At age 16, Cher married 27-year-old singer Sonny Bono. Despite their success as recording artists (“I Got You Babe”) and variety-show hosts (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour), the couple—whose only child, Chaz, was born in 1969—had a tempestuous relationship, and they split after 13 years together. When Sonny Bono died in a skiing accident in 1998, Cher delivered a moving, funny eulogy at his funeral.