Katie Cassidy(I)
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Katie Cassidy was born Katherine Evelyn Anita Cassidy on November 25, 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Her father,David Cassidy,was a pop star in the 1970s. Her famous relatives include unclesShaun Cassidy,Patrick Cassidy,andRyan Cassidy,the sons by her grandfatherJack Cassidy's marriage toShirley Jones;Katie's grandmother wasEvelyn Ward.
As a child, Katie took gymnastics and studied piano, guitar and singing, then took dancing and acting lessons, and eventually became a cheerleader for the California Flyers. She attended Calabasas High School in her neighborhood. For years prior to graduation in 2005, Katie was modeling and studying acting in community theater. Katie had just been accepted to "Tisch" at NYU when she was offered her first role as "Dee Dee", one month before graduation, and she has not stopped working since. Her early exposure to show business, the cosmopolitan culture of Los Angeles, her family upbringing, and her comprehensive education altogether produced a remarkable result. She grew up as a multi-faceted person, showing her many talents in a variety of professions such as recording her father's 1970s hit "I Think I Love You" and singing in VH1's TV specialBubblegum Babylon (2002),writing her own songs, modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch and Guess?'s Rock and Republic clothing lines in 2004, and acting. She met her ex-boyfriend,Jesse McCartney,there and later appeared as his love interest in his video hit "She's No You". A story on Jesse and Katie appeared in the January 2006 issue of Teen People magazine. Jesse wrote the song "Bleeding Love" performed by Leona Lewis, about Cassidy and their relationship. At that time she was busy working on five feature film productions almost simultaneously.
Katie made several appearances in TV series, including7th Heaven (1996)andSex, Love & Secrets (2005).She appeared as Samantha, the grown-up daughter ofAdam SandlerandKate Beckinsalein the comedyClick (2006).After the release of teen horror filmWhen a Stranger Calls (2006),in which she co-starred as Tiffany, Cassidy went to Vancouver to work on her second horror film,Black Christmas (2006),in which she stars as a sorority girl. Katie recently beat out the likes ofJessica SimpsonandKristin Cavallarifor the leading role oppositeJohn Travoltaas his daughter, heir to the most powerful energy company in the world inDallas,the big-screen remake of the cult TV series.
As a child, Katie took gymnastics and studied piano, guitar and singing, then took dancing and acting lessons, and eventually became a cheerleader for the California Flyers. She attended Calabasas High School in her neighborhood. For years prior to graduation in 2005, Katie was modeling and studying acting in community theater. Katie had just been accepted to "Tisch" at NYU when she was offered her first role as "Dee Dee", one month before graduation, and she has not stopped working since. Her early exposure to show business, the cosmopolitan culture of Los Angeles, her family upbringing, and her comprehensive education altogether produced a remarkable result. She grew up as a multi-faceted person, showing her many talents in a variety of professions such as recording her father's 1970s hit "I Think I Love You" and singing in VH1's TV specialBubblegum Babylon (2002),writing her own songs, modeling for Abercrombie and Fitch and Guess?'s Rock and Republic clothing lines in 2004, and acting. She met her ex-boyfriend,Jesse McCartney,there and later appeared as his love interest in his video hit "She's No You". A story on Jesse and Katie appeared in the January 2006 issue of Teen People magazine. Jesse wrote the song "Bleeding Love" performed by Leona Lewis, about Cassidy and their relationship. At that time she was busy working on five feature film productions almost simultaneously.
Katie made several appearances in TV series, including7th Heaven (1996)andSex, Love & Secrets (2005).She appeared as Samantha, the grown-up daughter ofAdam SandlerandKate Beckinsalein the comedyClick (2006).After the release of teen horror filmWhen a Stranger Calls (2006),in which she co-starred as Tiffany, Cassidy went to Vancouver to work on her second horror film,Black Christmas (2006),in which she stars as a sorority girl. Katie recently beat out the likes ofJessica SimpsonandKristin Cavallarifor the leading role oppositeJohn Travoltaas his daughter, heir to the most powerful energy company in the world inDallas,the big-screen remake of the cult TV series.
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