On The Rocks: Where Celebrities & Cocktails Mix
Academy & Golden Globe Winner George Chakiris: West Side Story
March 18, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
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An Oscar and Golden Globe winner looks back on a career spent alongside the biggest names in Hollywood history.
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In this episode
- Behind-the-scenes stories from the making of West Side Story
- What it was like performing alongside legends like Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
- Personal memories drawn from a published memoir spanning decades in film and stage
- A conversation covering Hollywood's golden era from someone who lived it
About this episode
On this week’s On the Rocks we welcome Academy Award and Golden Globe Award Winner George Chakiris as he shares moments from his book My West Side Story, a memoir of his stage and screen career that includes performances with Marilyn Monroe, Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Chita Rivera, Elaine Stritch, Yul Brenner, Catherine Deneuve, Debbie Reynolds, Dorothy Dandridge, Betty Grable, Carol Burnett, Lana Turner, Charlton Heston, Shirley Jones, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno and many more…as well as his turn as Bernardo in the film West Side Story. We are joined by our guest co-host, a veteran of the entertainment industry, Karen Cadle who has worked with Robert Redford, Liza Minnelli, Prince Charles, Sylvester Stallone, Carol Burnett, Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, Sophia Loren, Bette Davis, Sharon Stone, Lana Turner, Robert Downey Jr., Tobey Maguire, Christian Bale, Kurt Russell, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Reynolds, George Kennedy and many more. It’s a Hollywood Legend chat for the ages…with your host, Alexander Rodriguez.From Straw Hut Media
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About On The Rocks: Where Celebrities & Cocktails Mix
TV & Radio Personality Alexander Rodriguez sips and chats with your favorite celebrities from TV, film, Broadway, music, reality TV and pop culture in this weekly, entertainment, no holds barred talk show. Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Tony Award, Golden Globe Award winners – he’s drank with them all!
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