Propelled by the success of several hit singles, Bobby Sherman, the multi-talented teen idol, rose to fame in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Sherman, whose hits include ‘Easy Come, Easy Go,’ was discovered at a party by Sal Mineo, Jane Fonda, and Natalie Wood in 1964. The man, who at the time was a high school football star, was asked to perform at the event, and though he did so reluctantly, he made an impression on Fonda, who introduced him to an agent.

The handsome blue-eyed heartthrob, who’s now 80, experienced a massive rise in his popularity after the release of the 1969 single, ‘Little Woman,’ which sold millions of copies.

Adored by millions of young girls around the world, his face was everywhere.

In a 1996 interview, Sherman shared his thoughts on having his face featured on merchandise, like lunchboxes.

“They’re a collector’s item,” said the ‘Julie, Do Ya Love Me?‘ singer. “There was a lot of commercial merchandise out there. I know I participated in it one way or another, but really [I] didn’t have any. That was the machinery behind the Rock and Roll, teenage idol, kind of thing.”

Throughout his reign as a teen idol, he recorded several albums – seven gold singles, one platinum single, and five gold albums – and made numerous appearances on TV shows, including as a featured performer on Shindig!

TV star

In addition to his successful recording career, Sherman also made his mark in TV.

From 1968 to 1970, he starred alongside fellow teen idol David Soul (died January 4, 2024) in the series Here Comes the Brides.