From sequined spectacle to Oscar-winner, TV vamp to Billboard’s longest running chart-topper, Cher’s success in music, movies, television, and on stage over four decades qualifies her as one of the most enduring entertainers of our time. Between romances with rockers, she flitted from project to project, playing casino showrooms, catching the tail end of disco with “Take Me Home” and singing with Meat Loaf, among others. Finally she earned respect on the New York stage in 1982’s Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. After catching a matinee one day, director Mike Nichols cast her in “Silkwood” on the spot. Critics were stunned when Silkwood premiered, calling Cher a genuine acting marvel. An Oscar nomination followed, as did her triumphant role in “Mask.” She churned out eight smash singles during the Geffen era (’87-’92), including “I Found Someone,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “After All,” and “Heart of Stone.” After early-’90s cameos in various films, she went back to work full-time in 1996, co-starring with Chazz Palminteri in “Faithful.” In 1998, Cher returned to the music scene with the international chart-topping smashes “Believe” and “This Is A Song For The Lonely.” In 2001, she released Living Proof. She followed with Closer to the Truth in 2013. A pro at reinvention long before Madonna, Cher has, at the very least, always personified survival and sheer persistence. The very failures that destroy the toughest souls in Hollywood have only served to make this pop icon permanently resilient. Cher continues to tour and conquer the world.
