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About|the artist|the footballer|David Cassidy (footballer)BLP sources|date=December 2009Infobox person| name = David Cassidy| image = David Cassidy.jpg| caption = Eat to the Beat, Epcot Food & Wine Festival, Orlando, October 2007| birth_name = David Bruce Cassidy| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1950|4|12| birth_place = New York City, New York , United States|U.S. | years_active = 1956–Present| occupation = Actor, singer, musician| spouse = Kay Lenz (1977–1982) Meryl Tanz (1984–1985) Sue Shifrin (1991–present)| children = Katie Cassidy and Beau Devin Cassidy| website = http://www.davidcassidy.com| academyawards =| emmyawards = David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an United States|American actor , singer , songwriter and guitarist . He is best known for his role as the character of Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical/ sitcom The Partridge Family . He was one of pop culture 's most celebrated teen idol s, enjoying a successful pop career in the 1970s, and still performs today.
Cassidy was one of the contestants on Celebrity Apprentice 2011. http://newslivestreaming.com/david-cassidy-celebrity-apprentice-2011-contestant/ David Cassidy : Celebrity Apprentice 2011 Contestant, in which his daughter Katie Cassidy made a brief appearance at her father's request.
Early life
David Cassidy was born at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City, New York , the son of actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward . As his parents were frequently touring on the road, he spent his early years being raised by his maternal grandparents in a middle class neighborhood in West Orange, New Jersey .cite book |last1=Cassidy |first1=David |last2=Deffaa |first2=Chip|title=C'mon, Get Happy ... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus |year=1994|publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=0-446-39531-5 |page=1 In 1956, he found out from neighbors' children that his parents had been divorced for over two years and had not told him.''C'mon, Get Happy'', p. 4 David's parents had decided because he was at such a young age, it would be better for his emotional stability to not discuss it at that time. They were gone often with theater productions and home life remained the same.
In 1956, his father married actress Shirley Jones , and three half-brothers were born: Shaun Cassidy|Shaun (1958), Patrick Cassidy (actor)|Patrick (1962) and Ryan (1966). As a young teen he moved into Shirley's home in Beverly Hills where his father and step-brothers resided. David remained there seeking fame as an actor/musician until he moved out when his career began to flourish.
Career
On January 2, 1969, Cassidy made his professional debut in the Broadway theatre|Broadway musical The Fig Leaves Are Falling . It closed after 4 performances''C'mon, Get Happy, p. 43 but a casting director saw the show and asked Cassidy to make a screen test. In 1969, he moved to Los Angeles.
After signing with Universal Studios in 1969, Cassidy was featured in episodes of the TV series Ironside (TV series)|Ironside , Marcus Welby, M.D. , Adam-12 and Bonanza . In 1970, he took the part of Keith Partridge, son of Shirley Partridge, who was played by Cassidy's real stepmother and series' lead, Shirley Jones. The Partridge Family series creator Bernard Slade and producers Paul Junger Witt and Robert "Bob" Claver did not care whether Cassidy could sing, knowing only that his androgynous good looks would guarantee success. But shortly after production began, Cassidy convinced music producer Wes Farrell that he was good enough and he was promoted to lead singer for show's recordings. Once " I Think I Love You " became a hit, Cassidy began work on solo albums as well. Within the first year he had produced his own single, " Cherish (The Association song)|Cherish " (from the Cherish (album)|album of the same title ), which reached #9 in the US, and began tours that featured Partridge tunes and his own hits. He strove to become a respected rock musician along the lines of Mick Jagger or Alice Cooper, but his channel of stardom launched him into the ranks of teen idol , a brand he loathed until much later in life when he managed to come to terms with his bubblegum status.
On and off the show, Cassidy had a strong bond with his stepmother. He and co-star Danny Bonaduce did not get along with Jeremy Gelbwaks , (who played their brother, Chris) during its first season. In the second season, Gelbwaks was replaced by Brian Forster , who stayed until the series' end.
image:David Cassidy Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cassidy in 1974 Ten albums by The Partridge Family and five solo albums were produced during the show. Cassidy also became an instant drawcard with spectacular sellout concerts successes in major arenas around the world. These concerts produced mass hysteria resulting in the media coining the term Cassidymania. By way of example, he played to two sellout crowds of 56,000 each at the Houston Astrodome in Texas over one weekend in 1972.cite web | url = http://www.news.google.com/newspapers? id=ydgRAAAAIBAJ& sjid=a-0DAAAAIBAJ& pg=6929,863578& dq=david+cassidy& realname=The_'new'_David_Cassidy_steps_out | title = The 'new' David Cassidy steps out | date = 16 August 1975 | accessdate = 3 August 2009 His concert in New York's Madison Square Garden sold out in one day and resulted in riots after the show.cite news | url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html? res=F10716FC3F5E127A93C0A81788D85F468785F9& realname=CASSIDY_IS_FOCUS_OF_NEW_POP_TREND | title = CASSIDY IS FOCUS OF NEW POP TREND; "Partridge Family" Star Puts Sensuality Into Singing | date = 12 March 1972 | accessdate = 3 August 2009 | work=The New York Times | first=Don | last=Heckman His concert tours of the UK sold out and included six sellout concerts at Wembley over one weekend in 1973. In Australia in 1974, the mass hysteria was such that there were calls to have him deported from the country, especially after the madness at his 33,000 audience concert at Melbourne Cricket Ground.cite web | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=BJ0QAAAAIBAJ& sjid=xZADAAAAIBAJ& pg=4741,3108448& dq=david+cassidy+concert& realname=More_Control_Urged_At_Future_Pop_Concerts | title = More Control Urged At Future Pop Concerts | date = 13 March 1974 | accessdate = 3 August 2009Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBotcite web | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=tEAQAAAAIBAJ& sjid=w5ADAAAAIBAJ& pg=6711,8285917& dq=david+cassidy& realname=David_Cassidy_Is_A_Health_Hazard | title = David Cassidy Is A Health Hazard | date = 13 March 1974 | accessdate = 3 August 2009
A turning point in his live rock concerts (while still filming The Partridge Family ) was a gate stampede which killed a teenage girl. At a show in London's White City Stadium on May 26, 1974, 650 were injured in a crush at the front of the stage. Thirty were taken to the hospital, and one, 14-year-old Bernadette Whelan, died on May 30 from injuries.''C'mon, Get Happy'', p. 188-190 The show was the penultimate date on a world tour. A deeply affected Cassidy faced the press, trying to make sense of what had happened. Out of respect for the family and to avoid turning the girl's funeral into a media circus, Cassidy did not attend the service. He did, however, speak to Bernadatte's parents and sent flowers. Cassidy stated at the time that this would haunt him until the day he died.cite web | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=yjUQAAAAIBAJ& sjid=244DAAAAIBAJ& pg=7198,3795659& dq=david+cassidy+concert& realname=Cassidy_Concert_Girl_14_Dies | title = Cassidy Concert, Girl 14 Dies | date = 30 May 1974 | accessdate = 3 August 2009cite web | url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id=TlEVAAAAIBAJ& sjid=a-UDAAAAIBAJ& pg=1810,10309348& dq=bernadette+whelan& realname=Cassidy_Fan_Dies | title = Cassidy Fan Dies | date = 31 May 1974 | accessdate = 3 August 2009cite news | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/crushed-to-death-at-a-david-cassidy-concert-1095281.html& realname=Crushed_To_Death_At_A_David_Cassidy_Concert | title = Crushed To Death At A David Cassidy Concert | date = 23 May 1999 | accessdate = 3 August 2009 | location=LondonDead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot
Cassidy's 1994 autobiography ''C'mon Get Happy: Fear And Loathing On The Partridge Family Bus provides an account of most aspects of his fame, including contracts, money and his fanatical worldwide fan following. cquote|I'm exploited by people who put me on the back of cereal boxes. I asked my housekeeper to go and buy a certain kind of cereal and when she came home, there was a huge picture of me on the back. I can't even eat breakfast without seeing my face.-- NME|The New Musical Experience Magazine , October 1972.cite book | first= John | last= Tobler | year= 1992 | title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years | edition= 1st | publisher= Reed International Books Ltd | location= London | page= 243 | id= CN 5585
By this point, Cassidy had decided to quit both touring and acting in The Partridge Family, concentrating instead on recording and song-writing. International success continued, mostly in Great Britain and Germany, when he released three well-received solo albums on RCA between 1975 and 1977. Cassidy became first to have a hit with I Write The Songs , a Top 20 record in Great Britain before the song became Barry Manilow 's signature tune. Cassidy's recording was produced by the song's author-composer, Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys .
In 1978, Cassidy starred in an episode of Police Story (TV series)|Police Story titled "A Chance To Live," for which he received an Emmy nomination. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069620/awards Awards for "Police Story" (1973), IMDB.com NBC created a show based on it, called David Cassidy: Man Under Cover , but it was canceled after one season. However, the format was used in a well-received Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV series, 21 Jump Street , with Johnny Depp in the role Cassidy had vacated.
In 1985, music success continued with the Arista Records|Arista release of the single The Last Kiss (#6 in the UK), with backing vocals by George Michael , which was included on the album Romance (David Cassidy album)|Romance . These went gold in Europe and Australia and Cassidy supported them with a sellout tour of the UK which resulted in the Greatest Hits Live compilation of 1986. George Michael cited Cassidy as a major career influence and interviewed Cassidy for David Litchfield's prestigious Ritz Newspaper .cite news |first=David |last=Litchfield |work= Ritz Newspaper No. 100 |title=David Cassidy by George Michael |url= |publisher= Bailey & Litchfield |pages=16–19 |date=1985–| accessdate=2009-04-04 |quote=The interview between DAVID and GEORGE first took place over lunch at Pier 31 Restaurant, at which they both got rather inebriated...
Cassidy returned to the American Top 40 with his 1990 single "Lyin' To Myself," released on Enigma Records|the Enigma Records label . In 1998, he had an Adult contemporary music|AC hit with "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross" from his album Old Trick New Dog (album)|Old Trick, New Dog . His 2001 album Then and Now (David Cassidy album)|Then And Now went platinum internationally and returned Cassidy to the Top 5 of the UK album charts for the first time since 1974.
Cassidy has performed in musical theatre. In 1981, he toured in a revival of a pre- Broadway theatre|Broadway production of Little Johnny Jones , a show originally produced in 1904 with music, lyrics, and book by George M. Cohan . (The show is excerpted in the biographic film Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), when James Cagney sings Give My Regards to Broadway and The Yankee Doodle Boy . ) However, Cassidy received negative reviews, and he had been replaced by another former teen idol, Donny Osmond ,''C'mon, Get Happy'', p. 221 by the time the show reached Broadway.cite web|author=The Broadway League |url= http://ibdb.com/production.php? id=4164 |title='& #39;Little Johnny Jones'& #39; (1982 revival) at IBDB |publisher=Ibdb.com |date=1982-03-21 |accessdate=2010-10-14 Cassidy, in turn, was himself a replacement for the lead in the original 1982 Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . cite web|url= http://ibdb.com/productionreplacements.asp? ID=4158 |title='& #39;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'& #39; cast replacements at IBDB |publisher=Ibdb.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-14 He appeared in London's West End theatre|West End production of Time (musical)|Time and returned to Broadway in Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers alongside Petula Clark and his half-brother, Shaun Cassidy . In concert performances in 1990, Cassidy hired his recalcitrant TV brother Danny Bonaduce as his warm-up act. In 1996, he replaced Michael Crawford in the Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas show EFX (show)|EFX , re-writing it into one of the Strip's favorite shows – although Cassidy was forced to resign after he injured his foot during a performance. He also created The Rat Pack is Back. in which he made guest appearances as Bobby Darin , and which ran successfully. In 2000, he wrote and appeared in the Las Vegas show At the Copa, with Sheena Easton , as both the young and old versions of the lead character, Johnny Flamingo. In 2005, Cassidy played the manager of Aaron Carter 's character in the film Popstar (film)|Popstar . In 2006, as well as performing with Peter Furniss and Thomas Bowles , he made a guest appearance for BBC Children in Need performing live, then assisting Terry Wogan collecting donations from the studio audience.
He co-starred alongside his brother Patrick Cassidy|Patrick in a 2009 American Broadcasting Company|ABC Family short-lived comedy series titled Ruby & The Rockits , a show created by his brother Shaun. http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/02/01/arts/entertainment-us-abc.html? _r=1 Cassidy Brothers Comedy Among New ABCFamily Shows NY Times, February 1, 2009
The BBC telecast an episode of The One Show with Cassidy as guest on April 11, 2011. During the broadcast he got into an argument with an English horse racing commentator named Brough Scott . http://sinatrafamily.com/forum/my-favorite-things-13/what-you-watching-now-37166/index75.html#post1046531 Post by "Leanne" to sinatrafamily.comNancy Sinatra had this to say on her family's website later that day: "Cassidy is a real jerk who never cleared rights to the Sinatra name for his Sinatra show and he deserves his karma for breaking copyright laws. The proof of the pudding is he didn't give a damn about those poor horses or show any respect to Mr. Scott. I believe he respects nothing and nobody, especially my father." http://sinatrafamily.com/forum/my-favorite-things-13/what-you-watching-now-37166/index75.html#post1046531 Post by Nancy Sinatra to sinatrafamily.com
Personal life
refimprove|paragraph below|date = November 2010Cassidy's first wife was actress Kay Lenz , whom he married in 1977 and divorced in 1982. With her, he fathered a boy named Patrick Butler. His second wife was wealthy South African sportswoman Meryl Tanz, whom he married in 1984. Tanz, a successful horse breeder, introduced Cassidy to thoroughbred horse racing. This marriage ended in 1985.
On November 25, 1986, after 15 years of an on and off relationship with high fashion model Sherry Williams, she gave birth to David's only daughter, Katie Cassidy|Katherine Evelyn Cassidy (Katie), now a successful film actress. Sherry raised their daughter, with her husband of 20 years, the physician Richard Benedon in Calabasas, California , where they currently reside.
David Cassidy has one son, Beau Devin Cassidy, born February 8, 1991, to Sue Shifrin. Cassidy and Shifrin married on March 30, 1991, after the birth of their son. Beau is currently pursuing a music career and resides in Boston. This is David's third marriage and he currently resides in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. having a stable horse business, while Sue (this her second marriage) resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, living alone while attempting to pursue her songwriting career and working for a cosmetics firm.
Cassidy has written a memoir that was published in the UK in March 2007. Could It Be Forever? My Story gives details of his personal life.cite web|last=Walls |first=Jeannette |url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031911/ |title=Britney Spears has whole rehab wing to herself - TODAY Entertainment - TODAYshow.com |publisher=MSNBC |date= |accessdate=2010-10-14
Cassidy was arrested in Florida for DUI on November 3, 2010.Martinez, Edecio. (2010-11-04) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20021832-504083.html David Cassidy Arrested: "Partridge Family" Star Accused of Drunk Driving in Fla. – Crimesider. CBS News. Retrieved on 2011-03-27. Cassidy continues his stint in re-hab, which was the result of his dependency on pain medication, after his injury during EFX in Las Vegas.
Activism
In 2011 Cassidy recorded a public service announcement for Alzheimer's research and prevention and announced he'll champion that cause whenever possible. He plans to address Congress in 2012.cite web | url = http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20111021/ENTERTAIN/110210321/-1/ENTERTAIN08 | title = Time to scream& #33; David Cassidy comes to Lycian Centre
Cassidy is a long-time member of the Democratic Party . Describing Republican Party candidates for President Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich on a panel on the Colbert Report, Cassidy stated, "I believe the both of them are the most embarrassing, sad, pathetic . . . I mean, really, this is the best we can do? "cite web | url = http://www.hulu.com/watch/323686/the-colbert-report-thu-jan-26-2012#s-p1-so-i0 | title = David Cassidy on The Colbert Report, January 26, 2012
Mentions in other media
The novel I Think I Love You, written by Allison Pearson and published in 2010, examines the life of a David Cassidy fan from her teenage years to adulthood.
Discography (solo)
The following listings are sourced from the performer's fan site.cite web|url= http://davidcassidyfansite.com/DiscographyPages/DCAlbums.html |title=David Cassidy Discography US and UK |publisher=Davidcassidyfansite.com |date=2010-07-12 |accessdate=2010-10-14 Multicol
Singles
" Cherish (The Association song)|Cherish " (1971 US#9)
"Could It Be Forever" (1972 US#37 UK Singles Chart|UK #2)
" How Can I Be Sure " (1972 US#25 UK#1)
"Rock Me Baby" (1972 US#38 UK#11)
"I Am a Clown" / "Some Kind of A Summer" (1973 UK#3)
"Daydream" (1973)
" Daydreamer (1973 song)|Daydreamer " / " The Puppy Song " (1973 UK#1)
"If I Didn't Care" (1974 UK#9)
" Please Please Me (song)|Please Please Me " (1974 UK#16)
" I Write the Songs " / "Get It Up for Love" (1975 UK#11)
"Darlin'" (1975 UK#16)
"Tomorrow" (1976)
"Breakin' Down Again" (1976)
"Gettin' It in the Streets" (1976)
"Saying Goodbye Ain't Easy (We'll Have to Go Away)" (1977)
"No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross" (1998 US#21 (AC))cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 97 Multicol-break
Albums
Cherish (album)|Cherish (1972 US#15 UK#2)
Rock Me Baby (album)|Rock Me Baby (1972 US#41 UK#2)
'' Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes (album)|Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes (1973 UK#1)
Cassidy Live! (1974 UK#9)
'' David Cassidy's Greatest Hits (1974)
David Cassidy Forever (1975)
The Higher They Climb (album)|The Higher They Climb (1975 UK#22)
Home Is Where the Heart Is (David Cassidy album)|Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976)
Getting It in the Street (album)|Getting It In The Street (1976)
Greatest Hits (Partridge Family album)|Greatest Hits (1989) (first time on CD )
The Definitive Collection (Partridge Family album)|The Definitive Collection (2001)
Come On Get Happy!: The Very Best of The Partridge Family (2005)
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Feature film filmography
The Night The City Screamed (film) (1980)
Instant Karma (film)|Instant Karma (1990)
'' The Spirit of '76 (1990 film)|The Spirit of '76 (1990)
Popstar_(film)|Popstar (2005)
References
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External links
http://www.davidcassidy.com/ David Cassidy's official web site
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IBDB name|34864
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Interviews
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/good_day/david-cassidy-visits-good-day/ David Cassidy interview and performance in Dallas 2.5.2010
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