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David Cassidy on 'Glee,' daughter Katie and 'Celebrity Apprentice's' Beast-ly security
David Cassidy knows it's good to have protection.The "Partridge Family" icon needed some -- in the form of security, while he fulfilled tasks on the streets of New York -- in taping the new season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," which NBC begins airing Sunday, March 6. While competing for Donald Trump's favor alongside other personalities from Oscar winner Marlee Matlin to baseball's Jose Canseco, Cassidy had the necessary muscle.
"We each had our own security person," he tells Zap2it, "and the guy they hired for me is an amazing person who has his own security company. He's all about, 'I'll control the situation not by kicking your a**, but with love and respect,' And his name is 'Beast.'
"He's 6'9" and really ripped, and he looks like a very large version of a linebacker like [Baltimore Ravens'] Ray Lewis. He's a fantastic human being who goes to major cities and works live events, and all the people who work for him wear T-shirts that say, 'Keeping the Peace.' He's soft-spoken and sensitive, but when you see him, you understand that you don't want to cause trouble around him."
The subject of Allison Pearson's new novel "I Think I Love You," about a Cassidy fan over the years, the singer-actor himself would be pleased for FOX's "Glee" to use some of his music ... dating back to such "Partridge" hits as "I Think I Love You" and "I Woke Up in Love This Morning."
"I'd be thrilled," Cassidy says. "I love the show; everybody loves it. It's smart, and there's real talent there. I mean, witness what [Lea Michele] did at the Super Bowl the other day. That was flawless. I'd be honored and humbled to do something with them."
Cassidy also is hugely proud of actress daughter Katie Cassidy, a CW alum who joins another CW star -- Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl") -- in this summer's movie "Monte Carlo." Calling Katie "very talented and very dedicated," Cassidy reflects, "The one thing I hope and believe I've given her, and she has acknowledged that I have, is the foundation for a successful career. Whatever your career choice, if you do good work, everything else comes."
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I like how David takes credit for Katie's character. That came from her mother and step father, not David. This guy is a piece of work-He doesn't have anything to do with his daughter for a long time and then takes credit for her skills? God nothing can just be about someone else, he always puts the focus back on him.
Hi Sophia I am David Cassidy fan and I don't appreciate you saying bad things about David he is a great guy
Hi Sophia I am David Cassidy fan and I don't appreciate you saying bad things about David he is a great guy
F#ck him
Sophia...you are so right. David always tries to step up to the plate and take credit for Katie. Her MOTHER, is to be thanked not only for giving Katie a great foundation for life in general, but also guiding her early work in good community theater and coaching for a successful career. Amen, that she would not let her into the industry until she was 18. Mr. Cassidy had NOTHING to do with it. It's just wishful thinking.
Nice to know there are people on here who think they know David Cassidy. Did you get you info in Enquire? David Loves his daughter and is proud of her accomplishments!
I like Shirley am a huge David Cassidy fan, and like Shirley I do not like it when people like you Sophia say horrible things about David - you're as bad as "the hatchet man" which is what I call Richard Hatch. Stop putting him down Sophia. The reason why David wasn't there at the beginning for his daughter was because that was the way her mother Sherry wanted it, and David agreed with that, at the end of the day he is proud of her because she is still his daughter, just as much David is now proud of his son Beau. So stop saying horrible things about David.