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Cher... Special is a television special starring American singer/actress Cher that was broadcast on ABC on April 3, 1978 at 9:00 pm ET/PT and was recorded at ABC Studios in Burbank, California. Cher ... Special was a ratings success for ABC and it was ranked among the Top 10 most watched programs of the week. In the fall of 1978, it was honored with a technical Emmy Award for "Best Achievement in Lighting Direction". It also received an Emmy nomination for "Best Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Musical Special" and Dolly Parton was also nominated for an Emmy in the category of "Best Supporting Actress in a Variety or Musical Special".
Original Release
04/02/1978
US Release
04/03/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cher | Self / Various / Herself |
Dolly Parton | Self / Herself |
Rod Stewart | Self / Himself |
Rick Anderson | (as The Tubes) |
Michael Cotten | (as The Tubes) |
Prairie Prince | (as The Tubes) |
Bill Spooner | (as The Tubes) |
Roger Steen | (as The Tubes) |
Re Styles | (as The Tubes) |
The Tubes | Themselves |
Directors
Writers
Cher, Buz Kohan, Patricia Resnick, Rod Warren
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cher | Self / Various / Herself |
Dolly Parton | Self / Herself |
Rod Stewart | Self / Himself |
Rick Anderson | (as The Tubes) |
Michael Cotten | (as The Tubes) |
Prairie Prince | (as The Tubes) |
Bill Spooner | (as The Tubes) |
Roger Steen | (as The Tubes) |
Re Styles | (as The Tubes) |
The Tubes | Themselves |
Fee Waybill | (as The Tubes) |
Vince Welnick | (as The Tubes) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sandy Gallin | Executive Producer |
Raymond Katz | Executive Producer |
Art Fisher | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special | Nominated |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | Nominated |