When Cher was 2 her mother became ill and being a single parent, Cher ended up in an orphanage. Once she was returned home, she spent most of her time with her grandparents. Cher's mother was an aspiring actress and didn't have much time or money to care for Cher and her sister.
Cher had a difficult time in school and didn't learn that she was dyslexic until she was 30 years old. She dropped out of school at the age of 16. Cher then moved to Los Angeles and started in acting school.
Cher became famous in the sixties when she sang the hit duet, "I've Got You Babe" with her then husband Sonny Bono. Sonny and Cher turned out several hits through the 60's and 70's.
Cher went on to have her own musical success with such songs as "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "Believe".
Cher has also had much success on the silver screen starring in such hits as "Silkwood”, The Witches of Eastwick”, "Suspect”, and “Moonstruck”.
Cher suprised everyone by winning an Oscar for "Silkwood".
After staring in "Mask" as the mother of a son with a craniofacial condition, Cher has been involved with the National Children's Craniofacial Association and invites children with the condition backstage at her concerts. Cher is also the National Chairperson of the Children’s Craniofacial Association.
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