George Chakiris (center) as gang leader Bernardo in 1961's 'West Side Story.' George Chakiris recalls being aboard a chartered jet with Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents bound ...

Before "West Side Story" you worked with Marilyn Monroe in 1953’s "Gentleman Prefer Blondes" and 1954’s "There’s No Business Like Show Business." What was that like? George Chakiris ...

Senior Editor, Obsessed George Chakiris loves the question, “What was it like?” What was it like to film West Side Story? What was it like to win an Oscar for his performance as Bernardo?

Coming up, an interview with George Chakiris, who played the leader of the Sharks in the original "West Side Story" film. And we remember former senator and World War II vet Bob Dole. Here's Rita ...

George Chakiris vividly recalls winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Bernardo in 1961’s “West Side Story.” “(It) was kind of an out-of-body experience ...

singing and dancing as Bernardo in the film version of West Side Story. His performance earned him a Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. George Chakiris with his Oscar for Best ...

George Chakiris, 89, is an actor and dancer best known for his film roles in the original “West Side Story” and in “The Young Girls of Rochefort.” He is the author of “My West Side Story ...

West Side Story nonagenarians George Chakiris, 90, and Rita Moreno, 91, enjoyed a playful reunion at the 80 For Brady film premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Chakiris and Moreno - who looked ...

George Chakiris, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Bernardo in West Side Story, still considers it to be one of the most remarkable and defining projects of his career.

By THR Staff For West Side Story star Rita Moreno, the 1962 Oscars were a very different experience than for co-star George Chakiris. Chakiris won his best supporting actor statue early ...

Chakiris won an Academy Award for his performance as Bernardo. Originally broadcast in 2021 and 2001. Actors Rita Moreno and George Chakiris remember the original 'West Side Story' | WWNO ...