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Image Source: HarperCollins In the 1970s, Cher was everywhere. Although her music partnership with Sonny Bono was fading, her solo career was taking off, with a string of hit singles. But while Sonny & Cher’s run on the music charts was ending, the duo’s run on television was just beginning. With The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Show, they gave us six seasons of ’70s-style television variety shows, filled with music, comedy, and Cher’s ostentatious wardrobe (often courtesy of legendary designer Bob Mackie). And on her own, Cher had a two-season run of her own variety show. Between the various shows, she worked with some of the hottest stars of the day. One of the most memorable guest appearances came when The Jacksons visited her solo show, and she performed a medley of the group’s hits, singing and dancing alongside Michael Jackson.

In her newly released memoir, Cher reflects on the challenges she faced during her marriage to Sonny Bono, shedding light on the difficulties behind their celebrated public partnership.

The book explores their journey from friends and roommates to an impulsive marriage in an apartment bathroom. It reveals the darker aspects of their relationship, including Bono’s infidelity and controlling behavior.

Cher describes how the strain of their marriage took a significant toll on her mental health, leading to moments of despair. In one instance, she recounts experiencing suicidal thoughts while staying in a Las Vegas hotel suite in October 1972.

“There I was, twenty-six years old and in what had become a loveless marriage,” she writes. “Sonny had given me the vehicle and the confidence to become the somebody my mother always told me I would be, and then he just lost interest.”

She continues: “I stepped barefoot onto the balcony...

Oscar-nominated actress Teri Garr died at 79 on Tuesday. Her publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, shared that Garr died “surrounded by family and friends.” Garr was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) over two decades ago.

In a screen career that spanned over 40 years, Garr is known for her role as Sandy in the romantic comedy Tootsie, and Inga in 1974’s film Young Frankenstein.

Garr was born on December 11, 1944, in Ohio. Her family shortly moved to Los Angeles. Garr attended Cal State Northbridge and moved to New York City to study acting. Initially a go-go and ballet dancer, she shimmies in the background of multiple Elvis Presley features and the filmed concert The T.A.M.I. Show. Her first official speaking role was in Jack Nicholson’s Head, a friend she connected with in acting class. She would go on to become a regular guest on The Sonny and Cher Show and work with many famous...

Teri Garr has passed away. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, on December 11, 1944, the celebrity was an actor, singer, and dancer. Garr grew up familiar with the industry, as her father was Broadway and film actor Eddie Garr and her mother, Phyllis Garr, was a dancer. As she developed her career, she was best known for roles in films such as Young Frankenstein. Outside of the silver screen, Garr was also a singer and dancer who made regular appearances on The Sonny and Cher Show.

As per Variety, Garr has died. She was 79 years old. The actor had been battling multiple sclerosis for a number of years, first announcing her diagnosis publically in 2002. She suffered an aneurysm four years later in 2006. She lived for several years after, until passing away in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 29.

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Teri Garr, the star of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein who earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Tootsie, has died at the age of 79. Best known for her film roles, Garr was a preternaturally gifted comedic genius and a fixture on late-night TV, where she often dropped by The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson and Late Night With David Letterman. Garr passed away on October 29 following a prolonged battle with multiple sclerosis, as confirmed by Variety.

In addition to acting, Garr was a trained dancer and talented singer whose early credits included go-go dancing as a background extra. After taking a step back from acting in the late '90s, Garr later revealed in a 2002 interview with Larry King that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system.

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Teri Garr, the comic actress and singer who brought her buoyant personality to “Young Frankenstein” and was Oscar-nominated for “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with Ms. She was 79.

An influential performer to comedians including Tina Fey, Garr was a familiar face in dozens of TV shows and films of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. The actress revealed in 2002 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and she suffered an aneurysm in 2006.

After starting her career as a dancer, Garr first gained attention as Inga, the saucy assistant in Mel Brooks’ 1974 “Young Frankenstein,” who greeted Gene Wilder’s Dr. Frederick Frankenstein with the memorable “Vould you like to have a roll in ze hay?”

On “Friends,” she played Phoebe Abbot in three episodes in 1997 and 1998.

In Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” Garr was the wife of Richard Dreyfuss’ character. She...

Al Schultz, makeup artist on TV shows such as “The Carol Burnett Show” and “Good Times,” died June 19 at his home in Long Beach, Calif. He was 82.

Born in Fond du Lac, Wis. in 1942, Schultz played college football at the University of Missouri until a knee injury ended his sports career. He then moved to Hollywood, initially working as a grip and camera dolly operator before finding his passion in makeup artistry.

Schultz began his career as a makeup artist in the mid-1960s. His initial break came with NBC-tv, where he contributed to shows like “Hollywood Squares” and “Laugh-In.” He later worked on “The Dean Martin Show.”

In 1968, the Makeup Artist’s Union sent him to CBS Television City where Carol Burnett noticed him walking by her dressing room. From then on, he worked on “The Carol Burnett Show,” where he met his wife, Vicki Lawrence. He served as...

Al Schultz, a top CBS makeup artist for The Carol Burnett Show and several groundbreaking Norman Lear sitcoms including All in the Family and Good Times and was married to Vicki Lawrence for nearly 50 years, has died. He was 82.

His publicist said today that Schultz died June 19 at his home in Long Beach, CA, but did not give details.

Born Alvin Schultz in 1942 in Wisconsin, he moved to Los Angeles and found work in Hollywood as a camera dolly operator and grip before pivoting to become a makeup artist. He joined variety hit The Carol Burnett Show during its third season in 1969 and would work in its makeup department for more than 180 episodes through 1977.

It was there he met Lawrence, the show’s co-star and future Mama’s Family lead. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.

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At the 1959 American International Toy Fair in New York, an 11.5-inch plastic ingénue with improbably bombshell proportions made her debut. In her earliest iteration, Barbie was marketed as a “Teen Age Fashion Model” and was based on the German Bild Lilli doll that Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler had seen during her travels to Europe.

At the time, Bob Mackie was studying costume design at the since-closed Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood. He would go on to a legendary career in fashion and entertainment, but already his eye for the female form was well defined. When he first saw Barbie, he was not impressed.

“I didn’t think she was very fashionable,” he says of the doll, who originally sported a simple black-and-white Chevron swimsuit, hoop earrings and a perky blond ponytail.

He had no way of knowing that he would become one of the people most closely...

She has entertained fans for over 50 years with The Sonny and Cher Show, her unbelievable concert performances, and the many movies she has starred in. Most people forget that Cher is more than just a singer. She is also a talented actress who has been starring in movies for most of her career with her first film appearance without Sonny Bono in 1969 in Chasity.

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Chasity was not received well by critics, which made Cher give up acting for over ten years. Luckily for fans, the iconic star made a film comeback in 1982. Cher has won Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and an Oscar for her acting roles. Here are Cher's top 10 movies, ranked:...

Cher is returning to TV.

More than 30 years of co-hosting The Sonny and Cher Show, the singer-actress-gay icon has inked a development deal with Logo, the Lgbt-friendly cable network announced Saturday at the winter TV previews.

"It doesn't get any more iconic than Cher," Brent Zacky, Logo's senior vice president of original programming and development, told reporters.

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Logo just announced at The Television Critics Association in Pasadena, CA that the network has signed a development deal with the ultimate gay icon, Cher.

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The show, which is in its earliest stages of development, would mark Cher's first regular TV gig since The Sonny and Cher Show ended in 1977.

While this could change before the show hits the air (if it actually does), Cher's Logo show is set to revolve around Hollywood in the 1960s. It's unknown what Cher's on-screen participation will be like at this time. ...

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Los Angeles (Reuters) - Cher has slammed the "stupid bigots" who have attacked the casting of her transgender son Chaz on TV show "Dancing with the Stars", and called on her fans to flood social media websites with messages of support.

The singer and actress took to her Twitter account to defend Chaz Bono, who underwent a female-to-male sex change last year, saying it took courage for him to agree to be one of the celebrity contestants on the ballroom dancing show.

"lovelies! Chaz is Being Viciously Attacked on Blogs & Message boards about being on DWTS!This is Still America right ? It took guts 2 do it," Cher tweeted on Wednesday.

"Can u guys check out sites & give him your support ? Btw ...Mothers don't stop Getting angry with stupid bigots who fk with their children !", she added.

Chaz Bono, 42, has been the target of jokes...

Canadian television writer, producer and actor John Aylesworth has died of pneumonia, aged 81.

Aylesworth passed away in Rancho Mirage, California on 28 July.

He performed on radio in his native Toronto as a child, and went on to find success on U.S. television.

Aylesworth was perhaps best known for co-creating 1970s American country music television variety show Hee Haw with Frank Peppiatt and Bernie Brillstein. The programme featured famous guests in country, gospel and bluegrass music, including Johnny Cash and Conway Twitty.

In addition, he served as a writer or producer on TV shows such as Your Hit Parade, The Kraft Music Hall, The Judy Garland Show and The Jonathan Winters Show.

He was also among the writers who shared an Emmy nomination for The Julie Andrews Hour in 1973 and The Sonny and Cher Show in 1976.

Aylesworth is survived by his fourth wife, Anita, two children from his first marriage, three from his second marriage, and one grandson.

Arthur Schneider, an Emmy-winning editor, died Oct. 1 in Port Hueneme, Calif. He was 79.

Schneider's career spanned more than 35 years, working on such shows as "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "The Sonny and Cher Show," "The Julie Andrews Hour" and numerous Bob Hope comedy specials. Hope gave Schneider the nickname "Jumpcut."

Schneider earned four Emmy Awards and seven nominations.

After he retired, Schneider published a number of books about both the technical side of postproduction and editing as well as his personal experiences in the early days of television.

Schneider is survived by his wife, Dee; two children, Robert and Lori; and three grandchildren.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's only Republican opponent in the race for California Governor is being asked to step down and back the movie star. Republican party leaders in Washington fear state senator Tom McClintock's campaign is deflecting Republican votes away from Arnie, who is now five per cent behind new favorite Cruz Bustamante in the recall election polls. Another Republican candidate, Peter Ueberroth, stepped down earlier this week. Republican Mary Bono, widow of Sonny And Cher star Sonny Bono, says, "It's essential that he drop out if he doesn't want to be personally responsible for electing Cruz Bustamante." Meanwhile, Arnie is losing the celebrity vote to businesswoman Arianna Huffington, who staged a campaign fundraiser at producer pal Lawrence Bender's Hollywood home. Dustin Hoffman, David Carradine, Anjelica Huston and Nia Vardalos were in attendance. Schwarzenegger guests at his own fundraiser in Hollywood this weekend, which is being hosted by actor pal Jim Belushi.

Superstar Cher will turn back time one last time to show off her fashion passion during her final tour. The flamboyant celeb is well-known for the headline-grabbing outfits she used to don on the Sonny and Cher Show and at award ceremonies. And Cher is not letting her fans down when she puts on her towering stiletto boots--she's getting her frequent fashion collaborator Bob Mackie to design the 10 costume changes in the show. Mackie confirms, "She said, 'I'm going to do it up good!' and believe me she is going to give you your money's worth." Mackie has created a bodysuit covered in New Zealand tribal motifs topped with a shredded jacket for her opening number as she bows at Toronto, Canada, on Friday.