Some Interesting Facts
Operations
David had his gall bladder removed.
An operation on his left optical nerve which was wrapped around a blood vessel sometimes results in a "lazy" eye when he's over-tired.
Allergies
David Cassidy is allergic to garlic.
Fan Club
At his peak, David Cassidy was the world's highest paid live entertainer, and his official fan club was the largest in pop history -- exceeding Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
Merchandising
Out of the approximate $500 million that "The Partridge Family" and David Cassidy merchandising earnt in the 1970's, David was allegedly only paid around $15,000.
David has been married three times:
Sue Shifrin (30 March 1991 - present) 1 child
Meryl-Ann Tanz (15 December 1984 - 1985) (divorced)
Kay Lenz (3 April 1977 - 1983) (divorced)
The best man at David and current wife Sue's wedding was their son, Beau Devon Cassidy (b. 8 February 1991).
Teen Idol
David was ranked #1 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).
In an attempt to break from his Keith Partridge persona, he posed nude for Annie Leibovitz for a photo in the 11 May 1972 "Rolling Stone" magazine.
Broadway debut
David made his Broadway debut in 1969 in the musical "The Fig Leaves Are Falling" at the same time his father and stepmother, Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones, opened on Broadway in their only play together, "Maggie Flynn". Both shows were notorious flops, the former closing in less than two weeks.
David as guest radio host
David was guest host on The Paul Perry Morning Show, Oldies 104.3; April 18th through April 22nd, 2005 from 7am to 9am.
See photos of David at the radio station here.
David's High School
Rexford High School, Beverly Hills, CA (1968)
David's hero
"As a 6 year old kid I had a hero: Mickey Mantle". (Russell Harty show 1976.)
Day of Birth
David was born on a Wednesday.
David Speeding
On the Mark and Brian show in 1990 a caller rang in to say he was at the same Traffic School for speeding as David. David was late to the Traffic School because he got caught speeding on the way to it.
Musical Talents
David plays the following instruments:
Guitar
Piano
Drums
Clarinet (He started learning when he was 8 years old.)
Fashion Award
In May 1983 the Fashion Foundation of America made their annual announcement of 1982's Best Dressed Males in 10 Catagories. David Cassidy was announced as Best Dressed in the Stage Catagory. At the time David was starring on Broadway in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
Injuries
April 22, 1981 David fractured a toe on his left foot while performing in Little Johnny Jones.
Alias
Jackson Snipe was the name David used for his Phone Service in the 70's. Jackson Snipe was the name made up by Kevin, a friend of David's from Drama class at Rexford High School.
David was going to call his "The Higher They Climb - The harder They Fall" LP "The Rise And Fall Of Jackson Snipe". RCA were also releasing David Bowie's new LP called "The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust" so David decided to change the name of his LP.
The Brit Awards 1986
David attended the 1986 Brit Awards in London.
