Shaun Cassidy

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Shaun Cassidy (right) with Parker Stevenson , 1977

Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American pop singer , actor and television producer . In the late 1970s he was an international teen - idol .

Life

Cassidy is the eldest of three sons of actors Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones . He attended high school in Los Angeles.

Following the example of his half-brother David Cassidy , he started a career as a singer and teen idol in 1976 . His single Da Do Ron Ron , the cover version of a song by the Crystals , rose to number 1 on the US charts in 1977 . The covered tracks That's Rock 'n' Roll and Hey Deanie (Original: Eric Carmen ) also made it into the US top ten in the same year. Cassidy's most popular song in Germany was That's Rock 'n' Roll , which landed at number 14 on the single charts . Between 1976 and 1978 he received three Bravo Otto's from the German youth magazine Bravo .

1978 Cassidy was next to Parker Stevenson leading actor in the television series Hardy Boys , of which several seasons were produced for the broadcaster ABC . In 1993 he made his debut next to his half-brother David and Petula Clark in the musical Blood Brothers (dt. Blood Brothers ) on Broadway in New York .

Shaun Cassidy has since concentrated on writing and producing television series and founded Shaun Cassidy Productions. For Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) he produced the fantasy series American Gothic , the crime series Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten and the espionage series The Agency - In the crosshairs of the CIA , for American Broadcasting Company (ABC) science fiction Series invasion .

Cassidy has been married to producer Tracey Turner for the third time since August 28, 2004. He has six children, two from his first marriage to model Ann Pennington and one from his second marriage to actress Susan Diol. Three are from the third marriage.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE US US
1977 Shaun Cassidy - US3
platinum
platinum

(57 weeks)US
1978 Born Late - US6th
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)US
First published: 1977
1978 Under wraps - US33
platinum
platinum

(13 weeks)US

More albums

  • 1979: Room Service
  • 1979: That's Rock 'n' Roll Live
  • 1980: Wasp
  • 1992: Greatest Hits (compilation)

Singles

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE US US
1976 Morning Girl
Shaun Cassidy 		DE40 (2 weeks)
DE 		-
Writer: Tupper Saussy, Producer: Lloyd / Curb
Original: The Neon Philharmonic , 1969
That's rock'n'roll
Shaun Cassidy 		DE11 (19 weeks)
DE 		US3
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
Writer: Eric Carmen , Producer: Michael Lloyd
1977 Da Doo Ron Ron
Shaun Cassidy 		DE19 (14 weeks)
DE 		US1
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
Authors: Spector , Greenwich & Barry
Original: The Crystals , 1963
Be My Baby
Shaun Cassidy 		DE39 (5 weeks)
DE 		-
Authors: Spector, Greenwich & Barry
Original: The Ronettes , 1963
Hey Deanie
Born Late 		- US7th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
Writer: Eric Carmen, Producer: Michael Lloyd
1978 Do You Believe in Magic
Born Late 		- US31 (10 weeks)
US
Writer: John Sebastian , Producer: Michael Lloyd
Original: The Lovin 'Spoonful , 1965
Our Night
Under Wraps 		- US80 (3 weeks)
US
Authors: Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager

More singles

  • 1976: Hey There Lonely Girl
  • 1977: Carolina's Comin 'Home
  • 1978: Hard Love
  • 1978: Midnight Sun
  • 1978: Are You Afraid of Me?
  • 1979: You're Usin 'Me
  • 1980: Rebel, Rebel
  • 1981: So Sad About Us
  • 1989: Memory Girl

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 6,000,000 riaa.com
All in all Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles / Albums
  2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  3. ↑ a b gold / platinum database US

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personal data
SURNAME Cassidy, Shaun
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cassidy, Shaun Paul (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pop singer, actor, and television producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , USA