You Could Drive A Person Crazy / Stephen Sondheim

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I've wanted to write about something else, only at the beginning of that entry mention Patrick Cassidy's birthday, but I've started reading about him, watching videos and..I've stayed with Cassidy Brothers.

Patrick Cassidy had birthday on January 4, he was born in 1962, just 3 months before me, and I love his last published photograph, so wonderful and moving. 

He looks fabulous, so handsome and so similar to his father, Jack. Patrick doesn't hide his age, doesn't dye his hair. It must have been difficult growing up in such a family, all of them working and successful actors, watching first David's, later Shaun's road to stardom. And he was just 11 when his parents divorced, and only 14 when his father died.

I don't know much about Patrick Cassidy's career, I've read he tried his own way, he played football at high school, but was injured. Like all of them he is an actor and a singer. 59 credits, more on TV, a lot of popular TV shows. Really impressive career in musical theatre, 5 shows on Broadway, that's more than David had, and Off-Broadway, and there are touring credits, the first one in 1977. He was just 15 when he started with the role of Rolf Gruber in The Sound of Music. And like David he also played Joseph...Really impressive. 

Let's watch once more great video made by Araceli and listen to amazing and wonderful Cassidy Brothers. David, Shaun and Patrick performing together in 1996.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aliho4BIvMk

In that popular talk show, aired on March 31, 1994 (30 years ago..) we can see Shirley, David, Shaun, Patrick and Ryan, and also a fragment of 'This Is Your Life' from 1971, when they also were together. And their father, Jack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyo6fXi-Lb4



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