Profile
Sonny Bono
Politician
Male
Born
Feb 16, 1935
Hometown
Detroit
Died
Jan 5, 1998
Death Place
Stateline, Nevada
Political Party
Republican Party ...
Religion
Catholic Church
Other Names
Sonny Bono
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.
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Romance
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Susie CoelhoMarried 1981 - 1984
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Donna RankinMarried 1954 - 1962
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Cher, 66, Back With New Solo AlbumABC News - Apr 23, 2013
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Mike Ragogna: My Fifth Huff Post Anniversary, Drifting Away With Dobie Gray, And Dump The Filibuster Or Dump Harry ReidHuffington Post - Apr 18, 2013
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Nicholas Snow: Hollywood Awards Season Kicks Off With The 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala (Audio)Huffington Post - Jan 09, 2013
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Globes And Oscars Contenders Talk Awards SeasonHuffington Post - Jan 06, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1935
Birth
Born on February 16, 1935.
TEENAGE
1954
19 Years Old
Bono married his first wife, Donna Rankin, on November 3, 1954. Their daughter Christine ("Christy") was born on June 24, 1958. They divorced in 1962.
TWENTIES
1964
29 Years Old
In 1964 Bono married singer/entertainer Cher; their daughter Chastity Bono (now Chaz Bono) was born on March 4, 1969. In 1975 the couple divorced.
THIRTIES
1965
30 Years Old
Bono also recorded as a solo artist under the name of Sonny. He had only one hit single as a solo artist, "Laugh At Me". "Laugh At Me" was released in 1965 and peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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1967
32 Years Old
Bono also recorded an unsuccessful Sonny album titled Inner Views in 1967. Sonny continued to work with Cher through the early and mid-1970s starring in a popular television variety show, The Sonny and Cher Show, which ran on CBS from 1971 to 1974. From 1976 to 1977, the couple returned to performing together on The Sonny and Cher Show despite being divorced.
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FORTIES
1984
49 Years Old
Bono then married Susie Coelho, but divorced her in 1984.
FIFTIES
Bono continued his acting career, doing bit roles in such shows as Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. He played the part of mad bomber Joe Selucci in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) and in the 1986 horror movie Troll.
1988
53 Years Old
Bono also played the part of Franklin Von Tussle in the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray.
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1990
55 Years Old
Sonny poked a little fun at himself when he guest-starred on The Golden Girls, in the episode "Mrs. George Devereaux", aired November 17, 1990, as himself vying with Lyle Waggoner for Dorothy's (Beatrice Arthur) affection in a dream, where Blanche (Rue McClanahan) dreams her husband is still alive.
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1991
56 Years Old
He also appeared in several episodes of P.S. I Luv U starring Connie Sellecca and Greg Evigan during the 1991-92 TV season as the Mayor of Palm Springs he really was at the time.
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1992
57 Years Old
Bono ran for the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1992, but the nomination went to the more conservative Bruce Herschensohn, and the election to the Democrat Barbara Boxer.
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1994
59 Years Old
Bono was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1994 to represent California's 44th congressional district.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1995
60 Years Old
In their book Tell Newt to Shut Up, David Maraniss and Michael Weisskopf credit Bono with being the first person to recognize Gingrich's public relations problems in 1995.
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1998
63 Years Old
Bono died on January 5, 1998 of injuries sustained when he hit a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California.
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