Following your instincts is the way to go. Just ask my guest who followed his instincts and became an Oscar winner and Hollywood legend.
My guest, George Chakiris and I discuss:
- His mentor Eduard Caso
- Dancing with Marilyn Monroe in the infamous Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend dance number
- Almost getting a kiss from Marilyn Monroe
- Dancing with Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas
- Working with Judy Garland and teaching Liza dance steps
- Landing a 7-year deal at Paramount
- Auditioning for the stage play, and playing Riff in the London version of West Side Story
- Working with Chita Rivera
- Working with Jerry Robbins
- A history of the play, West Side Story
- Famous people that auditioned for roles in the movie adaption of West Side Story
- Auditioning and landing the role of Bernardo in the movie adaption of West Side Story
- Winning the Oscar for West Side Story
- George's memoir, "My West Side Story"
You're going to love my conversation with George Chakiris
Our Guest, George Chakiris
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