16 Facts About Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Paul Cassidy was born on September 27,1958 and is an American singer, actor, writer and producer.

Records, leading to his albums Shaun Cassidy, Born Late, Under Wraps, Room Service, and Wasp.

Almost concurrently, Shaun 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.

In 2020, Shaun Cassidy returned to the stage with his one-man show The Magic of a Midnight Sky.

Shaun Cassidy grew up in Los Angeles, California and New York City; he is the son of Shirley Jones and Jack Shaun Cassidy.

Shaun Cassidy attended boarding school in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at the Solebury School in Solebury Township, and graduated from Beverly Hills High School.

Shaun Cassidy scored a couple of hit singles in several countries, leading to an American release of his first solo album, Shaun Cassidy, in 1977.

Shaun Cassidy's popularity continued with the concurrent arrival of his television series, The Hardy Boys Mysteries.

Shaun Cassidy 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.

Shaun Cassidy tried a different musical approach for his final release, 1980's Wasp.

Shaun Cassidy concentrated on stage acting for most of the 1980s and early 1990s.

Shaun Cassidy won a Drama-Logue Award for his work in Mark Sheriden's Diary of a Hunger Strike at the Los Angeles Theater Center, and his final stage appearance was opposite his half-brother David in the Broadway production of Blood Brothers.

In 2021, Shaun Cassidy took his one-man show The Magic of a Midnight Sky to the stage, playing to standing-room-only crowds nationwide, his first live music performance in almost forty years.

Shaun Cassidy has been married three times and has seven children.

Shaun Cassidy married Ann Pennington, a model and former Playboy playmate, in 1979 and divorced in 1993; they had two children together.

Shaun Cassidy married actress Susan Diol in 1995 and divorced in 2003; they have one daughter.