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  Cher: Encyclopedia II - Cher - Biography
Cher first achieved success as one of the pop music duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono (whom she met while working as a backup singer for producer Phil Spector).
Cher had demonstrated her considerable comedic talents in the various skits she performed on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, and while she was highly regarded in this arena, her ambition to develop a movie career was at first not taken seriously.
Cher guest-starred as herself twice on the sitcom, in 2001 and 2002.
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 Cher - Uncyclopedia
Cher was born in the backseat of a minivan in downtown Moscow.
Cher's mother and father separated when she was young, and she was mostly raised by rats and other stray animals.
Cher historians have theorised that the name was given to their child to counter the anti-liberal attitudes of the 1950's.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Cher   (2133 words)

  
 Cher Ticket
Cher Ami (French for Dear Friend) was a famous homing pigeon who was owned and flown by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. She helped save the Lost Battalion of the 77th Division in the battle of the Argonne, October 1918.
Cher first achieved success as one of the pop music duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono (whom she met while working as a backup singer for producer Phil Spector).
Cher had demonstrated her considerable comedic talents in the various skits she performed on ''The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'', and while she was highly regarded in this arena, her ambition to develop a movie career was at first not taken seriously.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/36/cher-ticket.html   (750 words)

  
 Cher (entertainer) - MSN Encarta
Cher (entertainer), born in 1946, American singer and actor, who won an Academy Award in 1987 for her leading role in Moonstruck.
As a teenager, Cher sang in nightclubs and dropped out of school to become an actor.
As a glamorous pop star, she came to be recognized for her fine interpretations of plebeian but compassionate women in these films.
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 Cher (entertainer)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer of Armenian descent.
Cher and Bono divorced in 1974, and she later married rock musician Gregg Allman, a member of The Allman Brothers Band.
Among her many achievements, Cher is the only recording artist in history to score #1 hits in four successive decades and she also holds the Billboard record for the longest time span --34 years-- between her first #1 hit in 1965 and her most recent #1 in 1999.
www.pillscatalog.net /Cher_%28entertainer%29.html   (1865 words)

  
 Cher Attends Hearing on Soldiers' Helmets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Entertainer Cher, left, sits in the audience during a House Armed Service Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 15, 2006 on the use of combat helmets, vehicle armor and body armor by ground forces in Iraq.
Cher has donated more than $130,000 to the group Operation Helmet, which pays about $100 to modify the inside of soldiers' helmets to make them better able to absorb shock from a bomb blast.
Cher, wearing a white lace top under a fl pant suit, looked solemn as she sat behind the group's founder, Dr. Bob Meaders, while he testified.
www.comcast.net /data/news/2006/06/15/414443.xml   (247 words)

  
 Complete selected discography of CHER at very low prices offers
Cher's recording career has long taken a back seat to her acting pursuits, but with Believe she's back with a vengeance as a throbbing disco diva.
That same month, Sonny and Cher, as they were now known, signed to Reprise Records and released their first single, "Baby Don't Go." The song became a major local hit in Los Angeles, after which the duo jumped from Reprise to the Atco label, a division of Atlantic Records.
Cher's solo career ended up slightly overshadowed by her work with Sonny and Cher, but at the time she was fully competitive on her own terms -- her first LP reached the Billboard Top 20 and was on the albums charts for six months.
www.verimall.com /audio/cher.htm   (1477 words)

  
 Cher Interview
Cher has never been one to play by the book -- which is perhaps why she's finally written one of her own.
Bringing Sex to TV Cher's day did come -- when she met 27-year-old Sonny Bono, an aspiring songwriter who was working as a meat deliveryman in Hollywood, in 1963.
Cher and Sonny briefly resumed a professional relationship in 1976, after each had failed as solo acts.
members.fortunecity.com /shellsbd/cherinterview.htm   (1040 words)

  
 CCAkids.com - Cher
Cher became involved with the organization after having starred in the Movie Mask in which she played the mother of a child with a craniofacial condition.
Cher has developed personal relationships with many children who have craniofacial conditions.
Cher has seen many of her special friends grow from children into bright, young adults.
www.ccakids.com /cher.asp   (225 words)

  
 IOnVegas music | Cher | Las Vegas guide to live music, musical events, concerts, shows | Las Vegas online reservation ...
Joining Cher is one of the most well known artists from the disco craze of the 70’s KC & The Sunshine Band.
Cher, the incomparable Oscar and Grammy award-winning entertainer, will extend her “Living Proof - The Farewell Tour” when she returns to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a Labor Day weekend performance, Sunday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m.
You don't have to actually like Cher to at least respect her for having the chutzpah and sheer resilience to overcome any number of ill-conceived moves (most of which she acknowledges with wry self-deprecation), including bad records, disastrous relationships, embarrassing infomercials, and enough cosmetic surgery to underwrite several surgeons' Beverly Hills manors.
www.ionvegas.com /muscher.htm   (777 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Cher pushing safer military helmets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Cher says it makes her angry "when people say that if you're not for the war, you don't support the troops.
The entertainer has donated more than $130,000 to the group Operation Helmet, which pays about $100 to modify the inside of soldiers' helmets to make them better able to absorb shock from a bomb blast.
Cher tells Cooper she "was astounded at the price that could save someone's life.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-06-21-cher-helmet_x.htm?csp=34   (364 words)

  
 IOnOne | art | music | Cher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Given a five-decade career that's been one long series of critical write-offs and subsequent comeback triumphs, it's tempting to argue that the natural elements are actually earth, wind, fire, water--and Cher.
The multitalented entertainer is placing a safe bet on the fortitude of her latest incarnation as disco diva to support a second album of dance club tracks.
Cher's vocals--a taste we've had more than 35 years to acquire--are strong, and her production team enhances her limited range with studio tricks.
www.ionone.com /muscher.htm   (276 words)

  
 Fans cherish Cher stuff at 'Cherfest'
The convention, known as "Cherfest," was held at the Warner Center Mariott's Grand Ballroom and brought Cher aficionados, impersonators and memorabilia collectors from around the globe.
Many of Cher's stage costumes and other paraphernalia were auctioned at the event, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity.
Convention attendees told the newspaper they admire the entertainer for her versatility and her confident attitude as much as for her sense of style.
www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/cw/Uus-cherfest.R-GP_Gl9.html   (162 words)

  
 Cher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cher was in London, England in January 1998 when a call from her daughter Chastity brought her the shocking news of Sonny Bono's death in a skiing accident.
In 1993, Cher participated in a humanitarian effort to Armenia, (where her father was born) bringing much needed food and medical supplies and touring the war-torn region.
Cher became famous for her many tattoos, long before they were fashionable among women in Hollywood.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cher_(entertainer)   (7090 words)

  
 cher - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Official site with news, aim icons, music, movies, gallery, postcards, music clips and a forum.
Cheryl Sarkisian LaPierre (better known as Cher) (born on May 20, 1946), is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and entertainer.
Comprehensive details on films in which Cher appeared, and those she directed or produced, large photo gallery, links
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=cher   (124 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Cher
Cher did songs from her latest album Believe, including "Strong Enough" and the encore title track, the dance number "Believe," during which silver-clad Bungee-acrobats on each side of the stage performed dizzying stunts and spins.
Cher has gracefully reinvented herself through the decades, but unlike some performers who change to fit the times, Cher's metamorphoses seem less calculated and less contrived.
A true entertainer, Cher seemingly effortlessly carried off her show with all the poise and dignity expected from someone who has become such an American icon.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/08.19.99/cher-9933.html   (567 words)

  
 Cher attacks nuns who helped raise her   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The latest CD release from the entertainer Cher contains lyrics attacking the Sisters of Mercy congregation of nuns which ran the orphanage in which she lived as a child.
The song, about Cher's childhood in the orphanage, describes the order as 'daughters of hell, masters of pain, mothers of shame, twisters of truth and daughters of war'.
Cher, 54, says her angry words come from the fact her mother was forced to put her into a Catholic orphanage while she worked at an all-night diner.
www.cathtelecom.com /news/011/36.php   (222 words)

  
 ABC News: Citizen Cher on the Hill
Singer and Oscar-winning actress Cher sits behind and to the left of Bob Meaders as he testified in from of a House committee today.
Cher didn't speak, but several members of the House Armed Services committee made note of her presence.
She got the autograph and followed Cher to the elevator shouting, "I love you, Cher!" as the doors closed.
abcnews.go.com /Politics/story?id=2082716   (595 words)

  
 Bob Mackie News
Cher has cleared out her closets of all sorts of stuff and it's up for auction through tomorrow at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Cher is cleaning out her closets and you can get some of it for yourself.
A multicolored embroidered dress Cher wore in 1974 on "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" and a Bob Mackie design she wore to an Oscars ceremony are among the 200 items from her personal collection that are going...
www.topix.net /who/bob-mackie   (692 words)

  
 Elvis Presley biography — Elvis Presley Cher
Cher was in London in January of 1998 when a call from her daughter Chastity brought the shocking news of Sonny Bono's death in a skiing accident.
This achievement made Cher the oldest woman (at 52) to have a #1 hit in the rock era, and also gave her the distinction of having the longest span of #1 hits (33 years) as well as the largest gap between #1’s (24 years).
Cher, as of of early 2006, was reportedly working on a new album, supposedly a rock-oriented album that would be produced by John Kalodner, in the style of Heart of Stone and Love Hurts from her Geffen recording period.
www.elvis-presley-forever.com /elvis-presley-biography-cher.html   (5563 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Living Proof: Music: Cher   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
I think Cher is seriously underestimated as a singer, and when you compare how she sings now compared to decades ago, it is even more impressive.
Cher had her huge renaissance with 1998's Believe, which while a big-selling album and we all loved it at the time, hasn't necessarily aged so hotly.
Cher is someone famous for having tons of filler on her albums.
www.amazon.com /Living-Proof-Cher/dp/B00005V9TX   (1772 words)

  
 Cher To Bathe in Virgin's Blood In Bid To Stay Young [Free Republic]
Veteran entertainer CHER is to star in a film based on the life of a countess who bathed in virgins' blood to stay young...
Cher used to be a bright star with her lovely, radiant voice.
I think Cher is maybe a bit too long in the tooth for a bathtub scene of her to be particularly exciting, although I do wonder where they hope to find enough virgins.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a75dcf038de.htm   (2048 words)

  
 Cher - Photos, News, Concerts, Las Vegas, New Album » Blog Archive » Admirers throng to Cher-fest
Hostetler and Leech were among the fans at this weekend’s Cher Convention, which filled the Warner Center Marriott grand ballroom with Cher dresses, Cher jewelry, Cher dolls, Cher mannequins, and Cher impersonators, who challenged fans to answer questions about the entertainer’s various movies, looks and boyfriends.
The dolls were produced in the entertainer’s likeness in the 1970s and Ozuna has dressed them in tiny copies of Bob Mackie dresses originally made for Barbie dolls.
I think that when Cher finally “retired” that she was finally able to take the time to do stuff like visit soldiers, in a war she doesn’t support.
www.cherworld.com /news/?p=263   (896 words)

  
 Upcoming.org: Cher Convention 2006 - Charitable Event at Warner Center Marriott Hotel (Friday, July 7, 2006)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Entertainer Cher is the national spokesperson for CCA.
10,000 sq ft of wall-to-wall Cher with non-stop entertainment.
Cher became involved in helping craniofacial children after starring in the movie Mask, in which she played the mother of a child with a craniofacial condition.
upcoming.org /event/75205   (410 words)

  
 CNN - WorldBeat Interviews - Cher dancing to new beat - December 22, 1998
Now, more than 30 years later, Cher is reinventing herself on a new dance album entitled "Believe." She says any studio album is hard for her to make, because she belongs in front of an audience.
The album release marks a rebound for Cher, who was dealt a tragedy last winter when Bono was killed in a skiing accident.
Though they had been divorced for many years, Cher has good memories of her time with Bono.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9812/22/cher   (241 words)

  
 Cher Barbie Doll Bob Mackie by Mattel MINT
This is the 2001 collector's edition of the BOB MACKIE BARBIE CHER DOLL: The doll is mint and has never been removed from her box.Cher has on silver and lavender halter top gown designed by Bob Mackie, with lavender boa to match.
"CHER from Platinum records to the silver screen, from the brilliant lights of concert stages to television screens across the country, Cher dazzles with her searing intensity.
An enduring and unforgettable entertainer, she consistently tops the charts with her thrilling music.
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 Aris Golemi - Albanian American Dance Intrstuctor Choreographer ARISdance.COM
She is best known for conceiving, directing and choreographing Cher's Farewell "Living Proof" Tour, which received 4 Emmy Awards including the Emmy for Outstanding Musical Variety Special.
I think we only had about six weeks of rehearsal on Cher's show, and that was for all the dance pieces, creating all the music and teaching the dancers how to fly.
Cher has such vision about what her audience would like to see.
www.aris-dance.com /thoughts-archive17.html   (2060 words)

  
 Cher waits turn on C-SPAN call to air views on wounded troops - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
While vowing she was an independent, and "no Bush supporter," it was not foreign policy that Cher disputed yesterday, however.
Cher also chided the news media for omitting the "devastatedly wounded" from their coverage.
Let's have some news coverage where people are sitting and talking to these guys and seeing their spirit," the singer said, adding that she watched C-SPAN's morning show daily, along with the BBC and World Link.
www.washtimes.com /national/20031027-104429-1070r.htm   (492 words)

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