Trivia of George Chakiris
Trivia of George Chakiris (16 September 1932) *Made his film debut at the age of 15 singing in the chorus of Song of Love (1947).He sang with the St.Luke's Episcopal Church choir. *When he began to take dance classes he heard others speak of their family's disapproval, but Chakiris and his siblings “couldn't have asked for better parents”. He spent days working an office job in Los Angeles, then took night classes at the American School of Dance. The main thing he did at dance school was ballet. *He was one of the tuxedoed male dancers surrounding Marilyn Monroe for the 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' number in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).He also was one of the male dancers in White Christmas (1954). *Chakiris’ breakthrough role came in 1961 when he played the character of Bernardo in the musical film “West Side Story.” (In broadway, Chakiris was cast as Riff, leader of the Jets, he was later chosen to play Riff’s arch rival).The movie was a huge success...