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Bobby Sherman, a teen idol and actor from the 60s, passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 81.
His wife, Bridget Pubron, confirmed Sherman’s death with Fox News Digital.
Created with the help of his friend John Stamos, Poobron shared news of the Shaman’s death on social media.
“It’s the most important thing to share the death of my beloved husband, Bobby Sherman,” Stamos wrote on Instagram on behalf of Poubron. “Bobby left this world where I held my hand. He maintained our lives with love, courage and unwavering grace throughout all of his marriage in 29 beautiful years.”
Bobby Sherman, a teenage idol in the music and television scene of the 1960s, passed away at the age of 81. (ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images via Disney General Entertainment Content)
Sherman had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Poubron previously told Fox News Digital.
“As many people know, Bobby has been retired for a while and is no longer able to take part in cameos, sign autographs, or perform,” Poubron shared on social media in March. “It’s a heartfelt feeling that Bobby was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. We ask for your kind understanding and respect for our privacy during this challenging time.” Her statement read.
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Bobby Sherman, a teenage idol in the 60s, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer
She’s later We spoke with Fox News Digitalhis diagnosis was specifically kidney cancer, he was “terminate disease” and confirmed that the cancer had spread “anywhere”.
The shaman was found at a birthday party hosted by “Rebel Without a Cause” star Sal Mineo. There, Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood were discovered singing “Happy Birthday.”
That led to his first TV gig with the ABC series “Shindig!” As a house singer and cast member, the role he “really loved.”
Sherman has made several records and landed the next big breakout part of the series “The Bride Comes Here” on ABC.
Here comes from left to right: Stars of Here from left to right: David Soul (who later played the role of hatch in Starski and Hatch), Robert Brown and Bobby Sherman also achieved success as pop singers. The series took place from 1968 to 1970. (Bettman/Getty Images)
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“Fans were hooked on Bobby,” Poubron said.
His career hit singles included “Little Woman”, “Easy Come, Easy Go”, “Lalala”, and “Julie, Due Love Me”.
Throughout his career he also appeared in shows like “Fantasy Island.” “Love Boat” “Frasier”, his final credits appeared in 1997.
In 1974 after appearing on the TV show “Emergency!”, Sherman changed his career path and ultimately decided to turn entertainment into a technical reserve police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department.
Sherman put his Hollywood career aside in the 1970s and ’80s and became a technical reserve police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department. (Gregg deguire/wiremage)
According to the Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation Facebook PageSherman is also an EMT and was named Officer of the Year in 1999 for LAPD Reserve.
Pubron said the shaman “given him everything.” publicThat was the “labor of love” for him.
The couple also founded the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing education and food to children in Ghana.
“There are many nonprofits here, so it has always been our dream to do something for a third world country,” Poubron said. “But we wanted to do something special, so it’s difficult to contact people in Africa, so we opened five and a half acres. There’s a huge musical village with a soup kitchen. We serve over 500 cups of 375 meals a day. We bought two more brand new VANs.
Sherman married Bridget Poubron, and the couple later started Bridget and the Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images from Bridget and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation)
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“But it was our labor of love. Bobby couldn’t make it and we could go to Africa. I was always worried that something was sensitive,” she added.
Sherman had previously married Patty Kernell, but he shared two sons. He later married Poe Bron, he was a fan and met her when her brother threw her 40th birthday. They became friends and “He started helping with all my charity events. It was amazing.”
Pubron hopes that while he is still here, Shaman will be celebrated by his family, friends and fans for his legacy as a performer and caring person.
“I think it’s important that Bobby realizes the impact he’s left behind on the world, the music he left behind, the TV series he left behind, but most of the time it’s his love of caring for people, paramedics, cops,” she said. “I want him to realize how many people he really affected and how he touched life.”
Sherman’s wife hopes to know how much he “exposed to life” throughout his career. (ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images via Disney General Entertainment Content)
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“I want Bobby to recognize the meaning of his fans as he has gotten them in some difficult times growing up, from reading all the fan mail and reading how people were hopeless through abuse and all sorts of background family issues.”
