Editing David Cassidy (section)

===Later career===
[[File:David Cassidy Baltimore.jpg|upright|thumb|Cassidy in 1995]]

Cassidy returned to the American top 40 with his 1990 single "Lyin' to Myself", released on [[Enigma Records]], from his 1990 album ''[[David Cassidy (album)|David Cassidy]]'', followed by the 1992 album ''[[Didn't You Used to Be...]]'' on [[Scotti Brothers Records]].{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} In 1998, he had an [[adult contemporary music]] hit with "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross" from his album ''[[Old Trick New Dog]]'' on his own Slamajamma Records label.<ref>{{Cite web |title=98o And Rising FEATURES THE PLATINUM HIT BECAUSE OF YOU" & THE NEW SMASH SINGLE "THE HARDES- THING" |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1999/RR-1999-02-19.pdf}}</ref>

Along with Cassidy's single "Lyin' to Myself", 1990 was also the year he starred as the lead of the motion picture comedy, ''[[The Spirit of '76 (1990 film)|The Spirit of '76]]'', where he played Adam-11, a man from the future who arrived in the US in the year 1976 on a mission to find the US Constitution.<ref>{{Citation |last=Reiner |first=Lucas |title=The Spirit of '76 |date=October 12, 1990 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100670/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |type=Comedy, Sci-Fi |access-date=July 14, 2023 |others=Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Carl Reiner |publisher=Black Diamond Productions, Castle Rock Entertainment, Commercial Pictures (I)}}</ref> It was also the year he appeared as a main character in the romantic drama ''[[Instant Karma (film)|Instant Karma]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last=Taylor |first=Roderick |title=Instant Karma |date=April 27, 1990 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099849/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_16_act |type=Drama, Romance |access-date=July 14, 2023 |others=Craig Sheffer, Annette Sinclair, Orson Bean |publisher=Desert Wind, Rosenbloom Entertainment}}</ref>

From November 1996 to December 1998, Cassidy starred in the [[Las Vegas]] show ''[[EFX (show)#David Cassidy version, 1996|EFX]]'' at the [[MGM Grand Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Schorr |first=Melissa |date=October 8, 1998 |title=David Cassidy to depart MGM's 'EFX' |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/oct/08/david-cassidy-to-depart-mgms-efx/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043951/https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/oct/08/david-cassidy-to-depart-mgms-efx/ |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2019 |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]]}}</ref> In 2000, Cassidy wrote and appeared in the Las Vegas show ''At the Copa'' with [[Sheena Easton]], as both the young and old versions of the lead character, Johnny Flamingo.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} His 2001 album ''[[Then and Now (David Cassidy album)|Then and Now]]'' went platinum internationally and returned Cassidy to the top five of the [[UK Albums Chart|UK album charts]] for the first time since 1974.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

In 2005, Cassidy played Grant, the manager of [[Aaron Carter]]'s character J.D. McQueen in the film ''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Popstar |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426550/ |publisher=Tag Entertainment |date=November 8, 2005}}</ref> He co-starred alongside his half-brother Patrick in a short-lived 2009 [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] comedy series titled ''[[Ruby & the Rockits]]'', a show created by their brother Shaun.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 1, 2009 |title=Cassidy Brothers' Comedy Among New ABC Family Shows |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abc/cassidy-brothers-comedy-among-new-abc-family-shows-idUSTRE50T1GS20090202 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127134917/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abc/cassidy-brothers-comedy-among-new-abc-family-shows-idUSTRE50T1GS20090202 |archive-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 1, 2009 |title=I'm sorry, David Cassidy: You became the obsession of my seventh-grade English class |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/21/im-sorry-david-cassidy-you-became-obsession/887479001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127160719/https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/21/im-sorry-david-cassidy-you-became-obsession/887479001/ |archive-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> Cassidy was one of the contestants on the [[The Apprentice (American TV series) season 11|fourth season]] of ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newslivestreaming.com/david-cassidy-celebrity-apprentice-2011-contestant/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312223638/http://newslivestreaming.com/david-cassidy-celebrity-apprentice-2011-contestant/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |title=newslivestreaming.com |publisher=newslivestreaming.com |access-date=August 25, 2015 }}</ref>

As the days of "Cassidymania" subsided, Cassidy regularly addressed fans at his concerts in question-and-answer sessions. In August 2016, Cassidy performed in [[The Villages, Florida]], and brought multiple attendees to the side of the stage, asking and answering questions and engaging with members of the community who had been fans for nearly half a century.<ref name="Villages-News.com">{{cite web |date=August 10, 2016 |title=David Cassidy charms fans with tales of Partridge Family days |url=http://www.villages-news.com/david-cassidy-charms-fans-tales-partridge-family-days/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205165330/https://www.villages-news.com/2016/08/09/david-cassidy-charms-fans-tales-partridge-family-days/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2016 |publisher=Villages-News.com}}</ref>