Cher

Cher	Gender: F
Birthname	Cheryl Sarkisian
born on	20 May 1946 at 07:25 (= 07:25 AM )
Place	El Centro, California, 32n48, 115w34
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
	Rodden Rating AA
	Collector: CAH
Astrology data	29°00' 18°18 Asc. 08°37'

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Biography

American entertainer, a singer, actress and television host, commonly referred to by the media as the 'Goddess of Pop.' Cher has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry. She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment, as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her six-decade-long career.

Her father, John Sarkisian, was an Armenian-American truck driver with drug and gambling problems; her mother, Georgia Holt (born Jackie Jean Crouch), was an occasional model and bit-part actress who claimed Irish, English, German, and Cherokee ancestry. Her parents divorced when Cher was ten months old. Her mother later married actor John Southall, with whom she had another daughter, Georganne, Cher's half-sister.

Now living in Los Angeles, Cher's mother changed her name to Georgia Holt and played minor roles in films and on television. Her mother's relationship with Southall ended when Cher was nine years old. Holt remarried and divorced several more times, and she moved her family around the country (including New York, Texas, and California). In 1961, Holt married bank manager Gilbert LaPiere, who adopted Cher (under the name Cheryl LaPiere) and Georganne.

At age 16, Cher dropped out of school, left her mother's house, and moved into Los Angeles with a friend. She took acting classes and worked to support herself, dancing in small clubs along Hollywood's Sunset Strip and introducing herself to performers, managers, and agents.

Cher met performer Sonny Bono in November 1962 when he was working for record producer Phil Spector. They performed their own unofficial wedding ceremony in a hotel room in Tijuana, Mexico, on 27 October 1964. The following year they borrowed $168 to record their song "Baby, Don't Go," which shot up the charts. Their next single, "I Got You Babe," June 1965, sold three million copies and made No.1 on the charts. Fans loved them and with their cool bell-bottom pants and vests they became style setters of the '60s.

In early 1968, they produced a film, "Chastity," a financial blunder in which they lost a half million dollars. Not only that, but the following year the IRS hit them with a bill for $200,000 in back taxes. To get their finances in order, they put together a nightclub routine and made their debut as Pat Boone's opening act at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. The public loved their act which featured biting repartee, mostly at Sonny's expense and which Cher delivered with an impassive face.

When their daughter was born on 4 March 1969, they named her Chastity. When she became a young adult, her announcement that she was lesbian hit hard at first but Cher turned around to be supportive.

Their TV series, "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," was a great hit from its debut on 1 August 1971 until it closed with their separation in 1974. Their relationship had begun to unravel with the pressure of touring. In mid-November 1972, Cher told Sonny that she was in love with Bill Hamm, the guitarist in their band. For the sake of their careers, they maintained appearances. By August 1973 a cigarette girl at a nightclub had moved in with Sonny. They were sharing the same roof but with different - and changing - lovers. Their divorce was finalized on 26 June 1975.

Cher made a second marriage in 1976 to a whacked-out-dope-freak, Gregg Allman; their son Elijah was born in 1976.

In the '80s she suffered from the debilitating disease Epstein-Barr syndrome, fighting back with a program of vitamins, prayer, meditation and plenty of rest.

As her singing career waned, Cher became an estimable actress, winning the Best Actress Oscar on 11 April 1988 for "Moonstruck."

With a third major incarnation in late 1994, she was publicizing her new home-furnishings mail-order business and filming the movie, "Faithful."

Always a show-stopper for flamboyant style, she kept her body toned and trimmed with cosmetic surgery, and kept her social life buffed with young boyfriends.

Sonny Bono was killed in a skiing accident on 5 January 1998 when he hit a tree in South Lake Tahoe, California. Cher movingly eulogized the man who had been her first love at his funeral and hosted a CBS tribute on 20 May 1998.

Proving her career longevity once more, Cher put out a single in 1999 that made No.1 on the charts in mid-March, the song "Believe" and won the Best Dance Recording for "Believe" at the Grammys on 24 February 2000.

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Relationships

associate relationship with Lauper, Cyndi (born 22 June 1953)

friend relationship with Dennis, Sandy (born 27 April 1937)

friend relationship with Griffin, Kathy (born 4 November 1960)

friend relationship with O'Grady, Paul (born 14 June 1955)

lover relationship with Camilletti, Rob (born 1 August 1964)

lover relationship with Cruise, Tom (born 3 July 1962). Notes: Dated in mid 1980s

lover relationship with Sambora, Richie (born 11 July 1959)

lover relationship with Simmons, Gene (born 25 August 1949). Notes: Live-in relationship, circa 1978-1980

parent->child relationship with Allman, Elijah (born 10 July 1976)

parent->child relationship with Bono, Chaz (born 4 March 1969)

spouse relationship with Allman, Gregg (born 8 December 1947). Notes: 1975-1979, bitter

spouse relationship with Bono, Sonny (born 16 February 1935). Notes: 1969-1975, bitter

Events

Relationship : First Sex 1960 (Reported first sex at 14 with neighbor boy)

Relationship : Marriage 27 October 1964 (Sonny Bono)
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Work : Gain social status June 1965 (I Got You Baby sold three million)
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Financial : Lose significant money 1968 (Movie Chastity lost big time)

Financial : Lose significant money 1969 (IRS back taxes of $200,000)

Family : Change in family responsibilities 4 March 1969 (Daughter Chastity born)
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Work : New Career 1 August 1971 (Debut of Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour)
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Relationship : End significant relationship 1974 (She and Sonny both having affairs)

Relationship : Divorce dates 26 June 1975 (From Sonny Bono)
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Relationship : Marriage 1976 (Greg Allman)

Family : Change in family responsibilities 10 July 1976 (Son Elijah born)
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Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Starred in noted film "Mask")

Work : Prize 11 April 1988 (Oscar for Moonstruck)
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Work : Start Business 1994 (Mail-order home decorating business)

Death of Significant person 5 January 1998 (Ex-husband Sonny Bono killed)
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Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released January 1999 (Sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl)
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Work : Gain social status March 1999 (Song "Believe" made No.1)
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Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released June 1999 (Appeared in film "Tea with Mussolini")
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Work : Prize 24 February 2000 in Hollywood (Grammy Award, Best Dance Recording)
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Death of Mother 10 December 2022 (Georgia Holt, age 96)
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Source Notes

Contemporary American Horoscopes

Sy Scholfield notes that Cher has stated on Twitter, "I was born Cheryl Sarkisian. Mom thought Birth certificate said "Cherilyn"!" [1], "On Cusp Of Taurus & Gemini( theres 3 of us in Here!) Moon in Capricorn,Rising Cancer" [2].

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