Shaun Cassidy Biography (1958-)

Full name, Shaun Paul Cassidy; born September 27, 1958, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Jack (an actor) and Shirley (an actress and singer; maiden name, Jones)Cassidy; married Ann Pennington (a model), 1979 (divorced, 1992); married Susan Diol (an actress), 1994; children: (first marriage) Caitlin, Jake, Jessica (stepdaughter), (second marriage) Juliet. Addresses: Agent: The Kaplan-Stahler Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., #923, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, singer, writer
Birth Details
September 27, 1958
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Bobbie Gotteson, The Triumph of the Spider Monkey, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1985-1986
  • (Broadway debut) Eddie, Blood Brothers (musical), Music Box Theatre, 1993
  • Easter Bonnet Competition: A Salute to 100 Years of Broadway, Minskoff Theatre, 1994
  • Also appeared in London production of Bus Stop; appeared in Mass Appeal, Dangerous Music, Pass/Fail, and Diary of a Hunger Strike.
  • Major Tours
  • Mass Appeal, U.S. cities, 1984
  • As a singer, toured U.S., Europe, and Australia.
  • Film Appearances
  • Your Studio and You, 1995
  • Appeared as Christopher Wentworth Hewlitt in Born of Water, AFI.
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Roger Meyers, Like Normal People, ABC, 1979
  • Cotton, Once upon a Texas Train (also known as Texas Guns),CBS, 1988
  • Edmund Parker, Jr., Roots: The Gift, ABC, 1988
  • Series
  • Joe Hardy, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys Mysteries), ABC, 1977-1979
  • Dave Stohler, Breaking Away, ABC, 1980-1981
  • Dusty Walker, General Hospital, ABC, 1987
  • Episodic
  • "Breakfast with Les and Bess," American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
  • Chad Singer, "Murder in a Minor Key," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
  • Craig Gentry, "The Investigation: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC,1988
  • Dale Thurston, "Hippocritic Oath," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USANetwork, 1988
  • Appeared on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, syndicated, in the late 1970s.
  • Specials
  • Appeared on The Goldie Hawn Special, 1978.
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Developer, Over My Dead Body, CBS, 1990
  • Coproducer, Strays, USA Network, 1991
  • Series
  • Producer, American Gothic, CBS, 1995-1996
  • Executive producer, Roar, Fox, 1997
  • Executive producer, Hollyweird, Fox, 1998
  • Executive producer, Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family, USA Network, 2000
  • Executive producer, The Agency, CBS, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Producer, Hollyweird, Fox, 1998
  • Executive producer, The Agency, CBS, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Recorded several albums, including Born Late and Under Wraps; recorded the single, "Da Doo Ron Ron," 1977.
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Movies
  • Strays, USA Network, 1991
  • Midnight Run for Your Life (also known as Action Pack), syndicated, 1994
  • Television Pilots
  • Hollyweird, Fox, 1988
  • Television Series
  • American Gothic, CBS, 1995-1996
  • Roar, Fox, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, September 22, 1995, pp. 30-32
    • People Weekly, November 1, 1993, pp. 67-70
    • Rolling Stone, November 30, 1995
    • TV Guide, September 23, 1995