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David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12 , 1950 ) is an American Actor and Musician . He is perhaps best known for starring in the Television series '' The Partridge Family '' from 1970 to 1974 . BIOGRAPHY Early life Cassidy was born in Englewood , New Jersey , the son of Irish American actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward . Career Prior to The Partridge Family, Cassidy appeared on '' Marcus Welby, M.D. '', '' The Mod Squad '', '' Bonanza '', and '' Ironside ''. When he started working on ''The Partridge Family'' nobody knew that he could sing, until Cassidy himself brought it up. He then took over the lead vocals for ''The Partridge Family'' recordings and quickly became a Teen Idol . On ''The Partridge Family'' he played Keith Partridge, son of Shirley Partridge, who was played by Shirley Jones , Cassidy's real-life stepmother. There were ten ''Partridge Family'' albums and several solo albums produced during the run of the show. At his peak, Cassidy was one of the world's highest paid live entertainers. Yet, out of the approximate USD $500 million that ''The Partridge Family'' made internationally, he was allegedly paid only $15,000. It was later claimed Cassidy's fan club set the all-time record for the most paid up members of any fan club at any one time. Cassidy's 1994 autobiography "C'mon Get Happy; Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus" provides a concise and honest account of most aspects of his pop fame including contracts, money and his devoted female following. Rebelling against squeaky-clean Keith, Cassidy shocked his young fans by posing nude in the May 11 , 1972 , '' Rolling Stone '' for Annie Leibovitz . A 14 year-old fan, Bernadette Whelan, died of heart failure on ''. The show was not a hit and was cancelled after one season. Cassidy has appeared in several Broadway Musicals , including a version of '' Little Johnny Jones '' (played in the movies by James Cagney ) and the original version of '' Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat '' , ''Time'' on London's West End and '' Blood Brothers '' opposite half-brother Shaun Cassidy and Petula Clark - among others. In 1996, he took over from Michael Crawford in the Las Vegas show, ''EFX''; turning it around with his complete re-write into one of Las Vegas's favorite hit shows - only retiring after injuring his foot during a performance. He also created another show called ''The Rat Pack is Back'', in which he made guest appearances as Bobby Darin . The show ran very 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. In January, 2005 he visited the morning-show host for Chicago, Illinois oldies station WJMK-FM for a week, enjoying many entertaining call-in conversations with fans - one of which won lunch with Cassidy. Personal life Cassidy's first wife was actress Kay Lenz whom he married in 1977, divorced in 1982. His second wife was South African sports woman Meryl Tanz, whom he married in 1984. Cassidy married his third wife on March 30 , 1991 , with whom he has a son, Beau; he has a daughter, Katherine , from a previous relationship. As "Katie Cassidy", Katherine had one Cd-single , "I Think I Love You" on Artemis Records (released on July 16 , 2002 ), the same song that was a #1 Hit for her father in the fall of 1970 . DISCOGRAPHY (SOLO)
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