Date of Birth: September 27, 1958 - Los
Angeles, California
Famous For: He was huge in the
late 70's and early 80's due to his role in "The Hardy Boys Mysteries" and a
string of pop hits.
Info: Shaun's parents were stage and
screen actors Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy whom were both heavily involved in
the business.
When he was a pre-teen, he started a band called "Every Mothers Dream" and when
his mother and half-brother, David Cassidy, were both starring in a musical TV
sitcom called "The Partridge Family". He asked his mom to put him in some
episodes and she refused because she wanted to encourage him to concentrate on
his schooling. In 1972, he then sang in a punk rock band called "The Longfellow"
which was short-lived.
He had a chance to star with his mother as James Preston in a summer stock stage
musical production of "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" to get a taste of
acting. During his grad year, he decided to make some records in Germany and had
a hit there called "Morning Girl" and appeared in TV shows with his hit there as
well as in Australia. Then, in late 1976, he signed up with agent Ruth Aarons
and played Christopher Wentworth Hewlitt in a short independent film called Born
of Water (1976) and successfully auditioned for the role of Joe Hardy in "The
Hardy Boys Mysteries" (1977). In one particular episode of "The
Hardy Boys", he sang some songs which led to many hits and of course just
endeared him more to all the teenagers. (For me his brother David's posters were
all over my walls).
Family Life: Son of actress Shirley Jones and actor Jack Cassidy.
Brother of Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy; half-brother of actor David
Cassidy.
Married Ann Pennington in 1979. They divorced in 1993 and have two children
together, Caitlin and Jake.
Married Susan Diol in 1995 but like his first marriage this one ended in divorce
(2003). They have one child together, Juliet.
What is he up to now: If you like the show
Invasion then you'll be happy to know that Shaun is the creator and producter of
it.
Trivia: His song, "Da Do Ron Ron" reached #17 on the German
charts
in April of 1977. This was the same year his half-brother's (David
Cassidy) song "Gettin' It On The Street" reached #12 on the same
exact chart.
Made his Broadway debut in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers with his
David Cassidy in 1993.
Middle name Paul comes from his maternal grandfather.
Other Roles: Roots: The Gift (1988) (TV) .... Edmund Jr.
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) (TV) .... Cotton
"General Hospital" (1963) TV Series .... Dusty Walker (1987)
Breakfast with Les and Bess (1985) (TV)
"Breaking Away" (1980) TV Series .... Dave Stohler
Like Normal People (1979) (TV) .... Roger Meyers
Goldie Hawn Special, The (1978) (TV)
"Hardy Boys Mysteries, The" (1977) TV Series .... Joe Hardy
"Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The" (1977) TV Series .... Joe Hardy
Born of Water (1976) .... Christopher Wentworth Hewlitt
PRODUCING CREDITS:
"Mountain, The" (2004) TV Series (executive producer)
"Cold Case" (2003) TV Series (executive producer)
"Agency, The" (2001) TV Series (executive producer)
"Cover Me" (2000) TV Series (executive producer)
"Hollyweird" (1998) TV Series (executive producer)
"Roar" (1997) TV Series (executive producer)
"American Gothic" (1995) TV Series (producer) (supervising producer)
WRITING CREDITS:
"Cold Case" (2003) TV Series
"Agency, The" (2001) TV Series
"Cover Me (2000) TV Series
Hollyweird (1998) (TV)
"Players" (1997) TV Series
"Roar" (1997) TV Series
"American Gothic" (1995) TV Series
Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) (TV)
Strays (1991) (TV)
DIRECTING CREDITS:
"Cover Me" (2000)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) playing "Dale Thurston"
"Matlock" (1986) playing "Craig Gentry"
"Matlock" (1986) playing "Craig Gentry"
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984) playing "Chad Singer"
THEATER CREDITS:
1981 Paul Bratter, Barefoot in the Park
1982 Timmy Cleary, The Subject was Roses
1983 Mark Dolson, Mass Appeal Huntington Hartford
1984 Mark Taper, Pass/Fail
1984 Kenny Loss, Roses
1985 Bobbie Gotteson, Triumph of the Spider Monkey
1986 Eugene Look, Homeward Angel
1988 Sean Crawford, Diary of a Hunger Strike
1988 Turk Armalli, Dangerous Music
1989 Alfred/Sam, Romance
1990 Bo Decker, Bus Stop
1990 They're playing our Song
1993 Edward Lyons, Blood Brothers
