Shaun Cassidy

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Shaun Cassidy
Birth name Shaun Paul Cassidy
Born September 27, 1958 (1958-09-27) (age 50)
Origin Los Angeles, California,
United States
Genre(s) Pop/rock
Instrument(s) Guitar
Voice type(s) Light lyric tenor
Years active 1976–1982
Label(s) Warner Bros. (USA)

Shaun Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American actor, singer, writer, and producer. He is the eldest son of Academy Award winning actress Shirley Jones, and the second son (his older half-brother is David Cassidy) of Tony award-winning actor Jack Cassidy.

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[edit] Personal life

Cassidy grew up in Los Angeles and New York City in an Irish-American family. In addition to his half-brother, David Cassidy, Shaun has two (full) brothers: Patrick and Ryan Cassidy.

Shaun is married to producer Tracey Turner, and they have two sons, Caleb and Roan, and a daughter, Lila. Shaun has been married twice previously, to Susan Diol and Ann Pennington. He is also the stepfather of Jessica Wilson Kruse and father of Caitlin, Jake, and Juliet Cassidy.

[edit] Career

While still in high school, Shaun landed a recording contract with Warner Brothers, and began making records. A series of singles were released in several European countries, leading to his eponymous American debut album in 1977, which at the time became the biggest selling solo debut in history. The album netted Shaun a Grammy nomination and a number one single, “Da Doo Ron Ron.” Two follow-up singles, "That's Rock 'n' Roll" and “Hey Deanie,” both written by Eric Carmen, were also top ten hits. Almost concurrently, Shaun landed a starring role on "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" which ran for three seasons on ABC television. A number of successful albums and concert tours followed, culminating with a final album, “Wasp” (produced by Todd Rundgren) and series of sold out shows at some of the biggest venues in the country, including New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Forum.

Through most of the 1980’s and early 90’s, Shaun focused on working as an actor in the theater. He appeared in a number of Broadway and West End productions including “Mass Appeal” with Milo O’Shea, “Bus Stop” with Jerry Hall (in London) and “Blood Brothers,” with half-brother David, which ran for over a year on Broadway.

Having always been interested in writing and producing, and having written much of the material on his albums, Shaun gradually transitioned himself behind the scenes, where he has enjoyed his most successful career to date. Shaun is responsible for writing, producing, and creating some of the most critically acclaimed and ground-breaking television shows of the last ten years, including “American Gothic” (produced with Sam Raimi, and starring Gary Cole and Lucas Buck), “Roar” (starring a then unknown Heath Ledger), “Cold Case,” “The Agency,” and “Invasion,” starring William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian and Kari Matchett. During the recent Hollywood writer’s strike, Shaun wrote and directed three one act plays to raise money for the strike fund. In the summer of 2009, his first foray into half-hour comedy, “Ruby and the Rockits,” will premiere on the ABC Family network.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo Albums

[edit] Broadway Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] Producing credits

[edit] Writing Credits

  • Inseparable (2008) (TV) (post-production) (creator)
  • Ruby and the Rockits (2008) (TV) (story)
  • "Invasion"
  • "The Mountain"
  • "The Agency" (2001) TV series (unknown episodes)
  • "Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family"
  • Hollyweird (1998) (TV) (creator)
  • "Players" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
  • "Roar" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
  • "American Gothic" (1 episode, 1995)
  • Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) (TV) (written by)
  • Strays

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