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Sonny Bono. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, Sonny Bono (1935-1998) made a career out of reinventing himself. He played the straight man to his then-wife Cher, on the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour in the 1970s and later served as mayor of Palm Springs, California.
Jan 7, 1998 · Bono, 62, died Monday in a skiing accident near Lake Tahoe, Nev. His body was found on the slopes of the Heavenly Ski Resort late in the afternoon, about two hours after his family reported he had ...
Mini Bio. Sonny Bono was born on February 16, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Sonny and Cher Show (1976), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Hairspray (1988). He was married to Mary Bono, Susie Coelho, Cher and Donna Rankin. He died on January 5, 1998 in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
