<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1947--1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> GeorgeChakiris.com </Td> </Tr> <P> George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer, singer and actor . He is best known for his appearance in the film version of West Side Story as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture . </P> <P> Chakiris was born in Norwood, Ohio, to Steven and Zoe (née Anastasiadou) Chakiris, immigrants from Greece . He attended high school in Tucson, Arizona and Long Beach . </P>

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