David Cassidy

David Bruce Cassidy (April 12, 1950 – November 21, 2017) was an American actor and musician known for his role as Keith Partridge in the 1970s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family. Born in New York City to singer and actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward, Cassidy was raised by his maternal grandparents in West Orange, New Jersey. He gained teen idol status with his role in The Partridge Family, which led to a successful career as a pop singer in the 1970s. Cassidy's ancestry was half Irish, half German from his father's side and comprised mostly Colonial Americans, with some Irish and Swiss roots, from his mother's side.