Earlier than his loss of life in 2017, David Cassidy publicly admitted his way of life typically took a toll on his private {and professional} relationships.
At instances, he had issue coping with his fast rise to fame throughout a interval when he was juggling a solo profession as a musician and his position on The Partridge Family.
Moreover, Cassidy fell on onerous instances and needed to rebuild his fame in Hollywood. That wasn’t simple, and he discovered that some individuals he believed to be his mates weren’t that in any respect, together with one well-known actor he met throughout his climb.
Cassidy met many up and coming actors on his rise
Earlier than changing into a well-known actor, Cassidy ran in circles with others within the enterprise. Throughout his teen years, he turned mates with Elliot Mintz, Don Johnson, and Sal Mineo, who starred in movies with James Dean. Lots of them had been looking for regular work as actors and would typically audition for a similar gigs.
In his memoir, C’mon, Get Completely satisfied: Concern and Loathing on the Partridge Household Bus, Cassidy wrote about seeing a few of them whereas going out for components. Generally, the position would go to Cassidy over Johnson, and he puzzled if Johnson ever felt resentful.
“He was all the time very nice to me about it—this affable, Missouri-born fellow telling me as a good friend he was completely happy that if he didn’t get the half, I did,” Cassidy wrote. He stated he noticed Mintz and Johnson round Hollywood for a number of years, and Johnson didn’t all the time have work lined up.
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Cassidy was miffed Don Johnson snubbed him at a celebration
Cassidy recalled a time in his life when the tabloids had been swirling a few paternity case filed towards him and a separate story about his sexuality. To high it off, he had mounting debt and was frightened about his profession. It was 1986, and Cassidy wrote that he was suicidal and had little possessions.
Across the similar interval, he was on a visit in Aspen and after bumping into an outdated acquaintance, he acquired an invite to a celebration. He was informed that Bruce Willis and Don Johnson had been co-hosting the soiree the place a bunch of celebrities can be. Willis personally put his identify on the visitor listing.
Cassidy arrived early. “Don’s holding court docket in a ridiculous mohair swimsuit — it will need to have price two grand! I walked as much as Don. This was a man who knew me from the start, who’d been to my residence, my outdated, outdated good friend,” he wrote.
Cassidy recalled how he hadn’t seen Johnson in years — not because the Miami Vice star drove to his home in a “beat-up outdated Volkswagen.” He was excited to see Johnson and couldn’t wait to inform him how completely happy he was for him. When Cassidy greeted him, issues weren’t so heat.
“He checked out me, smiled tightly for only a beat, after which went again to his dialog with anyone else. He completely iced me,” wrote Cassidy. He stated he tried to snort it off however stated to Johnson, “Don, you’re kidding. Proper?” However he thought to himself, “Oh, my God, what an as*gap.”
At that time, Johnson gave a chilly snort and turned his again on Cassidy. “I went, ‘Don’t f*cking do that, Don.’ No response. ‘I don’t f*cking consider it,’” Cassidy stated aloud after which walked away.
Cassidy stated it damage
The previous teen idol didn’t perceive Johnson’s conduct. He questioned whether or not it was as a result of they had been in competitors so usually of their youthful days. He additionally thought fame went to Johnson’s head. However Cassidy additionally admitted this incident occurred at a time when he was feeling “hypersensitive.”
“I felt hypersensitive, form of like an outsider coming again, attempting to start out my life and profession over once more. And to have Don snub me—I felt as if he had been saying, ‘Hey, I by no means actually rated you anyway, or I don’t want you losers any longer.’ On the time it damage,” he recalled.
Cassidy and Johnson by no means healed the rift.
