Sean Cassidy Q & A About His Dad Ted (Lurch) Addams Family, Untrue Rumors
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2023
- Join us with a Q & A session from Lurch Fest 2023 with Sean Cassidy. Sean will talk about his Dad Ted Cassidy who played Lurch. Several interesting topics from growing up in Hollywood, Untrue rumors, Addams Family and just being the Son Of Lurch. So sit back and watch this awesome interview with Sean.
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Ted Cassidy was a very good actor & voice over artist.A shame he left us so soon.
It is sad he passed away so young. We enjoyed talking to his son Sean. 😎😎
Its a blessing to have a son who honors, respects and loves his dad
Much respect to and for Sean and his father
It was a pleasure meeting Sean. You can tell he loved and still loves dad.😎😎
How fun, Sean seems like such a nice man and looks so much like his Dad. Great photo of you all and I hope he will continue to come back to West Virginia often.❤️
Sean was very nice and polite. We were so glad he was able to attend this year. 😎😎
❤brilliant i love this show and ted in all of his work and songs he sang
It was a pleasure to meet Sean. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Ok. Let me tell you about the time that I met "Lurch"...
I encountered Ted Cassidy in a Sears department store candy line in Glendale, California. I lived "next door" in Eagle Rock. It was in 1970. My good friend "John" (who was just ahead of me in line) had excitedly whispered over to me, "Hey Marty, look how tall that guy that just walked up behind you in line is, he's a giant!" I didn't want to just turn around and disrespectfully stare right up at the guy, so I decided I'd turn around and pretend to 'just be looking for a wall clock to see what time it was getting to be(stores had wall clocks back then!). When I glanced up, I right away saw "Lurch" without any makeup on or wearing his costume! I recognized him right away, who wouldn't? Well, I suppose my friend didn't, he just said some "giant guy", ha! I wanted to say something to "Lurch", but I couldn't think of a single thing to say that wouldn't sound kind of stupid. Well, Sears always gave out free bags of popcorn to kids just so their mouths were full and they wouldn't be able to pester their parents to buy buy buy them things, so I just threw a "fun-knee" joke up to him by saying, "HEY KID... YOU HERE TO GET FREE POPCORN TOO?!" Mr. Cassidy's eyes grew a sparkle in them, letting me know that he thought what I had asked him was humorous, TINY me calling GIANT him a "kid" and all. Then he humored me kindly by slowly groaning out, in true Lurch fashion, " UUUUUUH....PEEEEENUT.... MMMMMM & MMMMMMS!". I laughed to let him know I thought what he had just said and done for me was "really cool". Then we talked for a couple of minutes more. I told him I was there with my mother and two sisters just to get new school clothes, he told me he was just browsing, but that he might pick up some new tools while he was there. Maybe buy a new washing machine because his old one was giving him trouble all the time now. That was on a Sunday afternoon. On Monday, I had the best "bragging rights" story to share before school, during short breaks between classes, at lunch and after school let out too. And I had a good friend to back up my story when other kids tried calling me a liar! I was only 13, and just starting 7th grade, and I was going to a school in Eagle Rock that was both Junior and Senior high, grades 7-12. Even the big kids wanted to hear every detail of what me and Lurch talked about, and specially where we had met so maybe they might visit there and encounter him later on just like I had. The Addams Family show had already ended production by then, 1970. But they still showed reruns at the time, every afternoon even.
Thank you for sharing. That is an awesome story. 😎😎
Ted Cassidy was such a handsome man. It's too bad that he wasn't chosen for leading man roles.
His son said he didn't think he got a lot of leading rolls because he was so tall.😎😎
@@jbinthehills Yes, I heard him say that, too. It's a shame. Still, he entertained us all.
Sean Cassidy, such a kind erudite and gentleman, I wish he could have inherited his fathers Baritone Voice.
Sean was so polite and friendly. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
GM guys Sean Cassidy seems to be a real humble person. Very nice interview carrying on his father's legacy.
He was so friendly and polite. We enjoyed hearing the stories about his Dad. So sad his Dad passed away so young. 😎😎
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would land on a video about the "son of lurch" !!
It was a pleasure to meet Sean. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
This interview was so heart felt... I watched this today on john aston's ninety fourth birthday... God bless all the people who were involved with the adams family cast and crew and keeping us laughing through some pretty tough times.... Would love to hear more stories from sean... Also I think anything related to set artifacts.Should should go to sean.. And family..
We are glad you enjoyed the video. It was a pleasure to meet Sean. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
I would have loved to meet Sean Cassidy. It was very interesting to hear all about his father. What a lucky day. Thank you so much for sharing. Maybe I will be lucky enough to meet him at a comic con. 😊
You are welcome. It was a pleasure meeting Sean. He was so polite and friendly. He would be great to see at the comic cons.😎😎
Lurch is my favourite character. Ted was amazing. I even named my campervan after Him.
Lurch was my favorite character on the show. So sad, Ted passed away so young. Thanks for watching and commenting. 😎😎
@jbinthehills my pleasure. Great interview. (He was my favourite character period) 🤌🫰
Enjoyed this so much! Such a nice guy ,& sweet voice.
We are glad you enjoyed the video. It was a pleasure meeting Sean. 😎😎
Sean is awesome.
It was a pleasure meeting Sean. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Thank you Bonnie, and John. Was a very fun evening. He is a very nice man, and he took his time with everyone. Such a pleasure to meet him, and author, Christofer Cook. Can’t wait for the books release in August 2024, next Lurch Fest. Can’t wait. I hear Sean is coming back, too.
You are welcome. It was a pleasure to meet Sean. I am excited to read Christofer Cook's book. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills was a pleasure meeting you two, as well.
@specialk8457 Thank you. We enjoyed meeting and talking to you too.😎😎
That was awesome! He seems genuine, for sure. Those were the "good ol' days". Don't make em' like that anymore. Thanks for sharing!
Sean was so friendly and polite. His Dad seemed like a wonderful father. Thanks for watching Michael. 😎😎
that was some awesome stuff. Thanks for letting us see this interview!!
You are welcome. It was a pleasure to meet Sean. 😎😎
that was an interesting interview, thanks for sharing
You are welcome. We love hearing the stories about his Dad. 😎😎
Thank y’all for sharing another awesome video really enjoy it ❤
You are welcome. We appreciate you watching. 😎😎
This was awesome! Thank you for sharing this!
You are welcome. We are glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Exactly like his father
We enjoyed listening to Sean talk about his Dad. Sean was very polite and friendly. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
I just shared this with a friend...
Thank you. Hope you had a great day. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills always!! Miss seeing you guys
@@TheGatlinburgHussey We miss seeing you too. 😎😎
Very cool Sean Cassidy Q & A video
Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Sean Cassidy, the "Son of Lurch", who even brought "The Son of Thing" with him during his visit! Of course he couldn't let Son of Thing say anything though. But he was right there, and left too!
Thanks for watching. 😎😎
That was super cool!!
It was a pleasure meeting Sean. He was so friendly and polite. 😎😎
Can't wait till this year.
I hope Sean comes back this year. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills me 2.
this was absolutely fantastic ,what a great mansean cassidy is and he is a gentle giant of a man, thank you very much ,i cannot wait for your halloween show if you do one
Sean was so polite and friendly. So sad his Dad passed away so young. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills yes it certainly was ,like i said a gentle giant of a man
thanks for sharing this. Incredible insight into a 60's TV legend that everyone from my generation knows. You guys always film the most unique things. Did you get your picture with Sean???
You are welcome. We are glad you enjoyed it. Our pictures with Sean are at the beginning of the video. 😎😎
This is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Two famous Cassidys,with sons named Shawn and Sean!
You are right. Jack and Ted.😎😎
Jack's Shawn is "Shaun." @@jbinthehills
What a cool Dad he was. 😪
We enjoyed hearing stories about Ted. He did seem like he was an awesome Dad. It sad he passed away too soon. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Wow he looks just like him
He does look a lot like his Dad. It was a pleasure to meet Sean.😎😎
Not to take away anything from Ted, but on the Hulk, after Ted's passing, the grunts and growls were done by Charles Napier
We didn't know that. Thanks for the information. We appreciate you watching. 😎😎
Ted, Sean & I have so much in common; I'm 6' 9" (well, like Sean, I've shrunk a tad so, I'm more like 6' 8"), I wear 16 EEE shoes, I'm from Pittsburgh, I went to Pitt for a while, I do voice acting and, so far, almost got a cartoon where I was to voice a Frankenstein-like character and, a lot of people in my life have called me, "Lurch". Some say I even look like him (I don't much see it, though) but, no matter how hard I try, I can't get my voice to go that deep. Even though I've got at least a 6 or 7 octave range! Sometimes, in the morning, I can get close! Maybe it's because I never smoked. But, I'm so used to talking with a voice similar to Sean's that I just eventually gravitate to that after I've been up a few hours.
I never saw myself as tall and, sometimes, I feel like I'm shorter than others. If Sean meant that he was 7 when the show first started shooting, he's the same age as me.
Isn't it odd how both, Ted and John Astin named their kid, Sean?
One thing I would've asked Sean is, if he's still got any copies of his dad's record, "The Lurch"? I've got one and, I just saw a few days ago that it's actually worth a good bit of money! It's not a bank breaker but, it's a lot closer to $100 than its original price of about 35c.
Another thing I'd ask is if he or Ted ever had lots of back trouble. I sure have after I got to be 6' 9"!
Unlike Ted, I went a different route to "stardom", I play drums, which Ted tried to play in one episode of The Addams Family! Sadly, the band broke up shortly before we were about to hit it big and then my singer and guitarist both died a few years later. I also collect records. I never got into basketball, though. The only good thing about it is the cheerleaders!
By the way, there was another guy, his last name was, Arroyo, he also played Cousin Itt on a few episodes.
As for doing Ted's voice, I can think of two people that could come close! One guy is at least as tall as Ted and he was in a Bowery Boys movie playing the part of a deep-voiced butler for a very ghoulish family! John Denher was one of the two evil scientists, an older woman was always trying to find people to feed to her man-eating plant (I JUST saw her name in another video yesterday!!) and another woman in the movie was a vampire. The other guy is the bass singer for The Statler Brothers. I guess Thurl Ravenscroft is dead.
I wish we would have asked Sean if he had a copy of "The Lurch." We appreciate you watching and commenting. 😎😎
Thurl has been gone awhile.
He lived and died in Fullerton, Ca.
I spoke to him on the phone, just once before his passing.
@@lowbaritonewwj I figured he'd have been long since dead by now but, I have no idea when he died.
@@jbinthehills I have an old Bowery Boys movies where a guy that actually tried out for Lurch played a very Lurch-like butler in this movie and he had a pretty deep voice, too. I don't recall his name. I think it was Vince, something.
Dressed as Lurch, of course he looks like his dad. I Googled him. He was actually better looking than his dad. I'm curious what he looks like without the Lurch makeup on. I appreciate the information he brought to your show. I enjoyed Ted in other roles, such as Twilight Zone, Serving Man, I believe it was called. I didn't realize he did the voice of the Hulk.
We appreciate you watching and commenting. 😎😎
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Keep tare you
Thanks for watching. 😎😎
I also liked his other son David
You are thinking of a different Sean Cassidy. This was about Ted Cassidy. 😎😎
So if he was 7 during the Addams Family run, he was probably born during the mid to late 1950’s. If his dad died in 1979, his son must have been late teens or early twenties. Gone too soon!
Sean was young when his Dad passed away. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills21, he said
You can see the rusembulance
Sean does look a lot like his Dad. It was a pleasure to meet him. It was very friendly and polite. 😎😎
DELICIOUS ! 👋😃
Thanks for watching. 😎😎
I would like to know you
It was a pleasure to meet Sean. 😎😎
I was rather disappointed at some of the lame questions, which seemed to focus more on the physical aspect and not as Ted, the real human being. I was glad to see though that the acromegaly rumor was finally laid to rest, but oddly enough, no one actually asked Sean if it was true or not, Sean had to throw that out there himself. Several years ago I read from a poster on CZcams, that just before Ted passed on, he visited a church and accepted Jesus as savior. The poster claimed he heard this story on the radio, the very same day Ted had died, while driving in his car, by a minister who claimed he met Ted and ministered to him, in that church, just a short time before Ted's death. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? Would be nice if you could direct this question to Sean? I still remember the day Ted died. I had just arrived home from school, in which I was in the 8th grade, and my mother shown me his obituary in the newspaper. I still remember going down in our basement, where no one could see me, and crying my eyes out. I loved seeing Ted from a very young age on Star Trek and Lost In Space. The day Ted died was a day after my birthday, in that winter of 1979.
I do not know if Ted had accepted Christ as his savior or not. Ted had heart surgery and went home.A few days later, he was having trouble and passed away at the hospital. We appreciate you watching and commenting. 😎😎
What an articulate man , he’s so like his father , I wonder what height he was and does he have the same condition as his father gigantism
Sean is 6'7. It was a pleasure to meet him. He was very friendly and polite. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills amazing he’s like a clone of Ted
The interviewer is like Si king a uk tv presenter google him to see the resemblance!!
@@opencurtin He does look like his Dad. 😎😎
@@opencurtin We will have to check it out. His is Christopher Cook. He is writing a book about Ted Cassidy.😎😎
This is cool your actually talking to his kid, i think that's great that he'll even talk about him and not tell everyone no because of it being hard, i can see where he might not want to talk about him because of all the memories it's bringing up
Sean was so polite. It was a pleasure meeting him.😎😎
@@jbinthehillsjust wondering but who else have you been able to meet.
@KellyNorman-wu6qr We enjoy going to Comic Cons. So we have met several people. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills i need to start going to them maybe he'll be at some more of them however i live really far from where there held at but I'll try to figure out something