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Celebrity pop singer Cher was born Cherilyn Lapierre on May 20, 1946 in El Centro, Calif. In her late teens Cher became a studio backup singer and met her future husband, crooner Sonny Bono, during a session with Phil Ramone. After marrying in the mid-1960s the young couple began performing as the duo "Sonny and Cher," though each continued to occasionally record on their own. Cher scored several early solo hits with "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down" (1966), "You Better Sit Down Kids" (1967), and "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves" (1971); meanwhile Sonny and Cher became extremely popular, eventually landing their own TV show in the early '70s. In 1974 Sonny and Cher parted ways both personally and professionally, and Cher struck out on her own, recording a string of commercially successful soft pop albums during the 1970s. By the early 1980s Cher had parleyed her musical skills and television background into small film parts, eventually winning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her appearance in 1983's Silkwood. She went on to land starring roles in Mask (1985), Suspect (1987), and The Witches of Eastwick (1987); in 1988 she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her appearance in 1987's Moonstruck. Cher returned to recording in 1989 with Heart of Stone, followed by 1991's Love Hurts. Cher continues to cultivate her celebrity status, appearing in films, TV shows and commercials while pursuing her music career. Her 1998 Warner Brothers release Believe was a huge seller, earning her an award for Best Dance Recording at the 42 Annual Grammy Awards. Her latest effort, Not Comm.ercial -- which was distributed exclusively through the Internet -- came out in 2000.