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Former teen idol Shaun Cassidy called out his late father, Broadway and television star Jack Cassidy, as a "phony," saying he was more showman than parent.

Shaun — a former teen heartthrob who rose to fame in the 1970s — said he and his half-brothers, including actor Patrick and the late David, saw through their father’s carefully constructed façade.

"My dad was so complicated," Shaun, now 67, said during an interview with People.

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"He basically invented this public persona with an accent that didn’t exist in any country ever," Shaun said.

The "He & She" actor, born in New York City, was expected to join his family’s railroad bus

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