Shaun Cassidy shared new comments about his father, the late actor Jack Cassidy, nearly 50 years after his death.
In a September 2025 interview with People magazine, the singer looked back on his childhood and called out his dad for putting on a fake persona in public. "My dad was so complicated,” Cassidy, 66, told the outlet. “He basically invented this public persona with an accent that didn't exist in any country ever.”
Cassidy recalled his father’s unusual accent that he developed for TV appearances. “[My brothers] Patrick and Ryan and I would be like, 'What is up with this dude?'” Cassidy said. “I mean, it seemed so phony to us, and that wasn't like who he was. I'm not sure he ever really figured out who he was.”
Cassidy also said his dad was “not a good father,” but that he “wouldn’t have traded him for the world.” “I got so many gifts from him, so many,” he said, adding that he was “proud” to be seen in public with his dazzling dad.
Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy and David Cassidy (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Jack Cassidy died in a fire at age 49 after falling asleep with a lit cigarette in his hand. The Tony-Award Award-winning actor was also the father of Partridge Family idol David Cassidy. The actor's death came in 1976, one year after his divorce from Shaun Cassidy’s mom, Shirley Jones.
Fans reacted to Cassidy’s comments about his dad on social media. Some wondered if he was trying to create buzz for his 50-city The Road to Us tour, which kicked off on Sept. 13
"Why is he sharing this now?,” one commenter asked on X.
In the comment section to People’s interview, one reader noted that Cassidy’s interviews rarely lead with remarks about his father. “Almost assuredly, this interview came to be because he was promoting his tour,” the fan wrote.
Another scolded Cassidy for talking negatively about his dad, “Shaun, I have been a fan since the 1970's. I was excited that you are back touring after all these years! However, you should never talk badly about your father, especially after his tragic death at such a young age! It is bad form, and it does not do anything to make life better for anyone!” the commenter wrote.
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This is hardly the first time Cassidy has referenced his famous father in an interview. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, Cassidy said he strived to be a different type of father than Jack was.
“I grew up in L.A. and New York, and I always envied people that came from somewhere else,” he said. “My folks told us, ‘Don’t worry, we’re gonna buy a farm in Pennsylvania or move upstate,’ and it never happened. …I’ve managed to manifest the family life that my father always told me was important but somehow couldn’t find for himself,” the dad of seven added.
In a 2013 interview with AARP, Cassidy’s mom said her ex was a good husband to her, but that he struggled with her being the main breadwinner.
“He was an ideal husband; he did everything, and he taught me everything,” Jones told the outlet. “He was a great singer …We loved working together and being together, but he started to go downhill because he was bipolar. I was always the movie star and the breadwinner in the family, and that was always hard on him, because he wanted that more than anything in the world.”
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