Jeremy Gelbwaks
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| Born | Jeremy Russell Gelbwaks May 22, 1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–1971 |
Jeremy Russell Gelbwaks (born May 22, 1961) is an American former child actor who starred in the television series The Partridge Family (1970–71).[1]
Career
Gelbwaks was born in Los Angeles, California, and was the first actor to play the role of Chris Partridge.[2] He left the series after the first season, and was replaced by Brian Forster in the summer of 1971.[3] According to his Partridge Family castmate David Cassidy, Gelbwaks "had a personality conflict with every person in the cast, and with the producers."[4] In a 2005 interview with the Television Academy Foundation, Shirley Jones mentioned that Gelbwaks "was not happy doing [the show] ... his parents wanted him to do it, so we replaced him."[5]
Gelbwaks retired from acting when his family moved from California to Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C., where they resided for a year-and-a-half before moving again to Connecticut and later to Potsdam, New York.[6] Gelbwaks graduated from Hermon Dekalb Central School (Dekalb Junction, N.Y.) in 1978 and was a member of the National Honor Society.[7] His father Norman taught computer science at the State University of New York at Potsdam.[1]
Gelbwaks graduated from Potsdam College in 1983, and became a computer analyst while studying chemistry at UC Berkeley. He worked in the computer industry until 1999, studied business at Columbia University, and became a management consultant. He married Patricia Polander and moved to New Orleans where he works as a business and technology planner.[8]
References
- ^ a b Spencer, Lauren (September 1990). "The Partridge Family Tree". Spin. pp. 67, 68. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ "Jeremy Gelbwaks". TV Guide. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Green, Joey (1994). The Partridge family album. HarperPerennial. pp. 35, 74. ISBN 978-0-06-095075-0.
- ^ Cassidy, David; Deffaa, Chip (1994). C'mon, Get Happy... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus. Warner Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-4463-9531-1. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ "The Interviews: Shirley Jones". Television Academy Foundation. December 7, 2005. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ^ "Seniors". Pioneer 1982. p. 171. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Northern New York Library Network.
- ^ "National Honor Society". Demon 1978. p. 52.
- ^ Allis, Tim (November 1, 1993). "By the Way...Whatever Happened to the Other Partridge Kids?". People. Retrieved August 20, 2011.{[dead link|date=March 2026}}
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