George Chakiris, 89, is an actor and dancer best known for his film roles in the original “West Side Story” and in “The Young Girls of Rochefort.” He is the author of “My West Side Story,” a memoir ...

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George Chakiris (center) as gang leader Bernardo in 1961's 'West Side Story.' George Chakiris recalls being aboard a chartered jet with Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents bound from ...

George Chakiris knows a little something about footwork. In 1960, he danced his way to fame — and an Academy Award for best supporting actor — in the landmark musical “West Side Story.” On Wednesday, ...