Bobby Sherman
Bobby Sherman | |
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| Spouse(s) | Patti Carnel, 1971-1979 (divorced) |
Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr., July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer and actor, who became a popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Sherman graduated in 1961 from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley. He first became famous as a house singer on the ABC television series Shindig! from 1964 to 1966. For several years, he tried to record singles and break out into the music industry, but he did not have much luck until he earned a role as a bashful, stammering logger on the television series Here Come the Brides, also on ABC.
In 1969, his first gold single, "Little Woman", became popular, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spending nine weeks in the top 20, effectively cementing his status as a performer popular with teenage girls. His other hits were "Julie (Do Ya Love Me)", "Easy Come, Easy Go", "Jennifer" , "La La La" and "The Drum" (written by Alan O'Day). Some of these songs were produced by Jackie Mills, a Hollywood record producer, who also produced the Brady Bunch Kids.
In 1971, after a high-rated appearance on The Partridge Family, he was given his own show on ABC, Getting Together. The show competed with CBS's All in the Family on Saturday nights and was canceled after just thirteen episodes. However, both the television series and the hit theme song of the same name landed a number of cover stories on such teenage magazines as Tiger Beat.
Sherman was married to the former Patti Carnel from 1971-1979. The couple, since divorced, had two sons, Christopher and Tyler, born in the early 1970s. Christopher and Tyler are married and have children of their own.
Sherman guest-starred in several episodes of the Jack Webb series, Emergency!, and found a new calling. It was at this time that the performer focused more on his personal life, eventually leaving the public spotlight. He soon volunteered with the Los Angeles Police Department, and worked with paramedic, CPR, and first aid classes. He is also a full-fledged San Bernardino County sheriff. According to Sherman, "I've been bestowed a mountain of blessings. I felt a need to start giving back." The entertainer has been given several awards for his humanitarian efforts.
Sherman built a one-fifth scale model of Disneyland's Main Street, made entirely by hand in his yard at home.[1]