Ex-teen-idol Bobby Sherman: 1970 star died at the age of 81

He was the dream of countless teen girls: Bobby Sherman (1943-2025) won the hearts of an entire generation with his gentle ballads at the end of the 1960s and in the early 1970s. Now the American singer and actor at the age of 81 died.

“With a heavy heart I share the death of my beloved husband Bobby Sherman,” wrote the widow in a moving post. “Bobby left this world while holding my hand – just as he carried our life for 29 wonderful years with love, courage and unshakable grace.”

Poublon Sherman had already made public three months ago that her husband had been diagnosed with cancer in the fourth stage. In April, she said that Sherman suffered from kidney cancer that had “spread out anywhere”. “A few days ago he made crossword puzzles with me. Then he suddenly turned on Saturday and … he is now sleeping more and his body no longer works. Everything drives down,” she described his condition at the time.

Also acting colleague John Stamos (61): “From one ex-teen idol to the other-calm in peace, Bobby Sherman.”

Sherman initially became known as an actor in the ABC series “Here Come the Brides” (1968-1970), where he played the younger brother Jeremy Bolt alongside David Soul. But he found his true calling in music. With his boyish charm and catchy pop songs, he quickly became the rival of Donny Osmond and David Cassidy.

Sherman owed his breakthrough to a coincidence: at a beach party on July 4, to which his girlfriend had taken him with him, he spontaneously jumped onto the stage and sang with the band. When it turned out that celebrities like Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood who recognized his talent were sealed among the guests. “We think you are very talented. Are you being managed?” They asked him. Within a week, Wood meetings with MGM and an agent arranged for him.

At the height of his career between 1969 and 1970, Sherman landed four singles in the top 10 of the US charts who reached all gold status: “Little Woman” (3rd place), “La la la La (IF I Had You)” (9th place), “Easy Come, 9th place) and his most famous song” Julie, Do Ya Love Me “(5th place). Three of his albums also reached gold status.

Sherman was omnipresent in magazines like “Tiger Beat” and “16” – his face adorned countless poster in teenage rooms. “I was blessed with really nice fans and they are still with me,” said Sherman in retrospect about his popularity.

In the mid -1970s, Sherman ended his music career and found a completely new calling: he became paramedics and worked with the Los Angeles police. “I’m still in show business,” he said in the 1990s, “but I volunteer as an emergency parameter and special officer with the police, where I bring police officers first aid and resuscitation at the police academy.”

He developed this passion out of concern for his two sons Christopher and Tyler: “When my sons grew up, I imagined that they could fall out of trees. So I wanted to be prepared for every emergency and learned first aid. I fell in love with this work.”

In her farewell post, his wife not only recognized the entertainer, but above all the people of Bobby Sherman: “He was a man of duty. He exchanged sold -out concerts and title pages against the back seat of an ambulance. He saved life and showed us what true heroism looks – still, selfless and deeply human.”

In addition to his wife Brigitte, Bobby Sherman leaves his two sons Tyler and Christopher as well as six grandchildren.