ACTOR
Cher
- Known for
- Mermaids (1990), Mask (1985), Silkwood (1983), Un tè con Mussolini (1999)
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Cher is an actor best known for Mermaids, Mask and Silkwood.
42 Interesting Facts About Cher
- #003
She is good friends with Meryl Streep.
- #004
She wanted to play Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991), but the role went to Anjelica Huston.
- #005
She is the only certified female artist in music history to have had a number-one single in the United States in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
- #006
She lived mostly in London, England, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She currently lives in Malibu, California.
- #008
In early 1999, she and Jennifer Aniston decided to play mother/daughter con artists in Heartbreakers (2001), but scheduling conflicts arose during the film's extended development period. Aniston's commitment to Friends (1994) and Cher's commitment to the Believe Tour meant both had to drop out of the film. They were replaced by Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
- #010
On the morning of her 40th birthday she was called to be offered the role in The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
- #011
With "Believe" she beat Céline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" for the best-selling single of 1998.
- #012
Shortly after the death of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, when she appeared on Graham Norton's show in October 2013, Norton pointed out the #nowthatchersdead hashtag, which referred to Thatcher but was misread as Cher's death.
- #014
In 1999, at age 52, she broke the record for the oldest female artist to have a number-one single on the US singles chart with "Believe." She was later surpassed by Brenda Lee, who reached number one in 2023 at age 78 with "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a song she first recorded in 1958 at age 13); Mariah Carey also surpassed Cher when "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (a song she recorded in 1994 at age 25) reached number one in 2022. Cher still holds the record for the oldest female artist to reach number one with a non-catalog, non-holiday single.
- #016
Although she was ten years younger than Redford, she was rejected for being too old to play Robert Redford's love interest in Legal Eagles (1986).
- #017
She gave a eulogy at the funeral of her ex-husband Sonny Bono.
- #018
She considers her performance as Rusty Dennis in Mask (1985) to be her best work on screen.
- #019
Between 2002 and 2005 she achieved tremendous success worldwide with her "Living Proof Farewell Tour," making her the world's top diva. It also holds the record for the longest-running and highest-grossing tour by any female artist in history.
- #020
She once lived with rock musician Gene Simmons of KISS.
- #021
Cher and Sonny Bono were among the many celebrities who made regular weekend visits to Ralph Helfer's Africa USA Exotic Animal Farm in Soledad Canyon, California, to help with chores and play with the animals.
- #022
As an adult, Cher wore braces.
- #023
Cher has appeared solo on the cover of People magazine nearly 13 times.
- #025
Cher was offered the role of Thelma Dickinson in Thelma & Louise (1991), which went to Geena Davis.
- #026
Cher had 4 Barbie dolls made in her likeness: Timeless Treasures Cher, released in 2001, Blonde Ringmaster Cher, 70s Native American Cher and 80s Cher, the last three released in 2007. All four dolls were designed by Bob Mackie.
- #028
A 2002 article published in Rolling Stone estimated her fortune at over $600 million. Since then she has embarked on a highly successful farewell tour that is still ongoing and released a greatest-hits CD that spent weeks in the Billboard Top 10.
- #031
When Cher divorced Sonny Bono in 1974, he was ordered to pay her $25,000 a month for 6 months, $1,500 a month in alimony, and $41,000 for legal fees. Otherwise, their liquid assets were divided 50/50. She got their Bel Air mansion, while Bono received an apartment in Aspen, a house in Palm Springs and another Los Angeles residence.
- #034
Cher holds the record for the longest gap between number 1 hits ("Dark Lady" in 1974 and "Believe" in 1999).
- #035
The first live performance of "Believe" took place on November 18, 1998, on Late Show with David Letterman (1993). It was so memorable that CBS re-aired the episode in late 2007.
- #036
Cher admitted that she had a lesbian relationship during her teenage years.
- #037
Sonny Bono and Cher shot a promotional video for the film Good Times (1967) dressed in prehistoric caveman and cavewoman costumes, seated atop Ralph Helfer's Indian elephant Misty.
- #038
Cher began dating producer David Geffen after she and her husband Sonny Bono separated.
- #039
Cher is a big fan of Katharine Hepburn.
- #041
Cher has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- #042
Her 1999 hit single "Believe" ranked 60th on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Dance Songs.
- #045
She and Sonny Bono made a film for Columbia Pictures titled Good Times (1967), but it was such a flop that Columbia immediately sold the rights to the sequel, Speedway (1968), which they had planned as a vehicle for Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra, to MGM.
- #049
Cher employed 70 workers for two years to build a rocky Malibu mansion with 7 bedrooms, a wig room, a guest house, a pool and a tennis court, then put it up for sale for "£20 million."
- #052
Cher is the former stepsister-in-law of Michael Madsen and Virginia Madsen.
- #053
Cher dropped out of Flint (2017), citing a family matter.
- #054
Cher is mentioned alongside Sonny Bono in Shawn Mullins' "Lullaby" (1998).
- #055
Cher ranked 26th on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
- #056
Her song "Believe" is believed to strongly resemble Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight."
- #058
Before entering the music industry, Cher studied acting with Jeff Corey.
- #059
Cher was engaged to television producer Joshua Donen (1984-85).
- #060
Cher's number-one hit "Believe" holds the distinction of being the first commercially released song to officially feature the vocal pitch-correction software known as Auto-Tune, developed by Harold Andy Hildebrand. After seeing English singer-songwriter Andrew Roachford perform with a Vocoder, Cher insisted that a similar effect be added to her vocals on "Believe."
- #062
Singing ran in Cher's family.
- #063
Cher's first recording session was as a backing vocalist on "Be My Baby."
- #065
Cher endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.
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