![]() ![]() This album was more rock/pop-oriented and produced by Todd Rundgren with the group Utopia as the backing band. Cassidy tried a different musical approach for his final release, 1980's Wasp. His next album, Room Service, failed to chart on the US Billboard 200. 31.Ĭassidy had released two successful albums, but by the release of his third album, 1978's million-seller Under Wraps, AM radio was in decline and his teen-star appeal had begun to fade. His popularity continued with the concurrent arrival of his television series, The Hardy Boys Mysteries (1977–1979), which also starred Parker Stevenson.Ĭassidy's next album Born Late netted the hit " Hey Deanie" (#7), also written by Carmen, and a remake of The Lovin' Spoonful's " Do You Believe in Magic?" became a moderate hit for Cassidy, peaking at No. The Eric Carmen–penned " That's Rock 'n' Roll" (which had already been a hit in Australia and Europe) was the follow-up single and peaked at No. single with " Da Doo Ron Ron" and a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. The multi-platinum album netted him a number-one U.S. He scored a couple of hit singles in several countries, leading to an American release of his first solo album, Shaun Cassidy, in 1977. While still in high school, Cassidy signed a contract with Mike Curb's division of Warner Bros. ![]() Ĭassidy in 1978 for the Los Angeles Times ![]() He is the younger half-brother of David Cassidy. Cassidy is the eldest son of Academy Award–winning actress Shirley Jones and Tony Award-winning actor Jack Cassidy. In 2020, Cassidy returned to the stage with his one-man show The Magic of a Midnight Sky. While appearing on Broadway in the hit musical drama Blood Brothers, he wrote his first television pilot, American Gothic. Almost concurrently, Cassidy starred in the ABC television series The Hardy Boys Mysteries, as well as Breaking Away and had a stint on the daytime soap General Hospital. Records, leading to his albums Shaun Cassidy, Born Late, Under Wraps, Room Service, and Wasp. While in high school, Cassidy signed a contract with Warner Bros. Cassidy currently serves as executive producer and writer for NBC's medical drama New Amsterdam. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including American Gothic, Roar and Invasion. Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer, and producer. ![]()
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