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All About The Late Actor And Singer’s Two Children – Hollywood Life

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  • David Cassidy was a singer and actor best known for starring in The Partridge family, Ruby and the Rockits, and more.
  • He welcomed two children during his life.
  • The star sadly passed away in November 2017.
  • His daughter stars in the upcoming thriller To fall alongside actress Kate Bosworth later in 2023.

The partridge family star David Cassidy was a successful actor and musician during his lifetime. Not only did he star in the hit sitcom for four seasons, but he also became an Emmy-nominated actor in 1978. The late New York native married three times in his life and even hosted two children. Learn all about David’s adult children, their lives, and more here!

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David Cassidy and his daughter, Katie, on the red carpet in previous years. (Sipa/Shutterstock)

David’s daughter, Katie Cassidy

David apparently passed on the love of the game to his children too! Not only was the ‘I Think I Love You’ hitmaker a star, but his daughter, Katie Cassidy, 36, became one herself. The blonde beauty came into David’s life when he was romantically involved with The ghost actress Sherry Williams in the late 1980s. Although the duo never married, their bundle of joy would prove to be their greatest creation together.

Just months before his death in 2017, David said PEOPLE that he was simply Katie’s “biological father”, but no more than that. “I never had a relationship with her. I was not his father. I was her biological father but I didn’t raise her,” he said at the time. Katie was omitted from David’s will, as he left his millions to his son.

Katie went on to work on many successful TV shows including Gossip Girl, Arrow, Freddy, and more. She is known for appearing in the 2007 edition of Gossip Girl like Juliet Sharp’s character drugging Serena (Blake Lively) et date Nathaniel Archibald (Chace Crawford). In ArrowKatie stars as Black Canary alongside Stephen amell et Emily Bett Rickard. More recently, the 36-year-old bombshell revealed she is set to star in the 2023 thriller To fall next to blue crush star Kate Bosworth. “Beyond the excitement to announce my latest #FALLOUT project! It’s been an amazing few months working with my rockstar cast. Can’t wait for you all to see it,” she captioned the Instagram post on Feb. 1, 2023.

His son Beau Cassidy

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David Cassidy is the father of Beau Cassidy. (Michael Germana/Everett Collection)

David was also a proud father of his son, Beau Cassidy32 years old, whom he welcomed in 1991 with his third wife, Sue ShifrinMore. Beau came into his parents’ lives the same year they got married and is notably Katie’s half-brother. Beau also pursued an acting career like his father and sister, however, it doesn’t seem like he was as successful as them. Some of the titles on his IMDb page include Burt Paxton, Bigfoot’s loving slave, et Chinese food.

The 32-year-old doesn’t appear to be public on social media, but it’s clear he has over 484 followers on Instagram. It’s also unclear if Beau and Katie have a relationship, as he doesn’t appear to be making cameos on his social media accounts. In particular, his uncle, Shaun Cassidyis also famous and starred alongside David in Ruby et les Rockits. Beau’s acting profile also states that he attended NSU University School in Florida and acted in several plays on campus during his time there. Later, Beau attended Boston University where he studied acting for two years.

Katie’s blended family

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Katie Cassidy is the daughter of David and Sherry Williams. (Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection)

As mentioned earlier, Katie was not close to David, which led to a blended family with her mother, Sherry’s husband, Richard Bénédon. Although it is not publicly known when her mother and Richard got married, they welcomed two children together, including Katie’s sisters. Jenna et Jamie Benedon. Katie shared the happy family’s greetings card in December 2022 and captioned it, “Happy Holidays! Xxx. »

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