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George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture .
Learn about the life and career of George Chakiris, the Oscar-winning actor and dancer who starred in West Side Story (1961) and other films. Find out his family background, filmography, awards, trivia and quotes.
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- September 16, 1932
George Chakiris is an Oscar-winning actor who starred in West Side Story (1961) and other films. He also performed in musicals, TV shows, and records, and traveled to various locations around the world.
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May 6, 2021 · George Chakiris on the Secrets and Scandals of ‘West Side Story,’ 60 Years Later. SOMETHING’S COMING. Alamy. George Chakiris, who won an Oscar for playing Bernardo, shares casting stories...
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Dec 9, 2021 · George Chakiris recalls being aboard a chartered jet with Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents bound from New York to Manchester for the UK production of West Side Story that...
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Nov 22, 2021 · To discuss his book and career further, I interviewed Mr. Chakiris over the phone on Nov. 16, 2021. You can read a transcription of that interview below and also listen to it here: Jessica PickensSo I am here speaking with Academy Award-winning actor George Chakiris. Thank you for speaking with me today.
Nov 16, 2011 · BWW Interviews: George Chakiris - Fifty Years After WEST SIDE STORY. By: Joseph F. Panarello Nov. 16, 2011. To those who've seen the Oscar-winning screen adaptation of WEST SIDE STORY, the...
