Patrick Cassidy (actor)

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Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy (right) dancing with his mother, Shirley Jones, in The Music Man, 2012
Born
Patrick William Cassidy

(1962-01-04) January 4, 1962 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1981–present
SpouseMelissa Hurley
Children2 (including Jack Cassidy, a gospel singer/songwriter)
Parents
Relatives

Patrick William Cassidy (born January 4, 1962) is an American actor and singer best known for his roles in musical theatre and television.[1]

Personal life[edit]

He was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. Jones was pregnant with Patrick while filming The Music Man; Patrick even kicked his mother's co-star Robert Preston in one scene when they were embracing.[2]

His brothers are Ryan Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy, and his half-brother was David Cassidy.[3] He is also the uncle of Arrow star Katie Cassidy.

He is married to actress Melissa Hurley and is the father of two sons, Cole Patrick and Jack Gordon.[4] His son Jack auditioned for the 2017 season of The Voice and picked Alicia Keys as his coach.[5]

Career[edit]

He decided to enter his Beverly Hills High School drama program after breaking his collarbone while playing as the quarterback for the high school football team.[6]

Screen[edit]

His first starring television role was in 1981 in the cautionary NBC movie Angel Dusted.[7] Also in 1981, he co-starred in the made-for-TV movie Midnight Offerings as the love interest of two dueling teenage classmates who happen to be witches, played by Melissa Sue Anderson and Mary Elizabeth McDonough.[8] In 1983, he starred in Bay City Blues as a baseball player in the minor leagues. The show was canceled after just four episodes.[9] In 1984, Cassidy portrayed the initial love interest to Heather Langenkamp's character in the film Nickel Mountain.[10]

In 1986, Cassidy played a cadet at a military academy in Dress Gray[11] and appeared in the holiday TV movie Christmas Eve with Loretta Young. [12] He had a role as a gambling soldier in the Ryan O'Neal sports and Las Vegas gambling film Fever Pitch.[13] In 1988, he starred in the CBS television series Dirty Dancing, based on the film.[14] In 1989, he appeared in Longtime Companion, portraying an actor who eventually contracts AIDS.[15] In 1994, he appeared in the films I'll Do Anything[16] and How the West Was Fun with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.[17] In 1997, he had a recurring role on TV's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Leslie Luckaby and had another Superman-related recurring role as the biological father of Lana Lang in Smallville, which was televised from 2001 to 2011.

He co-starred alongside his half-brother David in a 2009 ABC Family comedy series entitled Ruby & The Rockits created by his brother Shaun.[18][19] ABC Family announced on September 12, 2009, that the show had been canceled.

Stage[edit]

Cassidy played Frederic in the 1981 national tour of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance before taking over the role on Broadway in 1982.[20] Cassidy's next Broadway role was Jeff Barry in the Ellie Greenwich jukebox musical Leader of the Pack, which opened in April 1985.[21] He originated the role of The Balladeer in the original Off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins at Playwrights Horizons, which opened in December 1990 in previews.[22]

Cassidy starred at the Elitch Theatre in The Robber Bridegroom in 1991. This was the 100-year Anniversary of the theatre and it was the final production at the theatre before it was dormant for over 20-years.

In 1993, Cassidy starred as Bobby opposite Carol Burnett in a Los Angeles production of Sondheim's musical Company.[23][24] In 1995, he portrayed John Wilkes Booth in the Los Angeles Repertory staging of Assassins.[25]

In 1998, he played Macheath in a Los Angeles Reprise! production of The Threepenny Opera;[26] he was nominated for the Garland Award for Best Actor for his work in the role. In 1999, he played the title character in a national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.[27]

In 2000, Cassidy co-starred with Cheryl Ladd in Annie Get Your Gun on Broadway as Frank Butler (replacement).[28] He later reprised his role of Frank Butler alongside Patti LuPone and George Hearn in August 2010 concert presentations at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, directed by Lonny Price.[29]

In 2001 he played Radames in the national tour of the musical Aida;[30] he won the 2002 National Broadway Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Touring Musical before playing the role on Broadway in June 2002.[31]

In 2004-05 he was back on Broadway in 42nd Street as Julian Marsh (replacement) playing opposite his mother as Dorothy Brock.[32] He appeared in a US national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, once again playing the title role, starting in September 2005.[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Buckley, Michael (2000). "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly". Show Music. pp. 25–27.
  2. ^ Ginell, Gary. "A Visit With Shirley Jones – Part 4: Filming “The Music Man ", vconstage.com, December 28, 2013
  3. ^ Moser, John J. "Interviewing singer/actor Patrick Cassidy: Accepting Bucks Playhouse honor for mom Shirley Jones is a family affair" mcall.com, April 21, 2017
  4. ^ Hodgins, Paul. "All in the family" OC Register, July 9, 2006
  5. ^ Tailor, Leena. "Jack Cassidy Returns to 'The Voice,' Belts Out Elton John After Being Selected as Alicia Keys' Comeback Artist" etonline.com, April 17, 2017
  6. ^ Moser, John J. "Interviewing singer/actor Patrick Cassidy: Accepting Bucks Playhouse honor for mom Shirley Jones is a family affair" The Morning Call, April 21, 2017
  7. ^ Angel Dusted rottentomatoes.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  8. ^ Midnight Offerings tcm.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  9. ^ Bay City Blues tv.com, retrieved February 7, 2018
  10. ^ Nickel Mountain tcm.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  11. ^ Dress Gray tcm.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  12. ^ Christmas Eve tcm.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  13. ^ Fever Pitch rottentomatoes.com, retrieved February 7, 2018
  14. ^ O'Connor, John J. "Review/Television; A 'Dirty Dancing' Series" The New York Times, October 29, 1988
  15. ^ Longtime Companion tcm.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  16. ^ I'll Do Anything tcm.com, retrieved February 7, 2018
  17. ^ How the West Was Fun tcm.com, retrieved February 7, 2018
  18. ^ Cassidy Brothers Comedy Among New ABC Family Shows The New York Times, February 1, 2009 [dead link]
  19. ^ Lloyd, Robert. "Television Review. 'Ruby & the Rockits'" The Los Angeles Times, July 21, 2009
  20. ^ The Pirates of Penzance Playbill, retrieved February 6, 2018
  21. ^ Leader of the Pack Playbill, retrieved February 6, 2018
  22. ^ Rich, Frank. "Review/Theater; Sondheim and Those Who Would Kill", New York Times, January 28, 1991.
  23. ^ " 'Company' Los Angeles" broadwayworld.com, retrieved February 6, 2018
  24. ^ Jacobs, Tom. "Review. 'Company' " Variety, October 6, 1993
  25. ^ Winer, Laurie. "The Strange 'Assassins' : Sondheim's Musical Moves to Bigger Theater Space" Los Angeles Times, April 3, 1995
  26. ^ "L.A.'s Reprise Offers Bikel, Ken Page In 'Threepenny Opera', Sept. 9" Playbill, September 9, 1998
  27. ^ Daniels, Robert L. (June 21, 1999). "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". Variety. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  28. ^ Annie Get Your Gun Playbill, retrieved February 6, 2018
  29. ^ Gans, Andrew. " "They Say It's Wonderful": Patti LuPone Stars in 'Annie Get Your Gun' at the Ravinia Festival" Playbill, August 30, 2010
  30. ^ Simonson, Robert. "Cassidy, Fournier and Simone to Head 'Aida Tour', Starting in MN March 27" Playbill, January 30, 2001
  31. ^ "'Aida' Replacements" ibdb.com, retrieved February 7, 2018
  32. ^ 42nd Street Playbill, retrieved February 6, 2018
  33. ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Patrick Cassidy and "American Idol" Starlet Tour with 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'" Playbill, June 15, 2005

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