Bobby Sherman, teen heartthrob and "Little Woman" singer, has passed away.

Sherman's career began when he was discovered at 20 and hired as a cast member and house singer for the ABC variety show Shindig! He spent 16 months on the program, leaving in 1966.

In 1965, he made his non-variety debut in an episode of Honey West. Following that, he appeared on an episode of The Monkees before landing his best-known role of the shy, stammering logger Jeremy Bolt on Here Come the Brides. By 1970, Sherman was getting more fan mail than any other performer on the ABC television network. 

Sherman appeared as a guest on The Partridge Family in 1971, on a backdoor pilot for a spinoff starring Sherman called Getting Together. Up against the mega-hit All in the Family, the show only lasted 14 episodes.

Along the way, Sherman had seven top 40 hits, including "Little Woman," which peaked at #3 and sold over a million copies. Other hits included "Julie, Do Ya Love Me", "Easy Come, Easy Go", and "La La La (If I Had You)". During his touring years in the '60s and '70s, the screaming of young women at his shows would become so loud that Sherman experienced hearing loss.

During a 1974 guest appearance on an episode of Emergency!, Sherman found a new calling and left show business in favor of a career as a paramedic. He volunteered with the LAPD, working with paramedics and teaching CPR and first aid classes. He served as a medical training officer at the Los Angeles Police Academy, instructing thousands of police officers in first aid and CPR. In 1999, Sherman was named LAPD's Reserve Officer of the Year.

The actor, singer, and paramedic was 81 years old.