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David Cassidy
David Cassidy.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; David Livingston/Getty Images
In his later years, the actor-musicianstruggled in his personal life. In November 2010, he was charged with a DUI and subsequently charged with the same offense in August 2013 and January 2014. A month after his third arrest, his wife, Sue Shifrin-Cassidy, filed for divorce. In February 2015, the actor filed for bankruptcy and was charged following his hit-and-run eight months later in October 2015.
02of 07Shirley JonesShirley Jones.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/WireImageJones was the matriarch ofThe Partridge Familyclan, taking on the role of widowed mother-of-five Shirley Renfrew Partridge. Before starring on the hit show alongside her real-life stepson, David Cassidy, Jones — who had a musical background — garnered critical acclaim and an Oscar for her Best Supporting Actress performance inElmer Gantry.Reflecting back on her time onThe Partridge Family, Jones was quick to issue a caveat about starring on a hit show. “When my agents came to me and presented it to me, they said if you do a series and it becomes a hit show, you will be that character for the rest of your life and your film career will go into the toilet, which is what happened,” shesaid in a 2009 interview. “But I have no regrets.“The star, who married actor Marty Ingels in 1977 after her split from Jack Cassidy in 1974 (the pair had three sons together) continues to act. As for whether or not she’s similar to herPartridge Familycharacter,Jones told the AP: “I am nowhere near as breezy and uncomplicated as Mrs. Partridge.”
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Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/WireImage
Jones was the matriarch ofThe Partridge Familyclan, taking on the role of widowed mother-of-five Shirley Renfrew Partridge. Before starring on the hit show alongside her real-life stepson, David Cassidy, Jones — who had a musical background — garnered critical acclaim and an Oscar for her Best Supporting Actress performance inElmer Gantry.
Reflecting back on her time onThe Partridge Family, Jones was quick to issue a caveat about starring on a hit show. “When my agents came to me and presented it to me, they said if you do a series and it becomes a hit show, you will be that character for the rest of your life and your film career will go into the toilet, which is what happened,” shesaid in a 2009 interview. “But I have no regrets.”
The star, who married actor Marty Ingels in 1977 after her split from Jack Cassidy in 1974 (the pair had three sons together) continues to act. As for whether or not she’s similar to herPartridge Familycharacter,Jones told the AP: “I am nowhere near as breezy and uncomplicated as Mrs. Partridge.”
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Danny Bonaduce
The Partridge Familycast.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
In 2022, Bonaduce took a hiatus from his radio show after suffering from amysterious illnessthat left him unable to walk.
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Susan Dey
Susan Dey.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
At 17 years old, Dey took on the role of Laurie on the family-friendly sitcom. In Shirley Jones’s memoir,The Partridge Familymatriarch revealed Dey was the only one of the cast who “consistently refused” to partake in any of the show reunions after the series ended.
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Dave Madden
Dave Madden.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
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Suzanne Crough
Suzanne Crough.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/WireImage
Sadly, in 2015 at the age of 52, Crough died suddenly in her Nevada home after suffering from a rare form of cardiomyopathy. “Everyone thought I’d be the first Partridge to go. Sadly it was little Tracy,” Danny Bonaduce said upon hearing of Crough’s passing. “Suzanne was a wonderful lady and a good mom. She will be missed.”
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Brian Forster
Forster took on the role of pint-sized drummer Chris inThe Partridge Familyafter the original actor, Jeremy Gelbwaks, exited the show in 1971. “I remember being in fourth or fifth grade, dancing around to ‘I Think I Love You’ and all of a sudden I was going to be on the show, so I was pretty excited,“Forster recalled of being cast on the hit sitcom.Since the show’s end in 1974, Forster dabbled in race car driving in the early 2000s and occasionally acts outside of Hollywood.
source: people.com
