"It's not like living next door to Cher," Mr. Coyne said.
As portrayed in his semi-fictional 1999 film, "Tea With Mussolini," starring Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright and Cher, Mr. Zeffirelli, born in 1923, was the product of an out-of-wedlock liaison.
The one-time Mr Cher was elected Mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988, and was a Republican senator from 1994 until his death.
But before he turned his attention to the dysfunctional dynamics of world affairs, even before Cher slapped Mr. Cage 17 years ago, Mr. Shanley wrote "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," the play that brought him to theatergoers' attention in 1984.
Thank you very much Mrs Cher.
"Merci, cher Philippe," Mr. Holbrooke said, before switching to English.
"Don't go for Cher hair," Mr. Lee of Kenneth's said.
(At one point Cher told Mr. Cooper how much she liked MSNBC and he actually fell on the floor, feigning his own death).
They had 25 million readers at their peak and were crammed with photos of greased bodybuilders and Hollywood stars like Sylvester Stallone, Cher and Mr. Schwarzenegger.
HIs best known track was a recording of Sonny & Cher's "Mr. Tambourine Man".
MR: Yeah, Cher is on her, what, 12th farewell tour?
