Bobby Sherman, a teen idol of the late 1960s and early ’70s who rose to fame on the TV sitcom “Here Come the Brides” and left fans swooningwith a spate of hit songs that made him a king of bubblegum pop, died June 24 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.
His son Tyler Sherman confirmed his death but did not cite a cause. Mr. Sherman’s wife, Brigitte Poublon,
shared on Facebook in March that Mr. Sherman had been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. She did not specify the type.
To teenyboppers who pored over the pages of 16 and Tiger Beat magazines more than half a century ago, Mr. Sherman — with his shaggy mop of hair, crystal-blue eyes and smile as wide as his collar — was a heartthrob of the highest order.
Mr. Sherman received his certification as an EMT and delivered at least five babies, among other acts as a medic. He joined the Los Angeles Police Department and instructed police academy trainees in first aid and CPR, becoming in the course of his work a sworn police officer and the department’s chief medical training officer. He also founded a volunteer EMT foundation.
Mr. Sherman’s first marriage, to Patti Carnel, ended in divorce. They had two sons, Christopher and Tyler, both of whom survive, along with nine grandchildren and Poublon. Mr. Sherman and Poublon founded the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation, providing educational and nutritional services in Ghana.
Bobby Sherman, a teen heartthrob of the 1960s and '70s, has died at 81 years old. He was known for the hit single "Little Woman" and the "Here Come the Brides" TV series.
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