1. John Joseph Edward Cassidy was an American actor, singer and theatre director.
15 Facts About Jack Cassidy
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Jack Cassidy received multiple Tony Award nominations and a win, as well as a Grammy Award, for his work on the Broadway production of the musical She Loves Me.
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Jack Cassidy was the father of teen idols David Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy.
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Jack Cassidy was born in New York City, the son of Charlotte and William Jack Cassidy.
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Jack Cassidy co-starred with Ronnie Schell in a television revival of Hellzapoppin'.
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Jack Cassidy co-starred as an informer in the movie The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood and provided the voice of Bob Cratchit for the pioneering animated television special Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol.
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Jack Cassidy's frequent professional persona was an urbane, witty, confident egotist with a dramatic flair, much in the manner of Broadway actor Frank Fay.
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Jack Cassidy later appeared as a guest star in a 1971 episode as Ted's highly competitive and equally egotistical brother Hal.
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Jack Cassidy has 12 grandchildren: Katie Jack Cassidy and Beau by his first son David.
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Jack Cassidy's grandson, Jack Cassidy, was a contestant on the singing competition television show The Voice in 2017.
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The elder Jack Cassidy, who suffered from bipolar disorder and alcoholism, was displaying increasingly erratic behavior.
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In December 1974, Jack Cassidy was hospitalized in a psychiatric facility for 48 hours.
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David Jack Cassidy said his father was bisexual, citing personal accounts and reports, both anecdotal and published, of his father's same-sex affairs, something neither he nor his siblings knew until after their father's death.
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On December 11,1976, Jack Cassidy invited his ex-wife, Shirley Jones, to his home, an apartment in West Hollywood, California, for drinks, but she declined.
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Jack Cassidy's remains were cremated and scattered in the Pacific Ocean.