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George Chakiris

(1934) Actor United States

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George Chakiris is an actor from the United States, best known for My West Side Story.

Quick Facts About George Chakiris

Born: September 16, 1934
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: My West Side Story

About George Chakiris

George Chakiris is an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Quotes by George Chakiris

I can go into any working circumstance and, simply, I'm prepared to deal with the work. It was a long, hard lesson…

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Go

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No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.

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Dark

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It's kind of wild and wonderful that 'West Side Story' continues to have a life after all these years. And when you…

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Beautiful

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One of my favorite credits is to say that I worked behind Marilyn Monroe, and I love saying that. She was phenomenal.

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Behind

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It sounds corny to say, but we're like a family. That experience for all of us really created a bond... The 'West…

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Bond

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I don't believe I was jinxed or hexed by winning an Academy Award in my first picture, 'West Side Story.'

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Academy award

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I don't regret 'West Side Story' one bit. It was an incredible movie full of young people with amazing rapport.

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Amazing

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After I finished working on the movie, I went back into the show again playing Riff, so it was an incredible time…

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Beautiful

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I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. I loved recording and being in that studio. I made four albums.

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Albums

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A lot of people know that I danced, but I also sang.

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Danced

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Whether it's Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire or 'West Side Story,' see it on the big screen. That's the way we should…

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Big

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Steven Spielberg is a talented, wonderful filmmaker.

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Spielberg

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Her imagination is rich and vibrant. I have a great love and respect for Rita.

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Great

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I absolutely loved Jerome Robbins. We were all so lucky to be in the same room with this man.

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Loved

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I made movies with some very nice people, experienced actors.

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Made

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You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left…

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Actor

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Why do Greeks always open restaurants that fail?

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Restaurants

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To be honest, I think I have a nice voice. A good voice... and I loved recording.

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Good

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If you buy a lottery ticket, you really don't expect to win. However, if you do win, it's a different story. The…

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Different story

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So many years later, you watch yourself, and you're not critical of yourself anymore 'cause that's behind you.

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Behind

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The first thing that was intimidating was when I started rehearsing to play Riff in the London company. That first day of…

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Day

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As far as dancing was concerned, I always wanted to do it. To actually be performing was thrilling for me.

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Actually

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