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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• IMDB
• George's Memoir

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