Former actor and musician Bobby Sherman has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, his family announced this week.
Brigitte Poublon, his wife of 14 years, shared the news with her husband’s “cherished fans” on Facebook.
“As many of you know, Bobby has been retired for some time and is no longer able to participate in cameos, sign autographs or make appearances,” she wrote. “It is with a heavy heart that we share Bobby has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. During this challenging time, we kindly ask for your understanding and respect for our privacy.”
Sherman, 81, rose to fame as a teen idol in the 1960s, appearing as a house singer in the musical variety show “Shindig!” followed by acting roles in series such as “Here Come the Brides,” “The Partridge Family” and its short-lived spinoff “Getting Together.”
From the early ’60s to the mid-’70s, he released 10 albums and more than 100 songs, including Top 40 hits like “Little Woman,” “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” and “La La La.”
Though his last onscreen appearance was a cameo as himself in a 1997 episode of “Frasier,” his music continued to be heard on the soundtracks of multiple movies and TV shows.
Sherman largely left the entertainment industry in the mid-1980s to work in law enforcement. He joined the Los Angeles Police Department, where he taught CPR and other life-saving techniques to incoming academy recruits. He later became a reserve deputy sheriff for San Bernardino County before retiring in 2010.
In 2011, he and his wife co-founded the Brigitte & Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation, with a mission to empower underserved youth in Ghana through education and music.
