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Shaun Cassidy(I)

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  • Writer
  • Actor
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Shaun Cassidy
The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries
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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
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Shaun Cassidy is an American singer, actor, writer and producer. 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 producer and writer for "New Amsterdam" on NBC.

Cassidy grew up in Los Angeles and New York City. While still in high school, he signed a contract with Warner Brothers records. This led to three multi-platinum albums, numerous top ten hits, and sold-out concerts at every major arena in the country including Houston's Astrodome and New York's Madison Square Garden. Almost concurrently, Cassidy starred in the ABC television series "The Hardy Boys Mysteries." Later, while appearing on Broadway in the hit musical drama "Blood Brothers," he wrote his first television pilot, "American Gothic." When the show debuted, The New York Times called it "The most original new show of the season." In 2020, Cassidy took his one man show "The Magic of a Midnight Sky" to the stage, playing to SRO crowds nationwide, his first live music performance in almost forty years.
BornSeptember 27, 1958
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BornSeptember 27, 1958
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    • 4 nominations

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Shaun Cassidy and Adam Roarke in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy and Ana Alicia in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy, Edd Byrnes, Pamela Franklin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy and Nancy Morgan in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy, Edd Byrnes, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy, Edd Byrnes, Pamela Franklin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

Known for:

Melora Hardin, Michael Angarano, Peter Dobson, Antoinette Picatto, and Cameron Richardson in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer
Lucas Black, Gary Cole, and Paige Turco in American Gothic (1995)
American Gothic
8.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Invasion (2005)
Invasion
7.5
TV Series
  • Producer
Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.3
TV Series
  • Joe Hardy

Credits

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Producer

  • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    • executive producer
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2023
  • Unbroken
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Redliners
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Pilot (2014)
    Hysteria
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Erik Jensen, Bridget Regan, and Jake McLaughlin in The Frontier (2012)
    The Frontier
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    • consulting producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Alexa PenaVega in Ruby & the Rockits (2009)
    Ruby & the Rockits
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Inseparable
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Invasion (2005)
    Invasion
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • The Mountain (2004)
    The Mountain
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Will Patton, Gil Bellows, Gloria Reuben, and Paige Turco in The Agency (2001)
    The Agency
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2003
  • Melora Hardin, Michael Angarano, Peter Dobson, Antoinette Picatto, and Cameron Richardson in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
    Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Bodhi Elfman, Fab Filippo, and Melissa George in Hollyweird (1998)
    Hollyweird
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1998

Writer

  • Unbroken
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Redliners
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Pilot (2014)
    Hysteria
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Alexa PenaVega in Ruby & the Rockits (2009)
    Ruby & the Rockits
    • creator
    • written by
    • story
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Inseparable
    • creator
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Invasion (2005)
    Invasion
    • writer
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • The Mountain (2004)
    The Mountain
    • writer
    • teleplay
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Will Patton, Gil Bellows, Gloria Reuben, and Paige Turco in The Agency (2001)
    The Agency
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Melora Hardin, Michael Angarano, Peter Dobson, Antoinette Picatto, and Cameron Richardson in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
    Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
    • written by
    • created by
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Bodhi Elfman, Fab Filippo, and Melissa George in Hollyweird (1998)
    Hollyweird
    • creator
    • TV Movie
    • 1998
  • Players (1997)
    Players
    • created by
    • story by
    • teleplay by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1998
  • Heath Ledger in Roar (1997)
    Roar
    • creator
    • written by
    • story ...
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Lucas Black, Gary Cole, and Paige Turco in American Gothic (1995)
    American Gothic
    • written by
    • creator
    • writer ...
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1996

Actor

  • Your Studio and You (1995)
    Your Studio and You
    • Shaun Cassidy (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1995
  • Roots: The Gift (1988)
    Roots: The Gift
    • Edmund Parker Jr.
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    • Dale Thurston
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    • Craig Gentry
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
    Once Upon a Texas Train
    • Cotton
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Maurice Benard, Ingo Rademacher, Julie Berman, Steve Burton, Tyler Christopher, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Kirsten Storms, Laura Wright, Dominic Zamprogna, and Chad Duell in General Hospital (1963)
    General Hospital
    • Dusty Walker
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Chad Singer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Stacking (1987)
    American Playhouse
    • David Dischinger
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Shaun Cassidy, Barbara Barrie, and Vincent Gardenia in Breaking Away (1980)
    Breaking Away
    • Dave Stoller
    • TV Series
    • 1980–1981
  • Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl in Like Normal People (1979)
    Like Normal People
    • Roger Meyers
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    • Joe Hardy
    • TV Series
    • 1977–1979
  • Born of Water
    • Christopher Wentworth Hewlitt
    • 1976
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The Hardy Boys: Season Three
The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries
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The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 27, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Tracey Lynne TurnerAugust 28, 2004 - present (4 children)
  • Children
      Roan Howard Cassidy
  • Parents
      Jack Cassidy
  • Relatives
      Patrick Cassidy(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Blood Brothers" on Broadway. Also in cast: David Cassidy. Performed on Broadway with his half-brother, David Cassidy, in "Blood Brothers" in 1993 & '95.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Son of actress Shirley Jones and actor Jack Cassidy.
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    I've created a lot of cult hits which is code for cancelled quickly. People come up to me about American Gothic, Invasion and Roar. Some people know and really love those shows and if you go to Comic-con, there's an audience for them but in the world at large those shows are little drops in a creative bucket.

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