George Chakiris
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 16, 1934 Norwood, OH |
| Age | 89 |
George Chakiris | |
| Job | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 1947-1996 |
| Top Roles | Dancer, Ballroom Dancer, Dancer with Pick, Specialty Dancer, Dancer |
| Top Genres | Drama, Musical, Romance, Comedy, War, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, World War II, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Colin Kenny, Matt Mattox, Roger Moore, Franklyn Farnum |
| Shares birthday with | Lauren Bacall, Alexander Korda, Jerry Wald see more.. |
George Chakiris Overview:
Actor, George Chakiris, was born on Sep 16, 1934 in Norwood, OH. As of December 2022, George Chakiris was 88 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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George Chakiris was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story (as Bernardo) in 1961.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1961 | Best Supporting Actor | West Side Story (1961) | Bernardo | Won |
George Chakiris's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #207 on Nov 15, 2011.
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on Nov 22, 2021 From Comet Over HollywoodAudiences sat up and took notice when they saw standing near Rosemary Clooney, arms crossed as she crooned ?Love, You Didn?t Do Right By Me.? Later, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his best known role, as Bernardo in WEST SIDE STORY (1961) Earlier this year, he published his m... Read full article
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George Chakiris Quotes:
The Girls:
[singing] I like to be in America, OK by me in America, everything free in America...
Bernardo: [singing] For a small fee in America!
Dr. Dean Kahanna: All right Sloane, I know how you feel.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: [sobs drunkenly] Feel? That's just it, I don't feel. Anything. Paul must of loved me and I felt was a blank. I don't know how to love.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: My brother knows you were born to the purple, but he doesn't know how much you like to wear it.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Well that's a switch isn't it? What you really mean is will I do right by Paul.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Exactly. Will you run him like your brother runs everything? Will you be his wife or will he be just your husband?
Dr. Dean Kahanna: What cave do you live in? How is it any different for me to be just his wife or for him to be just my husband?
Dr. Dean Kahanna: If someone is wearing the shoes it had better be the man.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Ha
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Don't forget Sloane, I grew up with you too, and I took notes. Remember that summer when you were 15, up by the waterfall? Do you remember what you did? You took off your clothes and dove in.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: I remember. I said "Come on in Deano, come on in." And why didn't you? Were you too shocked? I bet you'd be shocked right now.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: I wasn't shocked Sloane. I wanted to.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: [caught off guard] You know what I would have done if you had? I would have scratced your eyes out and said "I hate you Dean Kahanna, I hate you."
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Sure Sloan. I hate you too.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Oh, Deano. I don't know why, but you bring out the spitting witch in me. One of us must be an awful person.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Both of us. I bring out the spitting witch, but it has to be there to come out.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: And that's with just one pair of shoes.
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Bernardo: [singing] For a small fee in America!
Dr. Dean Kahanna: All right Sloane, I know how you feel.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: [sobs drunkenly] Feel? That's just it, I don't feel. Anything. Paul must of loved me and I felt was a blank. I don't know how to love.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: My brother knows you were born to the purple, but he doesn't know how much you like to wear it.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Well that's a switch isn't it? What you really mean is will I do right by Paul.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Exactly. Will you run him like your brother runs everything? Will you be his wife or will he be just your husband?
Dr. Dean Kahanna: What cave do you live in? How is it any different for me to be just his wife or for him to be just my husband?
Dr. Dean Kahanna: If someone is wearing the shoes it had better be the man.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Ha
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Don't forget Sloane, I grew up with you too, and I took notes. Remember that summer when you were 15, up by the waterfall? Do you remember what you did? You took off your clothes and dove in.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: I remember. I said "Come on in Deano, come on in." And why didn't you? Were you too shocked? I bet you'd be shocked right now.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: I wasn't shocked Sloane. I wanted to.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: [caught off guard] You know what I would have done if you had? I would have scratced your eyes out and said "I hate you Dean Kahanna, I hate you."
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Sure Sloan. I hate you too.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Oh, Deano. I don't know why, but you bring out the spitting witch in me. One of us must be an awful person.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: Both of us. I bring out the spitting witch, but it has to be there to come out.
Dr. Dean Kahanna: And that's with just one pair of shoes.
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