| Sonny Bono
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| Birth name
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Salvatore Philip Bono
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| Born
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February 16, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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| Died
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January 5, 1998 in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA from injuries from a skiing accident
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| Years Active
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1963-1995
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| Member of
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Sonny & Cher
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Sonny Bono was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor and politician.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
| Series
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Role
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Episode
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Airdate
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| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
Jerry |
3x25 - The Hot Number Affair |
March 10, 1967
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| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
Guest Performer |
1x08 - Show 8 |
March 11, 1968
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| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In |
Guest Performer |
3x03 - Show 43 |
September 29, 1969
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| Marcus Welby, M.D. |
Rico Renati |
5x04 - Blood Kin |
October 2, 1973
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| The Six Million Dollar Man |
John Perry |
3x04 - The Song and Dance Spy |
October 5, 1975
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| Switch |
Darcy Taggart |
2x01 - The Pirates of Tin Pan Alley |
September 21, 1976
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| Fantasy Island |
Ted Cavanaugh |
2x02 - The Big Dipper / The Pirate |
September 23, 1978
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| The Love Boat |
Harold Nash |
2x04 - The Man Who Loved Women / A Different Girl / Oh, My Aching Brother |
September 30, 1978
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| The Love Boat |
Deacon Dark |
2x25 - Murder on the High Seas / Sounds of Silence / Cyrano de Bricker |
March 17, 1979
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| The Love Boat |
Kenny Carter |
3x16 - Making the Grade / Doc's 'Ex' Change / The Gift |
December 15, 1979
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| CHiPs |
Mike |
4x01 - Go-Cart Terror |
September 21, 1980
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| Charlie's Angels |
Marvin the Walrus |
5x04 - Angels of the Deep |
December 7, 1980
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| Matt Houston |
Himself |
1x13 - The Purrfect Crime |
January 9, 1983
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| Murder, She Wrote |
Valentino Regori |
4x19 - Just Another Fish Story |
March 27, 1988
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| The Golden Girls |
Himself |
6x09 - Mrs. George Devereaux |
November 17, 1990
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| Blossom |
Himself |
1x09 - Tough Love |
March 4, 1991
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| Parker Lewis Can't Lose |
Colin David |
2x06 - Stormy Mikey |
September 22, 1991
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| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |
Mayor Berkowitz |
1x10 - The Man of Steel Bars |
November 21, 1993
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Specials
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Awards and Accolades
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (with Cher)
Trivia
- Was married to Cher; daughter Chastity "Chaz" Bono
- Was the mayor of Palm Springs, California from 1988 to 1992
- Ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1992, losing the nomination to Bruce Herschensohn
- Elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in 1994, representing the 44th congressional district of California; held that seat until his death, after which it was taken over by his widow, fourth wife Mary Bono
