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He appeared in the 1980 miniseries Top of the Hill. He played the role of mad bomber Joe Selucci in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and appeared in the horror film Troll (1986). He also portrayed racist entrepreneur Franklin Von Tussle in the John Waters film Hairspray (1988).
Apr 2, 2014 · Musician and politician Sonny Bono was once wed to singer Cher and in 1994 was elected to U.S. Congress as a representative from California.
Dec 29, 2017 · Sonny Bono was killed 20 years ago Jan. 5 when he skied into a tree near Lake Tahoe without a helmet. His death still haunts his widow, Mary Bono.
Sonny & Cher were an American pop and entertainment duo in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of spouses Sonny Bono and Cher. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector .
Oct 12, 2023 · When Cher and Sonny Bono went their separate ways in 1975 after a decade of marriage, things between the pair were tense. “He pissed me off royally and hurt me,” Cher, 77, tells PEOPLE in this...
Jun 1, 2024 · Sonny Bono (born February 16, 1935, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died January 5, 1998, South Lake Tahoe, California) was an American songwriter, producer, entertainer, and politician who found fame in the 1960s and ’70s as part of the TV and music duo Sonny and Cher.
Nov 13, 2009 · On January 5, 1998, Bono’s unusual journey was cut tragically short when he was killed in a skiing accident while on vacation with his family in South Lake Tahoe, California.
May 30, 2024 · The Grammy-winning artist sued Mary Bono in 2021, accusing her of withholding royalties from the Sonny & Cher catalog.
Sep 1, 2022 · Sonny Bono might be best known as the "other" half of the more famous duo of Sonny and Cher, but he had a pretty wild life in his own right — not just in the shadow of his more glamorous then-wife. It was a pretty strange life, too, one that was shortened by a tragic accident.
May 29, 2024 · When she and Bono settled their divorce in 1978, it was determined that Cher was entitled to a 50 percent stake in the Sonny & Cher publishing catalog. After Bono died in 1998, Cher and Bono’s ...
