Biography
The second of three sons of Broadway star Jack Cassidy and Oscar-winner Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy followed in his parents' footsteps in a career that has encompassed the stage and screen. Tall (6'2"), lanky, with blond hair blue eyes and a dazzling smile, he made his TV acting debut in the cautionary NBC movie "Angel Dusted" in 1981. That same year, Cassidy made his Broadway debut replacing Rex Smith as the male ingenue Frederick in the …
Career Milestones
2001 | Toured as Ramades in "Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida" |
2000 | Assumed role of Frank Butler in the Broadway production of "Annie Get Your Gun" |
1999 | Co-starred with wife Melissa Hurley and Deborah Gibson in a tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" |
1998 | Cast as Macheath in Los Angeles production of "The Threepenny Opera" |
1997 | Played recurring role on the ABC series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" |
1997 | Had title role in "Lord Protector"; shown at American Film Market |
1996 | Performed "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" with half-brother David and older brother Shaun at a benefit for AIDS Project Los Angeles |
1995 | Portrayed John Wilkes Booth in the Los Angeles Repertory staging of "Assassins" |
1994 | Acted in James L Brooks' "I'll Do Anything" |
1993 | Had leading role of Bobby in the Long Beach Civic Light Opera production of "Company", starring Carol Burnett |
1992 | Starred in "Conrack", a musical based on the Pat Conroy novel; production performed at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC |
1990 | Played The Balladeer in the Off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins" |
1990 | Portrayed a gay actor cast as a gay character on a soap opera in the feature "Longtime Companion" |
1988 | Returned to series TV as Johnny Castle in the short-lived CBS sitcom based on "Dirty Dancing" |
1986 | Co-starred with Loretta Young in the NBC TV-movie "Christmas Eve" |
1986 | Portrayed murdered West Point cadet David Hand in the NBC miniseries "Dress Gray" |
1985 | Cast as Jeff Barry opposite Dinah Manoff in the Broadway musical revue "Leader of the Pack" |
1983 | Debut as TV series regular, played a married baseball player with a bedwetting problem on the NBC series "Bay City Blues" |
1983 | Feature acting debut, "Off the Wall" |
1981 | NYC stage debut replacing Rex Smith as Frederick in "The Pirates of Penzance" |
1981 | TV acting debut, "Angel Dusted" (NBC) |