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Bobby Sherman, the idol and actor of the 60s, died Tuesday morning at the age of 81.
His wife, Brigitte Poublon, confirmed Sherman’s death to Fox News Digital.
Made with the help of friend John Stamos, Poublon shared the news of Sherman’s death on social networks.
“It is with the heaviest heart that I share the death of my beloved husband, Bobby Sherman,” wrote Stamos on Instagram in the name of Puplon. “Bobby left this world while holding my hand – just as he held our life with love, courage and grace unshakable through the 29 beautiful years of marriage.”
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Bobby Sherman, an idol for teenagers on the music and television scene in the 1960s, died at 81 years old. (ABC Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
“I was his Cinderella, and he was my prince charming. Even in his last days, he stayed strong for me. It was who was Bobby – courageous, sweet and full of light. While he was resting, I read him fans of the whole world – words of love and gratitude that raised his minds and reminded him of how much he was deeply darling,” Poublon wrote. “He absorbed each word with this familiar spark in his eyes. And yes, he still found time to make jokes – Bobby had a wonderful and mean sense of humor. It never left him. He could light up a room with a look, a joke or one of his classic one -liners.”
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Poublon noted that his late husband was “a man on service” who “exchanged closed counters and magazine blankets for the back of an ambulance, becoming an EMT and a coach with the LAPD.”
“He saved lives. He showed us what the true heroism – Quiet, altruistic and deeply human, looked like,” wrote Poblon. “Bobby is survived by his two sons, Tyler and Christopher, and six beautiful grandchildren.
“He lived with integrity, gave without hesitation and loved his heart with all his heart. And although our family deeply feels his loss, we also feel the warmth of his heritage – his voice, his laughter, his music, his mission.”
Sherman had received a diagnosis of stadium cancer 4, Poublon told Fox News Digital.
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“As many of you know, Bobby has been withdrawn for some time and is no longer able to participate in the cameos, sign autographs or make appearances,” explained Poublon on social networks in March. “It is with a heavy heart that we share Bobby recently received a diagnosis of cancer of stage 4. During this difficult period, we kindly ask for your understanding and respect for our private life,” said his declaration.
Later, she spoke with Fox News Digital, confirming that her diagnosis was specifically kidney cancer and that he was “in terminal” and that cancer had spread “everywhere”.
Sherman was discovered at a birthday party organized by “Rebel Without because” Star Sal Mineo where he was discovered by singing “Happy Birthday” by Jane Fonda and Natalie Wood, who both fell “in love with Bobby” and made him an agent, said Poublon.
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This led to his first television concert on the ABC series “Shindig!” As a house singer and actor, a role he “really liked”.
Sherman made several records and won his next large part of the series on the series, “Here Come the Brides”, also on ABC, the program which “put Bobby on the map”.
The stars of “here come the brides” are, from left to right, David Soul, Robert Brown and Bobby Sherman, who also succeeded as a pop singer. The series took place from 1968 to 1970. (Bettmann / Getty Images)
“The fans have gone mad with Bobby,” said Poublon, noting that he was still doing concerts on weekends while playing in the series.
Some of the successful singles of his career included “Little Woman”, “Easy Come, Easy Go”, “La la” and “Julie, do ya love me”.
Throughout his career, he also appeared on shows like “Fantasy Island” ,, ” “The love boat” And “Prasier”, his latest appearance credited in 1997.
After an appearance in the television show “Emergency!” In 1974, Sherman decided to change his career and finally left entertainment to be a police officer of the Technical Reserve at the Los Angeles Police Service.
Bobby Sherman put his Hollywood career aside in the 1970s and 1980s to become a technical reserve police officer at the Los Angeles police department. (Gregg Deguire / Wireimage)
According to the foundation of the Los Angeles Police Reserve Facebook pageSherman was also an EMT and in 1999, was appointed LAPD reserve officer of the year.
Poublon said Sherman “gave everything” to the public service, adding that it was a “love work” for him.
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The couple also founded Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to the supply of education and meals to Ghana children.
“It was always our dream of doing something for a third world country, because there are many non -profit organizations here,” said Poublon. “But we wanted to do something special, and it is difficult to reach people in Africa, so we opened five and a half acres. We have a huge musical village with popular soups. We serve more than 375 meals a day; we go up to 500. We bought two other vans. We have classes and computers and a music room and pavilions. musical tuition.
Bobby Sherman married Brigitte Poublon, and the couple then started Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation. (Images Jason Kempin / Getty for the Children’s Foundation of Brigitte and Bobby Sherman)
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“But it was our work of love. Bobby could never get there, going to Africa. I was always worried about what something was a bit sensitive at the time,” she added.
Sherman was previously married to Patti Couning, with whom he shared two sons. Later, he married Poublon, who had been a fan and met her later when his brother threw a 40th anniversary. They became friends and “he started to help all my charity events, which was wonderful.”
Poublon hopes that Sherman will be celebrated by family, friends and fans for his inheritance as a interpreter and a compassionate person.
“I think it is important that Bobby achieves the impact he has left on the world, the music he left, the television series he left, but above all, his love to worry about people, be a paramedical ambulance, a cop,” she said. “I want to make him understand how many people he really influenced, how he touched lives.”
Bobby Sherman’s wife hopes he knew how much “he touched lives” throughout his career. (ABC Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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Poublon continued: “Reading all the mail of the fans, how people were desperate at the age of 7 or 8 years by mistreatment and all kinds of background family problems, he made them spend difficult moments, so I want Bobby to realize how much his fans mean for him.”
