Inside '70s Teen Idol Shaun Cassidy's Return to Performing
Back in the late '70s, teen pop star Shaun Cassidy would jump through a papered ring onto a stage while thousands of mostly female fans would scream in the kind of way that creates an entire wall of sound.
He'd sing his chart-topping bops — "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "That's Rock 'n' Roll," which was written by Eric Carmen of The Raspberries — and end his show only to often be chased by fans who were known to climb on his car, pull out chunks of his hair and even once chased him out of Dodger Stadium during the 1977 World Series.
"I have a weird career," Shaun says looking back. "I had a very explosive first act and then at 21, went into hiding. And I don't know what inspired that other than I think I was not necessarily wanting to continue on the path of a performer."
Fans who still have their tees featuring a beaming Shaun, his long hair curling over his collar or the ever-popular shirt proclaiming "My First [heart] was Shaun Cassidy" will be glad to know he's back on the music stage.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | August 12, 2023 3:25 AM
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Bigger than Taylor Swift!
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 22, 2023 3:36 PM
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My first celebrity crush.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 22, 2023 3:41 PM
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But he should leave behind those 70s ditties and do Broadway and standards. He has the chops (05:50).
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 22, 2023 11:22 PM
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Did Shirley confirm just how big his cock is?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 22, 2023 11:24 PM
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BOTH Hardy Boys are HOMOS in real life
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 23, 2023 12:30 AM
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Father Jack in The Eiger Sanction
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 23, 2023 3:18 AM
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R3- I don’t care how many kids Shawn Cassidy has because he’s still a
Connoisseur of COCK
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 23, 2023 3:42 AM
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He really looks a lot like Shirley.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 23, 2023 4:31 AM
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He appeared on Oprah’s last season. He was one of the most requested guests but has retired from performing, but came back for a one shot performance. The audience was filled with woman and a few gay guys who were big fans of his in the 70s. It was fun to watch and he was gracious and grateful.
I think Shaun and his brothers spent many years trying to get Shirley to leave Marty Ingalls. He treated Shirley very well, but they hated him because he was as obnoxious and offensive as you could imagine.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 23, 2023 4:51 AM
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I used to have the biggest crush on him. Me and my Best Friend bonded over him on a Teen Beat magazine in 6th grade. He had great hair, and that smile!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 23, 2023 6:29 AM
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R11, Marty cheated on Shirley in their home. He brought young wanna-be actresses in for bullshit “mentoring” Pamela DesBarres has a passage in her book about either shaun or David walking in and telling her to leave.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 23, 2023 10:42 PM
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Fun fact: for years Shaun was the Grand Marshall of the Solvang, CA Fourth of July parade!
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 8, 2023 3:23 AM
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His aforementioned Oprah appearance. He sings toward the end of the clip.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 8, 2023 3:47 AM
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I'd love to see reruns of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. It's another one of those shows that just seemed to disappear off the face of the earth once its original network run was over.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 8, 2023 4:01 AM
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R16, this person on YouTube has a number of their episodes.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | July 8, 2023 4:16 AM
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Thanks, R17 and R18. I'll check those out.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | July 8, 2023 4:56 AM
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He always reminded me of Quicky.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 8, 2023 6:02 PM
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He had his own TV special in ‘79.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | July 8, 2023 9:08 PM
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I lived through Shaun Cassidy's era (in fact, I am his age), and I don't remember him being all that big of a deal. Yeah, a bit, but not all that much.
He's supposedly worth $20 million. How?
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | July 8, 2023 9:57 PM
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^He has created and/or produced a number of television series including "American Gothic" (produced with Sam Raimi), "Roar" (starring a then unknown Heath Ledger), "Cold Case," "Cover Me," "The Agency," "Invasion," and "Emerald City." Cassidy wrote and executive produced "Hysteria" for Amazon and serves as executive ...
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | July 9, 2023 12:42 AM
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There was discussion about him on LPSG:
For many years Gary M. Griffin has written extensively on big cocks.
Here is his entry regarding "Shawn" Cassidy:
"A reader of an earlier edition of this book claims to have met Cassidy in "Embers" Disco in Portland, Oregon several years ago. They became acquainted and retired to his Lake Oswego condo.
"When he became aroused, I was extremely surprised. I've never seen a cock so thick, and I've seen hundreds of hard cocks. I could not encircle his cock with my hand, and I have large hands...a good approximation of his size is 8" (20 cm) in circumference and 9 - 9 1/2" (22-23 cm) in length."
Big dicks run in this family--including father Jack and brother David Cassidy."
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 10, 2023 8:36 PM
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[quote]Inside '70s Teen Idol Shaun Cassidy
Pics please.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 10, 2023 8:39 PM
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Has Susan Dey commented on Shaun's dick or his return to performing?
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 10, 2023 9:58 PM
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Why doesn’t he get filler in his top lip?
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 10, 2023 10:09 PM
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I saw him with his brother David in "Blood Brothers" playing a pair of separated-at-birth British twins. Wrap your heads around THAT one, bitches!
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 10, 2023 10:16 PM
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Why doesn’t Peacock have the HB pilot?
Parker Stevenson was so hot and so gay.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 11, 2023 12:01 AM
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R28. I too saw Shaun and David Cassidy in 'Blood Brothers' on Broadway. The female lead was Petula Clark.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | July 11, 2023 12:05 AM
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David was train wreck, but Shaun, Patrick, and Ryan seem to have turned well, right?
Patrick's done some fine stage work - I love my recording of Assassins.
Ryan seems to have worked and worked and worked.
Shaun's multiple marriages could be a red flag, but the spunk is strong... 8 children? The man likes to fuck and women seem to want him to. Plus, he's self-sufficient, right? Producing TV ain't easy.
Good for Shirley... Jack's death certainly put a lot of pressure on her to raise three strapping young and hung sons.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 11, 2023 1:12 AM
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Patrick was so cute in 1981’s Midnight Offerings.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 11, 2023 1:39 AM
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I recall Parker decades ago as a soap opera cougar toy (gigolo)?
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 11, 2023 7:42 PM
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I’m watching an episode of Murder, She Wrote with Shaun solving the mystery. He was still adorable in 1987.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | August 11, 2023 3:48 PM
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R34, Shaun was adorable in that MSW episode and he was really very good as an actor. I'd have tuned-in for Shaun solving a case-a-week show.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | August 11, 2023 4:09 PM
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He's got a BIG one, trust me!
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | August 11, 2023 9:25 PM
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Holy shit!
That MSW ep also stars DL fave RENE AUBERJONOIS!
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | August 12, 2023 3:25 AM
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