I know David Cassidy has been getting some less than positive press lately about his finances. I wanted to share a short interaction I had with him that told me the kind of person he is when he wasn’t on stage.

About 20 plus years ago, I was a contestant on Win Lose or Draw.  David Cassidy was one of the celebrities on the show with us that week.

All the celebrities were polite and professional. We filmed 5 shows in one day so it was a very long day. Midway through filming, we had lunch set up in a side stage area. There were large white curtains dividing the contestants area from the celebrities area.

As we all sat down to lunch, David Cassidy came around the curtain and sat at one of our tables. He talked to us like an old friend. No other celebrity ventured to our side. It was a small gesture, but left a big impression on us. Everyone just thought “what a nice guy, he must be very genuine”.

I don’t remember much about that day other than I won some prizes and money and David Cassidy was a very friendly guy.

So maybe he isn’t the richest guy in Hollywood , but he has character which is much more valuable.

T S

Editor’s note: This episode of Win, Lose or Draw aired in 1988. Pictures here