Sonny Bono

Singer / Actor / Political Figure

Born: 16 February 1935
Died: 5 January 1998(skiing accident)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Best known as: Mod singer turned congressman
Sonny Bono first gained fame in the 1960s as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Their television show made them household names; Bono, with droopy mustache and psychedelic clothes, played a lovable goofball. (The two divorced in 1974.) Despite the enduring goofball tag, Bono was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. He died after skiing into a tree at the Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. His wife Mary replaced him in his congressional seat.
Extra credit: Bono's daughter with Cher, Chastity Bono, is a prominent gay rights activist.

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