He made his film debut at the age of 12 singing in the chorus of Song of Love (1947). Following his graduation from high school, George Chakiris supported his night-time dancing, singing and dramatic lessons with a daytime job clerking in a Los Angeles Department store. Later he started his acting/dancing career appearing in musicals such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - he is one of the ballet dancers escorting Marylin Monroe in "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friends"- White Christmas (1954), The Girl Rush (1954), There Is No Business Like Show Business (1954), Brigadoon (1954), and Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956). In 1957 he made his debut as a dramatic actor in Under Fire . In 1958, he traveled to New York hoping for a broadway "break". Hearing that Jerome Robbins was casting the London company of West Side Story, he auditioned and was awarded the co-starring role of Riff. He played the part of Riff for almost two years on the West End stage before acting, singing and dancing as Bernardo in the Robert Wise ffilm (1961), a performance that earned him a Golden Globe and the Academy Award for best supporting actor (Santa Monica, April 9, 1962). Since then, he starred in a succession of films, including Diamond Head with Charlton Heston (1962), La Ragazza Di Bube with Claudia Cardinale (1963), Les Demoiselles de Rochefort with Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac and Gene Kelly (1967), The Big Cube with Lana Turner (1969), Why not stay for breakfast (1980), Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982), Pale Blood (1991). He is one of the most traveled stars in motion pictures : the locations have included Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Italy, England, Spain and France. His nightclub career was launched to rave reviews at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe. In the 70s and 80s, his career focused on television and music. He appeared as guest star in several TV series such as Five-O (Death is a Company policy - 1972), The Return of Wonder Woman (Death in Disguise - 1978), CHiPs (Fox Trap - 1983), Scarecrow and Mrs King (Lost and Found - 1984), Murder She Wrote (Weave a Tangled Web - 1989) and joined the cast of Dallas (1985 - 1986). He has released several records : George Chakiris, Memories Are Made Of These, The Gershwin Song Book, West Side Story's Dynamic... Recently, George Chakiris appeared in a several plays and stage musicals : after "The King and I " in the US in 1995, he performed in Britain the role of Rochester in "Jane Eyre".
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Paul Kyriazi (author) on AuthorsDen Rod Taylor, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Robert Culp,James Darren, Kevin McCarthy perform the Audio-Book "Hard Rock Lovers." - A Romantic Mystery Thriller - With film quality sound effects and music ... http://www.authorsden.com/paulkyriazi
West Side Story (1961) Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, William Bramley Oscars: 10 Wins (Picture, Supporting Actor (George Chakiris) Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno) Director(s), Color ... http://www.geocities.com/oscarmovs/westside.html
SummerQuest Information Page Appel Presents GEORGE CHAKIRIS 2004 “Spirit of the Dance” Award Honoree GEORGE CHAKIRIS made his film debut at the age of 12 singing in the chorus of Song of Love (1947 http://www.appelpresents.com/SummerQuestInformationPage.html
Official Hard Rock Lovers Audio Book website ... Russ Tamblyn in the role of Alan, as he becomes involved with a rock singer and pursues the long thought dead rock star, Shane with the aid of a Puerto Rican born gangster played by George Chakiris. http://www.hardrocklovers.com/
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Students and Friends of Luigi Luigi, Hama (L.A. dance teacher), George Chakiris (actor/dancer), & Sheila Forbes Tucker (dancer/actor) Luigi & Katherine Dunham (choreographer) Debbie Allen (director/choreographer) & Luigi http://www.luigijazz.com/friends.htm
November 00 Moreno (sung by Betty Wand) and George Chakiris with Simon Oakland, Tommy Abbott, John Astin, Robert Banas, William Bramley, Jimmy Bryant, Rudy Del Campo, Nich Covvacevich, Jose de Vega http://www.brooklyncenter.com/cinema/00nov.htm
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