 1st MTV Australia Video Music Awards
    3/3/05
- This is Your Life (Australia)
  Herself
  - — Olivia Newton-John
    11/25/04
- Rove Live
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 29 August 31, 2004
    8/31/04
- The View
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 71 Cher/Bridges
    12/10/03
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 85 Cher
    11/9/03
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Cher
    9/28/03
- Style Star
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Cher
    3/16/03
- That '70s Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 0 That '70s KISS Show
    8/30/02
- Will & Grace
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 26 A.I.: Artificial Insemination
    5/16/02
- American Bandstand
  guest
  - S 32: Ep 30 American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary
    5/3/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 112 Show #1114
    3/1/02
  - S 3: Ep 141 Show #572
    4/14/99
  - S 3: Ep 52 Show #483
    11/17/98
  - S 2: Ep 164 Show #406
    5/18/98
  - S 1: Ep 21 Show #21
    7/8/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 111 Show #1766
    2/27/02
  - S 7: Ep 47 Show #1325
    11/17/99
  - S 3: Ep 179 Show #0618
    6/27/96
- A Current Affair
  cher
  - S 2: Ep 23 Cher
    12/2/01
- Children in Need
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 8 2001 [2 Parts]
    11/16/01
- I Love Lucy
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 2 I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special
    11/11/01
- So Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Episode 59
    11/2/01
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 6 Cher, Stephen Fry, Gabrielle, Larry Hagman
    10/27/01
- Will & Grace
  Herself (Uncredited)
  - S 3: Ep 7 Gypsies, Tramps & Weed
    11/16/00
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/00
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/00
  - S 61: Ep 1 The 61st Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/89
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/88
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/86
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/83
  - + 2 More Credits
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 6: Ep 134 Show #1199
    4/12/99
- Live and Kicking
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 31 Episode 194
    2/27/99
  - S 3: Ep 17 Episode 76
    1/13/96
- American Music Awards
  Herself
  - S 26: Ep 26 The 26th American Music Awards
    1/11/99
  - S 25: Ep 25 The 25th American Music Awards
    1/26/98
- The Magic Hour
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 June 8, 1998
    6/8/98
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
- Behind the Music
  Herself
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 12: Ep 3 Show #1745
    2/4/93
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 1 Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown
    9/26/92
  - S 13: Ep 5 Candice Bergen/Cher
    11/21/87
- Aspel & Company
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 12 Cher, Richard Wilson, Sean Hughes
    4/11/92
- Dame Edna's Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 1
    11/30/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 47 November 15, 1991
    11/15/91
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 119 Show #1547
    10/31/91
  - S 6: Ep 126 Show #0944
    11/13/87
  - S 5: Ep 57 Show #0715
    5/22/86
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
    12/21/88
- American Music Awards
  Herself/Presenter
  - S 15: Ep 15 The 15th American Music Awards
    1/25/88
- Looney Tunes
  Herself
  - S 49: Ep 19 Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special
    1/14/86
- Good Morning Britain
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 3 June 28th 1985
    6/28/85
- The Midnight Special
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 7 Host: Mac Davis
    10/17/80
  - S 8: Ep 4 Hosts: The Captain and Tennille
    10/19/79
- The Midnight Special
  Herself, co-host
  - S 9: Ep 3 Hosts: Cher and Black Rose
    9/19/80
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 47 November 15, 1979
    11/15/79
  - S 2: Ep 166 May 21, 1976
    5/21/76
  - S 1: Ep 198 September 12, 1975
    9/12/75
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 10 Show #3110
    10/12/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 103 March 2, 1979
    3/2/79
  - S 17: Ep 102 March 1, 1979
    3/1/79
  - S 17: Ep 101 February 28, 1979
    2/28/79
  - S 17: Ep 100 February 27, 1979
    2/27/79
  - S 17: Ep 99 Week of February 26, 1979
    2/26/79
  - + 5 More Credits
- Old Grey Whistle Test
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 9 Series 7, Episode 9
    11/15/77
- Donny and Marie
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 GUESTS: SONNY & CHER, EDGAR BERGEN, LORETTA SWIT
    10/15/76
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 9: Ep 3 with Cher
    9/27/75
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  Voice of Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Secret of Shark Island
    10/28/72
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself - Guest Host
  - S 8: Ep 152 April 20, 1971
    4/20/71
- Love, American Style
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 29 Love and the Sack
    1/15/71
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 108 June 3, 1970
    6/3/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 11 Kraft Presents Steve & Eydie
    12/17/69
  - S 10: Ep 21 Vaudeville '68
    3/13/68
  - S 10: Ep 6 The Phyllis Diller Happening
    10/25/67
- Playboy After Dark
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sonny & Cher; Vic Damone; Canned Heat; Larry Storch; Dick Shawn
    11/20/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 63 November 13, 1969
    11/13/69
  - S 7: Ep 2 August 19, 1969
    8/19/69
  - S 9: Ep 113 March 20, 1972
    3/20/72
  - S 9: Ep 81 January 6, 1972
    1/6/72
  - S 8: Ep 214 July 20, 1971
    7/20/71
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 43 October 29, 1969
    10/29/69
  - S 18: Ep 67 December 7, 1979
    12/7/79
  - S 18: Ep 49 November 9, 1979
    11/9/79
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 September 4, 1969
    9/4/69
  - S 3: Ep 205 July 19, 1971
    7/19/71
  - S 2: Ep 208 June 17, 1970
    6/17/70
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 53 August 25-29, 1969
    8/25/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 214 July 2, 1969
    7/2/69
  - S 3: Ep 176 May 9, 1969
    5/9/69
  - S 3: Ep 65 December 3, 1968
    12/3/68
  - S 1: Ep 2 April 18, 1967
    4/18/67
- This is Tom Jones
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 May 2, 1969
    5/2/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself - Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 58 November 22, 1968
    11/22/68
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 9/15/1968
    9/15/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 with Nanette Fabray, Sonny & Cher
    11/6/67
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 12, 1967
    9/12/67
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 25 The Hot Number Affair
    3/10/67
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 25 March 5, 1967
    3/5/67
- Batman
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Duo Is Slumming
    12/22/66
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Puzzles Are Coming
    12/21/66
- Beat-Club
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Show 13: October 22, 1966
    10/22/66
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show 12: September 24, 1966 (Sonny & Cher, Graham Bonney, others)
    9/24/66
- Ready Steady Go!
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 52 August 26, 1966: The Mindbenders, The Overlanders, Small Faces, Sonny and Cher
    8/26/66
  - S 2: Ep 50 August 13, 1965: The Animals, Nico, Sonny and Cher, Walker Brothers
    8/13/65
  - S 2: Ep 49 August 6, 1965: The Byrds, Brian Poole, Sonny and Cher, The Who
    8/6/65
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 14 Host: Bing Crosby / Sonny and Cher
    1/1/66
  - S 3: Ep 6 Host: Milton Berle / Sonny & Cher
    10/23/65
- Shivaree
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Show 39: October 23, 1965
    10/23/65
  - S 1: Ep 24 July 10, 1965
    7/10/65
  - S 1: Ep 17 May 22, 1965
    5/22/65
  - S 1: Ep 10 April 3, 1965
    4/3/65
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 19: Ep 3 September 26, 1965: Sonny and Cher, Leslie Uggams, Gertrude Berg
    9/26/65
- Hullabaloo!
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show #19 Host: Sammy Davis, Jr.
    9/13/65
- Hollywood A Go-Go
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 27 Show 27: June 26, 1965 (Syndicated Show 21)
    6/26/65
  - S 1: Ep 15 Show 15: April 3, 1965 (Syndicated Show 9)
    4/3/65
- American Bandstand
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 40 Sonny and Cher / Eddie Hodges
    6/12/65
  - S 25: Ep 36 Cher / Stevie Wonder (music video)
    7/24/82
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #8
    3/11/68

Cher News

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- Cher reportedly enlisted the help of famed psychic James Van Praagh in communicating with Sonny Bono after he passed away.
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- Cher shares a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with Sonny Bono, which is located at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. The star is for their contribution to television and reads "Sonny and Cher."
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- Cher has six tattoos: a butterfly amidst flowers across both of her butt-cheeks, crystals on her lower right arm, a Chrysanthemum on her left ankle, Chinese characters on her upper right arm, a black Orchid on the right side of her groin, and a necklace with an Egyptian Ankh & charms on her upper left arm.
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- Cher: (on her upcoming Las Vegas performances) It is going to be a visually unbelievable show with brilliant choreography. Our set moves down from the ceiling, in from the sides, up from the floor. We have screens in the foreground, the center and the back. You'll see a different stage for every song.
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- Cher: I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.
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- Cher: I know it sounds weird, but how bad, how hard can dying be? I figure it's all right because he's [Sonny's] done it, and if he can do it, I can do it. I just feel a little less anxious, a bit more comforted about being dead.
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