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David Cassidy
Actor + Singer + Musician
Male
Born
Apr 12, 1950
Age
63
Hometown
New York City, Ne...
Other Names
David Bruce Cassidy
David Bruce Cassidy is an 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 idols, enjoying… Read More
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Tracy RichmanDated 1998 - 1999
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Sue ShifrinMarried 1991
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Sherry BenedonDated 1985 - 1986
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Meryl-Ann TanzMarried 1984
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Dee Dee KeelFling
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Sherry WilliamsMarried
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Comics On Tv: 'The Flash'MTV News - 8 days ago
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Beatles Guitar Up For AuctionHuffington Post - Mar 21, 2013
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Guess Who's Headed Back To 'How I Met Your Mother'?Huffington Post - Feb 01, 2013
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Core Bites: Performances Set For Feed &Amp; SeedBlue Ridge Now - Aug 03, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1950
Birth
Born on April 12, 1950.
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. In 1956, he found out from neighbors' children that his parents had been divorced for over two years and had not told him.
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TEENAGE
On January 2, 1969, Cassidy made his professional debut in the Broadway musical The Fig Leaves Are Falling.
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TWENTIES
1970
20 Years Old
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.
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1972
22 Years Old
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.
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1973
23 Years Old
His concert tours of the UK sold out and included six sellout concerts at Wembley Stadium over one weekend in 1973.
1974
24 Years Old
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.
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1975
25 Years Old
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.
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1977
27 Years Old
Cassidy's first wife was actress Kay Lenz, whom he married in 1977 and divorced in 1982.
1978
28 Years Old
In 1978, Cassidy starred in an episode of Police Story titled "A Chance To Live," for which he received an Emmy nomination.
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THIRTIES
1984
34 Years Old
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 1988. 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, Katherine Evelyn Cassidy (Katie), now a successful film actress.
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1986
36 Years Old
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.
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FORTIES
Cassidy returned to the American Top 40 with his 1990 single "Lyin' To Myself," released on the Enigma Records label.
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1995
45 Years Old
In 1995, he hosted the VH1 show 8-Track Flashback, which ran until 1998.
FIFTIES
2000
50 Years Old
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.
2005
55 Years Old
In 2005, Cassidy played the manager of Aaron Carter's character in the film Popstar.
2006
56 Years Old
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.
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2007
57 Years Old
Cassidy has written a memoir that was published in the UK in March 2007.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2011
61 Years Old
In 2011, Cassidy recorded a public service announcement for Alzheimer's research and prevention—due to his mother, Evelyn Ward, having the disease—and said that he will champion that cause whenever possible.
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