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Bobby Sherman
Background information
Birth name	Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr.
Born	July 22, 1943 (age 63)
Origin	United States
Years active	1964-1975
Associated acts	David Cassidy

Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr. (born July 22, 1943 in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer and actor, who became a very popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

He first became famous as a house singer on the television series Shindig! from 1964 to 1966. The series is considered by many to be his "discovery" by the entertainment world. For several years, he tried to record singles and break out into the music business, 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.

In 1969, his first gold single, Little Woman, became enormously popular, peaking at #3 on the Billboard charts 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". In 1971, after a high-rated appearance on The Partridge Family, he was given his own show on ABC, called Getting Together. The show was up against All in the Family on Saturday nights and due to the tough competition, the show 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 teenage magazines such as Tiger Beat.

In 1972, his first son was born, with another son following in 1974. Sherman guest starred in several episodes of the Jack Webb series, "Emergency" and found a new calling. It was at this time that Sherman focused more on his personal life, and he eventually left the public spotlight. He soon volunteered with the Los Angeles Police Department, focusing on 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.

• Fox & Friends anchor Brian Kilmeade said his very first record was a cardboard cut-out of Bobby Sherman's from a box of Alpha-Bits cereal.
• Sherman's former TV brother, David Soul, married his ex-wife.
• Sherman did a 1999 music tour with Davy Jones (The Monkees) and Bobby Rydell.

• Ginny's World of Peace, Love and Bobby Sherman