Biography
Heir to a blended show business dynasty that included a Tony award-winning father, a dancer-choreographer mother and an Academy Award-winning stepmother, David Cassidy enjoyed meteoric success as the 20-year-old star of the television phenomenon, "The Partridge Family" (ABC, 1970-74). Within a year of its premiere, Cassidy was a multiple Grammy award-winning, multi-gold and platinum-certified recording artist and millionaire, with a fan club …
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Career Milestones
| Early TV appearances include, "Ironside" (NBC) and "Marcus Welby, M.D." (ABC) | ||
1969 | Made professional debut in the Broadway musical, "The Fig Leaves Are Falling" | |
1969 | Moved to Los Angeles and signed with Universal Studios | |
1970 | Best known for his role as Keith Partridge on the ABC series, "The Partridge Family" | |
1972 | Released first single, "Cherish," from the album of the same title | |
1975 | Released the hit single, "I Write The Songs," which was later made famous by Barry Manilow | |
1978 | Received an Emmy nomination for an episode of "Police Story" (NBC) titled, "A Chance To Live" | |
1978 | Reprised role from "Police Story" for the short-lived series, "David Cassidy: Man Under Cover" (NBC) | |
1981 | Toured in a revival of a pre-Broadway production of "Little Johnny Jones"; replaced with Donny Osmond for the Broadway production | |
1982 | Was a replacement for the lead in the original Broadway production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" | |
1985 | Appeared in London's West End production of "Time" with Sir Laurence Olivier | |
1985 | Released seventh studio album, Romance, which included the single, "The Last Kiss," with backing vocals by George Michael | |
1994 | Returned to Broadway to star in "Blood Brothers," alongside his half-brother, Shaun Cassidy | |
1997 | Replaced Michael Crawford in the Las Vegas show "EFX," and with creative control he re-wrote the plot and about half of the original songs | |
1999 | Created and produced the original production of "The Rat Pack Is Back!" in Las Vegas | |
2000 | Wrote and appeared in the Las Vegas show, "At the Copa," playing both the young and old versions of the lead character, Johnny Flamingo | |
2001 | Released his most successful album in 25 years, Then and Now | |
2005 | Played the manager of Aaron Carter's character in the film, "Popstar" | |
2009 | Co-starred alongside his brother Patrick in the short-lived ABC Family series, "Ruby & The Rockits"; created by his brother Shaun Cassidy | |
2011 | Joined the cast of the fourth season of "Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC) | |
Awards
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Single Appearance In a Drama or Comedy Series in Police Story |