George ChakirisGeorge Chakiris (born September 16, 1934 in Norwood, Ohio) is a dancer and film actor. Chakiris made his film debut in 1947 and for several years he appeared in small roles, usually as a dancer or a member of the chorus in various musical films. He was one of the dancers in Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and also appeared as a dancer alongside Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas. His biggest success came with the film West Side Story (1961), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Chakiris has also appeared on Broadway and television, and in the early 1960s embarked on a career as a pop singer which resulted in a couple of minor hit songs. This page about George Chakiris includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about George Chakiris News stories about George Chakiris External links for George Chakiris Videos for George Chakiris Wikis about George Chakiris Discussion Groups about George Chakiris Blogs about George Chakiris Images of George Chakiris |
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Chakiris has also appeared on Broadway and television, and in the early 1960s embarked on a career as a pop singer which resulted in a couple of minor hit songs. He currently resides in Chelsea, Michigan, where he manages the Purple Rose Theater Company. His biggest success came with the film West Side Story (1961), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in Arachnophobia and Dumb & Dumber. He was one of the dancers in Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and also appeared as a dancer alongside Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas. Jeff Daniels (born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia) is an American actor. Chakiris made his film debut in 1947 and for several years he appeared in small roles, usually as a dancer or a member of the chorus in various musical films. Arachnophobia (1990) - Ross Jennings. George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934 in Norwood, Ohio) is a dancer and film actor. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Gettysburg (1993) - Col. Speed (1994) - Det. Harry Temple. Dumb & Dumber (1994) - Harry Dunne. Fly Away Home (1996) - Thomas Alden. 101 Dalmatians (1996) - Roger. Trial and Error (1997) - Charlie Tuttle. Bill Johnson. Pleasantville (1998) - Mr. The Hours (2002) - Louis Waters. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Col. Gods and Generals (2003) - Lt. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Blue Man. |