George Chakiris
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George Chakiris is an American actor and dancer best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Bernardo in the 1961 film adaptation of the musical "West Side Story."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dancer
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Bernardo in West Side Story (1961 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-09-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek American ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Chakiris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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musical theatre ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| genre | musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://georgechakiris.com ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | George Chakiris self-link ⓘ |
| notableAwardWork |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story (1961 film)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for West Side Story (1961 film)
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| notableWork |
West Side Story
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surface form:
West Side Story (1961 film)
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| occupation |
actor
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dancer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
633 Squadron (1964 film)
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Brigadoon ⓘ
surface form:
Brigadoon (1954 film)
Dallas (TV series) ⓘ Diamond Head (1963 film) ⓘ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ⓘ
surface form:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Jekyll & Hyde... Together Again (1982 film) ⓘ Kings of the Sun (1963 film) ⓘ Medical Center (TV series) ⓘ Murder, She Wrote ⓘ
surface form:
Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
The Big Cube (1969 film) ⓘ The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967 film) ⓘ West Side Story ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (1961 film)
West Side Story ⓘ
surface form:
West Side Story (stage musical)
White Christmas (1954 film) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norwood, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor