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Biography

Sonny Bono (born February 16, 1935) was a recording artist, actor and politician who first came to fame in the 1960s. He got his…more

Born

2/16/1935, Detroit, Michigan

Died

1/5/1998

Birth Name

Salvatore Philip Bono

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- 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
- 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 (4)

Role
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Recurring Role
  - S 3: Ep 36 15th September 1966
    9/15/66
  - S 2: Ep 52 Christmas Special 1965
    12/25/65
  - S 2: Ep 46 11th November 1965
    11/11/65
  - S 2: Ep 45 4th November 1965
    11/4/65
  - S 2: Ep 38 16th September 1965
    9/16/65
  - + 3 More Credits
- Where The Action Is
  Himself
  - 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
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 2: Ep 39 23rd September 1965
    9/23/65
- Shindig
  Himself
  - 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 (64)

Role
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself (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
- Behind the Music
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 Cher
    4/11/99
  - S 1: Ep 14 Sonny Bono
    1/11/98
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 217 Show #0436
    8/15/95
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Mayor Berkowitz
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Man of Steel Bars
    11/21/93
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Himself(On Tape)
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 223 November 11, 1992
    11/11/92
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 6 Stormy Mikey
    9/22/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 187 July 30, 1991
    7/30/91
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 77 Show #1505
    7/16/91
  - S 7: Ep 111 Show #1086
    1/20/89
  - S 6: Ep 126 Show #0944
    11/13/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 10: Ep 76 Show #1504
    7/12/91
- Blossom
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tough Love
    3/4/91
- The Golden Girls
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 9 Mrs. George Devereaux
    11/17/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 28: Ep 105 Show #4150
    4/25/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 28 February 15, 1989
    2/15/89
- Murder, She Wrote
  Valentino Regori
  - S 4: Ep 19 Just Another Fish Story
    3/27/88
- Matt Houston
  Richard
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Purrfect Crime
    1/9/83
- Fantasy Island
  Matt Kane
  - S 5: Ep 1 Show Me a Hero / Slam Dunk
    10/10/81
- Charlie's Angels
  Walrus
  - S 5: Ep 3 Angels of the Deep
    12/7/80
- Fantasy Island
  Monty Green
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Invisible Woman / The Snow Bird
    12/6/80
- CHiPs
  Mike
  - S 4: Ep 1 Go-Cart Terror
    9/21/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 161 May 13, 1980
    5/13/80
  - S 5: Ep 167 May 17, 1979
    5/17/79
  - S 4: Ep 202 July 25, 1978
    7/25/78
  - S 3: Ep 42 November 17, 1976
    11/17/76
  - S 2: Ep 9 September 25, 1975
    9/25/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 18: Ep 125 March 14, 1980
    3/14/80
  - S 18: Ep 124 March 13, 1980
    3/13/80
  - S 18: Ep 123 March 12, 1980
    3/12/80
  - S 18: Ep 122 March 11, 1980
    3/11/80
  - S 18: Ep 121 Week of March 10, 1980
    3/10/80
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Love Boat
  Kenny Carter
  - S 3: Ep 16 Doc's 'Ex' Change/The Gift/Making the Grade
    12/15/79
- Fantasy Island
  Holly Ryan
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Handy Man / Tattoo's Romance
    11/10/79
- The Love Boat
  Phil Baxter
  - S 2: Ep 25 Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker/Murder on the High Seas
    3/17/79
- The Love Boat
  Harold
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Man Who Loved Women/A Different Girl/Oh, My Aching Brother
    9/30/78
- Fantasy Island
  Ed Cavanaugh
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Big Dipper / The Pirate
    9/23/78
- Battle of the Network Stars
  CBS Team
  - S 1: Ep 2 Special #2
    2/28/77
- Donny and Marie
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 GUESTS: SONNY & CHER, EDGAR BERGEN, LORETTA SWIT
    10/15/76
- Switch
  Darcy Taggart
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Pirates Of Tin Pan Alley
    9/21/76
- The Jacksons
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    6/16/76
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  John Perry
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Song and Dance Spy
    10/5/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-Host
  - S 13: Ep 135 March 21, 1975
    3/21/75
- Marcus Welby, M.D.
  Rico Renati
  - S 5: Ep 4 Blood Kin
    10/2/73
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/73
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies
  Voice of Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Secret of Shark Island
    10/28/72
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 November 2, 1971
    11/2/71
  - S 3: Ep 18 January 24, 1971
    1/24/71
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself - 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
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 108 June 3, 1970
    6/3/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - 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
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sonny & Cher; Vic Damone; Canned Heat; Larry Storch; Dick Shawn
    11/20/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 63 November 13, 1969
    11/13/69
  - S 7: Ep 2 August 19, 1969
    8/19/69
  - S 13: Ep 60 November 21, 1975
    11/21/75
  - S 12: Ep 207 July 17, 1975
    7/17/75
  - S 9: Ep 113 March 20, 1972
    3/20/72
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 43 October 29, 1969
    10/29/69
  - S 18: Ep 146 April 30. 1980
    4/30/80
  - S 18: Ep 83 Week of January 14, 1980
    1/14/80
  - S 17: Ep 99 Week of February 26, 1979
    2/26/79
  - S 15: Ep 178 May 12, 1977
    5/12/77
  - + 6 More Credits
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode #43
    9/29/69
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #8
    3/11/68
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - 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)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 53 August 25-29, 1969
    8/25/69
  - S 10: Ep 82 June 28-July 2, 1976 (NBC-TV)
    6/28/76
  - S 10: Ep 39 January 19-25, 1976 (2)
    1/19/76
  - S 10: Ep 2 September 8-12, 1975 (NBC-TV)
    9/8/75
  - S 9: Ep 89 August 25-29, 1975 (NBC-TV)
    8/25/75
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - 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 2: Ep 240 August 23, 1968
    8/23/68
  - S 1: Ep 2 April 18, 1967
    4/18/67
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 13 May 2, 1969
    5/2/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself - 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
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 with Nanette Fabray, Sonny & Cher
    11/6/67
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 12, 1967
    9/12/67
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 25 March 5, 1967
    3/5/67
- Batman
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Duo Is Slumming
    12/22/66
  - S 2: Ep 31 The Puzzles Are Coming
    12/21/66
- Beat-Club
  Himself
  - 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
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 37 29th September 1966
    9/29/66
- Ready Steady Go!
  Himself
  - 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
  Himself
  - 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
  Himself
  - 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
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 3 September 26, 1965: Sonny and Cher, Leslie Uggams, Gertrude Berg
    9/26/65
- Hullabaloo!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show #19 Host: Sammy Davis, Jr.
    9/13/65
- Hollywood A Go-Go
  Himself
  - 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
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 40 Sonny and Cher / Eddie Hodges
    6/12/65

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- Sonny married Mary Whitake in Febuary 1986. They were married until Sonny's death on January 5, 1998. He left two children from the marriage to Mary, Chesare Elan and Chianna Maria.
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- Sonny acknowledged an illegitimate son, Sean, born in 1964 from an affair with Mimi Machu while married to Cher.
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- Sonny married Donna Rankin in 1954. They divorced in 1962. They had one child, daughter Christy Bono.
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- Sonny: (Bono told the Washington Press Club Foundation shortly after taking office in January 1995). The last thing in the world I thought I would be is a U.S. congressman, given all the bobcat vests and Eskimo boots I used to wear.
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- Sonny: You're just borrowing (fame). It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.
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