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Cher Biography (1946-)
Full name, Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere; born May 20, 1946, in El Centro, CA; daughter of John Sarkisian (a truck driver) and Georgia Holt (a model and actress; original name, Jackie Jean Crouch); adopted daughter of Gilbert LaPiere(a banker); half-sister of Georganne LaPiere (an actress); married Sonny Bono(a singer, restaurateur, and politician), October 27, 1964 (some sources say1969; divorced, May 1975 [some sources say February 20, 1974]); married Gregg Allman (a musician), June 1975 (divorced); children: (first marriage) Chastity Bono (an activist); (second marriage) Elijah Blue Allman (a musician). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Office: Bill Sammeth Organization, P.O. Box 960,Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0960; Reprise Records, 3000 Wilshire Blvd., Burbank,CA 91505-4694.; Manager: Lindsay Scott Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 600, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: Warner Bros. Records, 75 Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, director, singer
- Birth Details
- May 20, 1946
- El Centro, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Herself, Wild on the Beach (also known as Beach House Party), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- Herself, Good Times (also known as Sonny & Cher in Good Times), Columbia, 1967
- Title role, Chastity, American International Pictures, 1969
- Sissy, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Cinecom International, 1982
- Dolly Pelliker, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Florence "Rusty" Dennis, Mask (also known as Peter Bogdanovich`s "Mask"), Universal, 1985
- Kathleen Riley, Suspect, TriStar, 1987
- Alexandra Medford, The Witches of Eastwick, Warner Bros., 1987
- Loretta Castorini, Moonstruck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1987
- Rachel Flax, Mermaids, Orion, 1990
- Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
- Herself, Ready to Wear (also known as Pret-a-Porter), Miramax, 1994
- Margaret O'Donnell, Faithful, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan, Tea with Mussolini (also known as Un te con Mussolini), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Samuel Goldwyn, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Series
- (With Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher) Host, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, CBS, 1971-74
- Host, Cher, CBS, 1975-76
- (With Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher) Host, The Sonny and Cher Show,CBS, 1976-77
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Parabens, 1993
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Movies
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Club Rhino, 1990
- Dr. Beth Thompson, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
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Specials
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Sonny & Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour, 1970
- Third wife, The First Nine Months Are the Hardest, NBC, 1971
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How to Handle a Woman, NBC, 1972
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The Flip Wilson Special, NBC, 1975
- Host, Cher ... Special, ABC, 1978
- Host, Cher and Other Fantasies, NBC, 1979
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Night of 100 Stars, ABC, 1982
- Host, Cher--A Celebration at Caesar's Palace, Showtime, 1983
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1985, 1988
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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary, 1986
- (In archive footage) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, 1986
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Superstars and Their Moms, ABC, 1987
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Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (also known as Christmasat Pee Wee`s Playhouse and Pee-Wee Herman`s Christmas Special), CBS, 1988
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Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
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An Evening with Bette, Cher, Goldie, Meryl, Olivia, Lily, and Robin, ABC, 1990
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Superstar: The Life and Times of AndyWarhol, 1990
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Cher ... at the Mirage, CBS, 1991
- Host, Cher's Video Canteen, 1991
- Host, Coca-Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer, 1991
- Host, MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, MTV, 1991
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Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, 1991
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In a New Light, ABC, 1992
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The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
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Tina Turner: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1993
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What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
- (In archive footage) Victor Borges Tivoli 150 aar, 1993
- (In archive footage) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion, 1993
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The Atlantic Records Story, 1994
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Comic Relief: Behind the Nose, BBC, 1995
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
- (Uncredited) Herself, An Audience with Elton John, ITV, 1997
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AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998 and 1999
- Host, Sonny and Me: Cher Remembers, CBS, 1998
- (In archive footage) A Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary, 1998
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The X-Files Movie Special, Fox, 1998
- (In archive footage; with Sonny Bono) Detroit Rock City, 1999
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Super Bowl XXXIII, ABC, 1999
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Cher: Live in Concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (also known asCher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas), HBO, 1999
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VH1 Divas Live '99, VH1, 1999
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Hollywood Animal Crusaders (documentary), Animal Planet, 1999
- Interviewee, 100 Greatest Dance Songs, VH1, 2000
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Rock to Erase MS, VH1, 2001
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I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
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The Royal Variety Performance 2001, ITV, 2001
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48 edicion de los premios Ondas, 2001
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National Lottery Christmas Cracker (also known as Dale's National Lottery Christmas Cracker), 2001
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Still Cher (documentary), BBC, 2002
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MTV Icon: Aerosmith (documentary), MTV, 2002
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Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002
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Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute, BBC, 2002
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American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
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VH1 Divas Las Vegas, VH1, 2002
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Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2002
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Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion (documentary), TV Land, 2003
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50 Sexiest Video Moments, VH1, 2003
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Cher: The Farewell Tour, NBC, 2003
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
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Cher: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2003
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Reel Comedy Stuck On You, Comedy Central, 2003
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The Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final, 2004
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ABBA: Our Last Video Ever (also known as The Last Video), 2004
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The Eurovision Song Contest, 2004
- (In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2004
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Introducing Graham Norton, Comedy Central, 2004
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Dick Clark`s New Year`s Primetime Rockin` Eve 2005, ABC, 2004
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Miniseries
- (In archive footage) Retrosexual: The 80's (documentary), VH1, 2004
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Awards Presentations
- Copresenter, The 45th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1973
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The 16th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1974
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The 46th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1974
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The 55th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1983
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The 56th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1984
- Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986
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MTV 1988 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1988
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
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MTV 1989 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1989
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The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
- Presenter, MTV 1991 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1991
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The 1991 Billboard Music Awards, 1991
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The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994
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The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, 1998
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
- Honoree, The 18th Annual American Fashion Awards, 1999
- Honoree, The 1999 World Music Awards, 1999
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The 26th Annual American Music Awards, 1999
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The BRIT Awards '99, 1999
- Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
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The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 2000
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The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002
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The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002
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Pilots
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Tom Snyder's Celebrity Spotlight, NBC, 1980
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Episodic
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Where the Action Is, 1965
- (As Sonny and Cher) Top of the Pops, BBC, 1965, 1966
- Herself, "The Puzzler Is Coming," Batman, ABC, 1966
- Herself, "The Duo Is Slumming," Batman, ABC, 1966
- (As Sonny and Cher) Beat-Club, 1966, 1967
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The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1967
- Ramona, "The Hot Number Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1967
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, NBC, 1968, 1969
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The Dick Cavett Show, 1970
- "Love and the Sack," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
- Voice of herself, "The Secret of Shark Island," The New Scooby-Doo Movies (animated), 1972
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The Carol Burnett Show, 1975
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985
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Omnibus, 1980
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Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986, 1987
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1987, 1992
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Top of the Pops, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001
- Voice of herself, "Here's to Good Friends," Roseanne, ABC, 1988
- Herself, The Howard Stern Show, 1991
- Herself, Dame Edna's Hollywood, 1991
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Los domingos por Norma, 1992
- "El lejano Oeste," Un, dos, tres ... responda otra vez, 1993
- "Cerrado por vacaciones," Un, dos, tres ... responda otra vez, 1993
- Herself, Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, Channel 4, 1994
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Clive Anderson Talks Back, Channel 4, 1995
- (Two episodes) TFI Friday, Channel 4, 1996
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The RuPaul Show, VH1, 1996
- Herself, Live and Kicking, BBC, 1996, 1999
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1998
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Behind the Music, VH1, 1997
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The National Lottery Stars, 1999
- "Gypsies, Tramps and Weed," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
- "Wetten, dass ... ? Aus Erfurt," Wetten, dass ... ?, 2001
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GMTV, ITV, 2001
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Parkinson, BBC, 2001
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So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001
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The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2002
- "A.I.: Artificial Insemination," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
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Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2002
- "Cyndi Lauper," Behind the Music, VH1, 2002
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NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 2002
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Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2003
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Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
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Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2004
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Pulse, Fox, 2004
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Rove Live, Ten Network, 2004
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Larry King Live, CNN, 2004
- Appeared in Hullabaloo, NBC; Also appeared in episodes of Beavis and Butthead, MTV; The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, CBS; TheHollywood Palace, ABC; and The Merv Griffin Show, NBC, syndicated,and CBS.
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director of "1996" segment, If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
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Specials
- Executive producer, Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers, CBS, 1998
- Executive producer, Cher: The Farewell Tour, NBC, 2003
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Other Television Work
- Executive producer, Oak Ridge, 1998
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Stage Appearances
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Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1982
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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All I Really Want to Do, Imperial, 1965
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Sonny Side of Cher, Imperial, 1966
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With Love, Imperial, 1966
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Cher, Imperial, 1967
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Backstage, Imperial, 1968
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Golden Greats, 1968
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3614 Jackson Highway, Atco, 1969
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Cher Sings the Hits, 1971
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Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Universal Special Products, 1971
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Cher's Greatest Hits, 1972
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Cher Superpak, Vol. 1, 1972
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Cher Superpak, Vol. 2, 1972
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Cher, Kapp, 1972
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Foxy Lady, MCA, 1972
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Hits of Cher, United Artists, 1972
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Bittersweet White Light, MCA, 1973
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Dark Lady, MCA, 1974
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Half Breed, MCA, 1974
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Very Best, 1974
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The Very Best of Cher, Vol. 2, 1975
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Stars, Warner Bros., 1975
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Greatest Hits, MCA, 1975
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I'd Rather Believe in You, Warner Bros., 1977
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Cherished, Warner Bros., 1977
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Two the Hard Way, Allman & Woman, 1977
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Take Me Home, Casablanca, 1978
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This Is Cher, Sunset, 1978
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Prisoner, Casablanca, 1979
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Take Me Home, Universal Special Products, 1979
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Best of Cher, Vol. 1, 1981
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Best of Cher, Vol. 2, 1981
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I Paralyze, Varese Vintage, 1982
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Golden Greats, 1985
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The Best of Cher, EMI America, 1987
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Cher, Geffen, 1988
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Heart of Stone, Geffen, 1989
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Outrageous, Special Music, 1989
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The Ugly Duckling, Windham Hill, 1990
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Best of Cher, EMI America, 1991
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Love Hurts, Geffen, 1991
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Bang Bang and Other Hits, Capitol, 1992
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All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher, EMI Legends, 1992
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Greatest Hits: 1965-1992, Geffen Records, 1993
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Greatest Hits, Import, 1993
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Take Me Home/Prisoner, Alex, 1994
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It's a Man's World, Warner Bros., 1996
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Cher: The Casablanca Years, PolyGram, 1996
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The Long and Winding Road, Ariola Express, 1996
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You Better Sit Down Kids, Disky, 1996
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Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves: 25 Great Songs, Movie Play, 1997
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Believe, Warner Bros., 1998
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Original Hits, Disky, 1998
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Cher with Sonny, Entertainers, 1998
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Greatest Hits, 1999
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Bittersweet: Love Songs Collection, MCA Records, 1999
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Believe, Import, 1999
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If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits, Geffen, 1999
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Take Me Home, 1999
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Sunny, Magic, 1999
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Bang Bang: The Early Years, Capitol/EMI Records, 1999
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Black Rose, EMI, 1999
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All or Nothing, WEA International, 1999
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Greatest Hits, WEA/Universal, 1999
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Cher Favorites, Intercontinental, 1999
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Not.Com.mercial, 2000
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Story, EMI Plus, 2000
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20th Century Masters--The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher,MCA Records, 2000
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Millennium Edition, Universal International, 2000
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Best of Cher, Columbia, 2000
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Maximum Cher, Griffin Music, 2000
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The Way of Love: The Cher Collection, MCA Records, 2000
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Behind the Door: 1964-1974, Raven Records, 2000
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Fuel, 2000
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Holdin' Out for Love, Import, 2001
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Living Proof, WEA International, 2001
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Essential Collection, Hip-O Records, 2001
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Believe, WEA International, 2001
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Living Proof, WEA International, 2002
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Absolutely the Best, Vol. 1, Fuel 2000 Records, 2002
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Blue, Universal International, 2003
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The Very Best of Cher, Warner Bros. Records, 2003
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Live: The Farewell Tour, Warner Bros. Records, 2003
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The Very Best of Cher--Special Edition, Warner Bros. Records, 2003
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20th Century Masters--The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher, Vol. 2, Hip-O Records, 2004
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The Very Best of Cher--Bonus Tracks, Warner Strategic Marketing, 2005
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All I Really Want to Do/The Sonny Side of Cher, Beat Goes On, 2005
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Albums; With Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher
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Look at Us, Atco, 1965
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Baby Don't Go, Reprise, 1965
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Wondrous World, Atco, 1966
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In Case You're in Love, Atlantic, 1967
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Good Times, Atlantic, 1967
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The Best of Sonny and Cher, Atlantic, 1968
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Sonny & Cher Live, Kapp, 1969
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The Nitty Gritty Hour, View Video, 1970
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All I Ever Need Is You, Kapp, 1971
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Live in Las Vegas, MCA, 1974
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Mama Was a Rock `n' Roll Singer, 1974
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Greatest Hits, MCA, 1975
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The Beat Goes On, Atco, 1975
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At Their Best, 1989
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I Got You Babe, Rhino Records, 1993
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The Beat Goes ON: The Best of Sonny & Cher, Rhino Records, 1993
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You Better Sit Down Kids, Great Hits, 1996
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All I Ever Need: The Kapp/MCA Anthology, MCA Records, 1996
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I Got You Babe & Other Hits, Flashback Records, 1997
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Sonny & Cher Greatest Hits, 1998
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The Singles+, BR Music, 2000
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The Essentials, Rhino Records, 2002
- Recorded Live,
The Two of Us,
Atlantic Singles, Rhino; singles with Sonny Bono include "Baby Don't Go," "The Beat Goes On," "I Got You Babe," and "You Better Sit Down Kids."
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Albums; With Others
- (With Gregg Allman) Allman and Woman: Two the Hard Way, Warner Bros., 1976
- (With Black Rose) Black Rose, Casablanca, 1980
- (With others) For Our Children Too!, Wea/Atlantic/Rhino, 1996
- Also recorded the single (with Peter Cetera) "After All" (theme song fromthe film Chances Are), 1989.
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Videos
- (With Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher) Sonny and Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour, 1970
- Storyteller, Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling, 1985
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues, 1988
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Cherfitness: A New Attitude, 1991
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Cherfitness: Body Confidence, 1992
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Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992
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Cher: Extravaganza--Live at the Mirage, 1992
- (With Sonny Bono as Sonny and Cher) Flashbacks 2: Pop Parade, 1994
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Tina Turner: Celebrate Live (also known as Happy Birthday Tina!), 1999
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Cher: Live in Concert, 1999
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Reflections on "The X-Files," 2004
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The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection, 2004
- Also appeared in music videos, including (with Peter Cetera) "After All."
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Video Director
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The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection, 2004
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Video Games
- Voice of Isadora, Nine, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
- (With Robert Haas) Forever Fit: The Lifetime Plan for Health, Beauty,and Fitness, Bantam, 1991
- (With Andrew Ennis and Joan Nielsen) Cooking for Cher, Simon &Schuster, 1997
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The First Time (autobiography), Simon & Schuster, 1998
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Videos
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The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection, 2004
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Musicians, Volume 35, Gale, 2002
- Goodall, Nigel, Cher in Her Own Words, Omnibus Press, 1992
- Jacobs, Linda, Cher: Simply Cher, EMC Corp., 1975
- Petrucelli, Rita, Cher: Singer and Actress, illustrated by LucianoLazzarino, Rourke Enterprises, 1989
- Taraborrelli, J. Randy, Cher: A Biography, St. Martin's Press, 1986
Periodicals
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Billboard, September 18, 1999, p. 134
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Entertainment Weekly, May 31, 1996, p. 22; February 5, 1999, p. S7; April 23, 1999, pp. 16-21; November 1, 1999, p. 116
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Interview, October, 1994, p. 172; December, 1998, pp. 94-99
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Ladies Home Journal, November, 1996, p. 178; July, 1999, p. 42
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New York Times, March 20, 1988
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People Weekly, January 21, 1991; May 25, 1998, p. 84; November 22,1999, pp. 10-11
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Premier, February, 1988
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Rolling Stone, April 15, 1999, p. 45
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TV Guide, May 16, 1998, pp. 28-30, 33
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Women's Wear Daily, September 13, 1999, p. 94S
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