Biography Welcome to Cher site! This white, brunette musician was born on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, CA. Her nationality is American. Her real name is Cherilyn Sarkisian. Cher is 5'8" tall. Cher 's star sign is Taurus. She also works as an actress, a producer and a director. She started her career Cohosted CBS variety show The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974). Cher 's latest movies are "Stuck on You" (2003) where she played Cher Honey , "Tea with Mussolini" (1999) where she played Elsa Morganthal Strauss-Armistan and "If These Walls Could Talk" (1996) where she played Dr. Beth Thompson. I'm looking forward to see Cher nude scenes in future movies. She is married with Greg Allman , Sonny Bono. She was related with David Geffen (music executive), Gene Simmons (member of KISS), Richie Sambora (member of Bon Jovi; together 1989 to 1990), Val Kilmer (actor; dated in 1980s), Warren Beatty (actor; had relationship when Cher was a teenager). Cher 's mother is Georgia Holt (aka Jackie Jean Crouch; actress; author of Star Mothers). Her father is John Sarkisian (truck driver; Armenian; married and divorced Cher's mother twice). Her children are Chastity Bono, Elijah Blue Allman. | Galleries Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3 Gallery 4 |