The Osmond Brothers wikipedia biogrpahies

 
   
   










Tom Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search


 This biographical article needs additional citations for verification, as it includes attribution to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (January 2009)

Tom Osmond

Born
Thomas Rulon Osmond
 October 26, 1947 (age 66)
Ogden, Utah, USA
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Lyn Heslop
 Carolyn Olsen
Children
9
Thomas Rulon "Tom" Osmond (born October 26, 1947) is the second of the nine Osmond siblings.

Contents  [hide]
1 Life and career 1.1 Marriage and children
2 References
3 External links

Life and career[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. Tom and his older brother Virl are both hearing impaired.
Tom and his older brother Virl were born deaf and did not perform with their siblings. They eventually learned how to play several instruments and in later years made occasional appearances with their brothers and sister, most notably the Christmas specials from the 70's and early 80's. Both brothers became the inspiration for the Children's Miracle Network.
Tom and Virl were also the first deaf missionaries set out from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.[1]
Tom has worked for the United States Postal Service for the past 25 years and currently works at the post office in Ephraim, Utah.
Marriage and children[edit]
Tom and his first wife Lyn Heslop have 5 children:
Benjamin Thomas (b. December 16, 1972)
Anmaree (b. December 19, 1974)
Matthew Thomas (b. August 29, 1976)
Geoffrey Thomas (b. March 22, 1978)
Jennifer Lyn (b. June 23, 1981 d. June 24, 1981)
Tom has five grandchildren with his first wife Lyn. Benjamin, the oldest son, is married to Annice Turcsanski and they have four children, Allie Rian, Nicholas J, Molly Lynn, and Emmie Lynn. Geoffrey, the youngest son, has two children, Paityn Joy Osmond, and Beck Malan Osmond, from a previous marriage. Jennifer Lyn is deceased. Tom and Lyn ended their marriage in 1989.
Tom and his second wife Carolyn Olsen also have 4 children:
Mathew Edward Olsen (b. April 24, 1981) (adopted by Tom)
Anna (b. March 1, 1983) (adopted by Tom)
Thomas Christian (b. June 23, 1990)
Amelia Marlene (b. December 19, 1991)
Carolyn's daughter Anna is married to Marcus Poole and has two sons, Connor and James Douglas.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Tom Osmond biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 May 2011.[unreliable source?]
External links[edit]
Tom Osmond at the Internet Movie Database
Tom Osmond on Osmond family Official site
Deaf.net


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1947 births
Living people
American Latter Day Saints
Deaf people
People from Ogden, Utah





Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export





This page was last modified on 27 September 2013 at 13:40.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Donny Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond (OTRS).jpg
Osmond in 2010

Background information

Birth name
Donald Clark Osmond
Born
December 9, 1957 (age 56)
Origin
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Genres
Vocal, pop rock, R&B, bubblegum, blue-eyed soul, comedy, musical theatre
Occupations
Singer, songwriter, musician, actor, television host, dancer, radio personality, author
Years active
1963–present
Labels
Universal
Associated acts
Marie Osmond, The Osmonds, Dweezil Zappa
Website
Official website
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid-1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as The Osmonds, on the long-running variety program, The Andy Williams Show. Donny went solo in the early 1970s, covering such hits as "Go Away Little Girl" and "Puppy Love".
For over thirty-five years, he and younger sister Marie have gained fame as Donny & Marie, partly due to the success of their 1976–79 self-titled variety series, which aired on ABC. The duo also did a 1998–2000 talk show and have been headlining in Las Vegas since 2008. Between a highly successful teen career in the 1970s, and his rebirth in the 1990s, Osmond's career was stymied during the 1980s by what some have perceived as his "boy scout" image. Osmond stated on the May 1, 2009 Larry King Live show that longtime friend Michael Jackson suggested he change his name to boost his image. Osmond's agent even suggested that spreading false rumors about drug arrest charges might recharge his career. Osmond felt such allegations would have familial ramifications, and could not reconcile how lying to create a nefarious drug image could be explained to his children, nieces and nephews. In 1989, Osmond had two big-selling recordings, the first of which, "Soldier of Love", was initially credited to a "mystery artist" by some radio stations.
Starting in July 1992, Osmond played Joseph in the Elgin Theatre's Toronto production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The musical then toured North America until 1998. Creator Andrew Lloyd Webber, impressed by Osmond's talents and the show's successful six-year run, chose him for the 1999 film version.
In 2009, Osmond won the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars.

Contents  [hide]
1 Early life
2 Music career 2.1 Teen idol: 1971–1978
2.2 Comeback: 1989–1990
2.3 Current music career: 1991–2010
2.4 Donny & Marie in Las Vegas
3 Film, radio and television 3.1 Hosting 3.1.1 Donny & Marie
3.1.2 Other hosting opportunities
3.1.3 Radio
3.1.4 Music
3.2 Musical theater
3.3 Film
3.4 Dancing with the Stars
4 Other projects
5 Image struggle
6 Personal life
7 Discography
8 References
9 External links

Early life[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the seventh son of Olive May Osmond (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. He is the brother of Alan, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill, Wayne, Marie, Tom, and Virl Osmond. Alan, Jay, Merrill, Wayne, and Donny were members of the popular singing group The Osmonds (also known as The Osmond Brothers which later included tracks with youngest brother Jimmy as well). Donny was raised as a Mormon in Utah along with his siblings. Osmond later traced his family ancestry back to Merthyr Tydfil in Wales; his journey was documented in a BBC Wales program, Donny Osmond Coming Home.[1] On the BBC's The One Show, a plaque was unveiled in the town to commemorate 'the ancestors of Donny Osmond'.
Music career[edit]
Teen idol: 1971–1978[edit]
The father of Andy Williams, Jay, saw the Osmond Brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay) perform on a Disneyland televised special as a barbershop quartet. In short order, the group was invited to audition for The Andy Williams Show. Williams initially had reservations about featuring children on the program, however, encouraged by his father to try them out, they proved in a short period of time to become an asset to the program, and soon became regulars on the show and gained popularity quickly. Donny made his debut on the show at the age of 5 singing "You Are My Sunshine". The brothers continued to perform on the show throughout the 1960s along with a visit from their sister Marie. In the early 1970s, the Osmonds, via recording and virtually constant touring, sold over 80 million records in a single 12-month period, making them the most successful, and fatigued, of the early Seventies touring groups.
Donny became a teen idol in the early 1970s as a solo singer, while continuing to sing with his older brothers. He, Bobby Sherman, and David Cassidy were the biggest "Cover Boy" pop stars for Tiger Beat magazine in the early 1970s.[2] His first solo hit was a cover of Roy Orbison's 1958 recording of "Sweet and Innocent", which peaked at No. 7 in the U.S. in 1971. Donny's follow-ups "Go Away Little Girl" (1971) (U.S. #1), "Puppy Love" (U.S. #3), and "Hey Girl/I Knew You When" (U.S. #9) (1972) vaulted him into international fame, further advanced by his 20 November 1972 appearance on the Here's Lucy show, where he sang "Too Young" to Lucille Ball's niece, played by Eve Plumb, and sang with Lucie Arnaz ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again").
Comeback: 1989–1990[edit]
In the 1980s, Osmond re-invented himself as a solo vocal artist and abandoned the earlier television show image crafted to appeal to young viewers. He made an unlikely appearance as one of several celebrities and unknowns auditioning to sing for guitarist Jeff Beck in the video for Beck's 1985 single "Ambitious", followed in 1986 by an equally unlikely cameo in the animated Luis Cardenas music video "Runaway".[3] He spent several years as a performer, before hiring the services of music and entertainment guru Steven Machat, who got Osmond together with Peter Gabriel to see whether Machat and Gabriel could turn the TV Osmond's image into a contemporary young pop act. They succeeded, returning Osmond to the US charts in 1989 with the Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 song "Soldier of Love" and its top twenty follow-up "Sacred Emotion". The campaign to market "Soldier Of Love" received considerable airplay with the singer being presented as a "mystery artist" before his identity was later revealed.[4] Launching an extensive tour in support of the Eyes Don't Lie record, he enlisted Earth Wind & Fire and Kenny Loggins guitarist Dick Smith along with keyboardist Marc Jackson.
Donny was often reluctant to perform his earliest songs, in particular "Go Away Little Girl", but was convinced to sing the song live for KLOS-FM's Mark & Brian Christmas Show on December 21, 1990. Now he embraces his initial recording period with fondness, and recognizes that his many fans around the world are always excited and appreciative to hear his earliest chart successes.
Current music career: 1991–2010[edit]
Osmond was the guest vocalist on Dweezil Zappa's star-studded version of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" which appeared on Zappa's 1991 album Confessions. The song also included guitar solos from Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather, Warren DeMartini, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tim Pierce. Osmond sang "No One Has To Be Alone", but the song was heard at the end of the film The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water. He also sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You" for Disney's Mulan.[5]
In the 2000s, he released a Christmas album, an album of his favorite Broadway songs, and a compilation of popular love songs. In 2004, he returned to the UK Top 10 for the first time as a solo artist since 1973, with the George Benson-sampling "Breeze On By", co-written with former teen idol Gary Barlow, from the 1990s UK boy band Take That, reaching number 8.


Donny & Marie in Las Vegas[edit]
Following Marie's stint on Dancing with the Stars in 2007, the pair teamed up for a limited engagement in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Beginning September 2008, Donny and Marie began playing the 750-seat showroom at the Flamingo Hotel. "Donny & Marie" is a 90-minute show. The singing siblings are backed by eight dancers and a nine piece band. Donny and Marie sing together at the beginning and end of the show, and have solo segments in between. Donny and the show earned three of the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2012 including "Best Show", "Best All-Around Performer" (Donny & Marie), and "Best Singer".[6] Donny earned "Best Singer" for a second time in the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2013.[7]
Film, radio and television[edit]
Hosting[edit]
Donny & Marie[edit]
In the mid-1970s, he and Marie co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show for a week, and were later offered a show of their own, The Donny & Marie Show, a television variety series which aired on ABC between 1976 and 1979. Donny felt that their program should have been continued for at least another television season, and has expressed regret that the show was cancelled, as opposed to them deciding when to bring the show to conclusion.
Donny and Marie also co-hosted a talk show together 20 years later. Though ratings were high[citation needed] and they were nominated for an Emmy award[8] for best talk show, the series was ultimately canceled. In a 1999 episode featuring Jefferson Starship promoting their album Windows of Heaven, the hosts performed a rendition of "Volunteers" live with the band.
Other hosting opportunities[edit]
Osmond went on to host Pyramid, a syndicated version of the Dick Clark-hosted television game show that ran two seasons in the US from 2002 to 2004, and a British version of Pyramid on Challenge in 2007.
Osmond returned to ABC as host of The Great American Dream Vote, a prime-time reality/game show that debuted in March 2007. After earning lackluster ratings in its first two episodes, the program was cancelled.[9]
Osmond hosted the British version of the game show Identity on BBC Two during the daytime.
On April 11, 2008, Osmond also hosted the 2008 Miss USA pageant along with his sister Marie from Las Vegas.
Osmond appeared on Entertainment Tonight as a commentator covering the ABC show Dancing with the Stars during his sister Marie's run as a contestant on the 5th season of the American version of the popular show in Fall of 2007. He was seen at week 7 of the competition in tears in the audience watching Marie do a rumba after his and Marie's father died.
Radio[edit]

 This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. (January 2012)
In January 2010 it was announced that Osmond would host his own syndicated radio show in a deal with McVay Syndication and Citadel Media. Versions of The Donny Osmond Show now air across America, Canada, Australia and the UK.
The show is already rating No. 1 in numerous markets and is currently one of the fastest growing radio propositions.
The UK edition of the show is co-produced by London-based radio production & syndication company Blue Revolution. Through this partnership the first UK network to carry The Donny Osmond Show is Celador-owned The Breeze, which has outlets in Portsmouth, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Winchester, Bridgwater & West Somerset, Bristol, Bath and Warminster. As of January 2012, The Donny Osmond Show is no longer broadcasting on The Breeze.
From April 2012 Smooth Radio carried The Donny Osmond Show on Sunday evenings. It aired until April 2013 when Donny Osmand decided to leave the station.
Music[edit]
Osmond's name was used in the lyrics of Alice Cooper's song "Department of Youth" near the end. Cooper asks the kids doing the background vocals "who gave them the power", where the kids reply "Donny Osmond". Cooper then responds with an outraged "What?"
Musical theater[edit]
His first foray into Broadway musical theater was the lead role in a revival of the 1904 George M. Cohan show Little Johnny Jones. Osmond replaced another former teen idol, David Cassidy, who left the show while it was on its pre-Broadway tour.[10] After 29 previews and only 1 performance, the show closed on March 21, 1982.[11]
Osmond found success in musical theater through much of the 1990s when he starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for over 2,000 performances. During his performances for the musical, he suffered from social anxiety disorder, which caused him to feel light-headed and extremely nervous during his performances.[12] In 1997, Osmond left his starring role in the tour to participate with his family in the cast of the Hill Cumorah Pageant.[13][14]
He returned to Broadway on September 19, 2006, in the role of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He was scheduled to perform for nine weeks, but due to popular demand he extended his run through December 24. Liz Smith of the New York Post wrote, "I am here to tell you he is charmingly campy, good-looking and grand as the villain 'Gaston', patterned after our old friend Elvis", and noting "Donny is divine". On July 29, 2007, Osmond played Gaston again for the final performance of Beauty and the Beast.[15]
Donny and his sister Marie starred in a holiday production called Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas, which was originally scheduled to play on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre from December 9–19, 2010. The show was then extended till December 30, 2010 and again till January 2, 2011.[16][17][18] Donny & Marie – Christmas in Chicago played the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre in Chicago from December 6–24, 2011. It was similar to the 2010 Broadway show.
Film[edit]
In the animated television series Johnny Bravo, Osmond voiced himself as a recurring character. He has also done guest spots on numerous other television shows such as Friends, Diagnosis: Murder, and Hannah Montana. He also appeared in a Pepsi Twist commercial during the Super Bowl with his sister, Marie, and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. In 1982, he co-starred with Priscilla Barnes and Joan Collins in the television movie The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch for Aaron Spelling.
In 1998, Donny Osmond was chosen to be the singing voice of Shang in Walt Disney's Mulan. He sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You".
Also in 1999, he starred in the movie version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber's request who said, "to me there is no better selection". In addition to playing the role of Joseph.
In 2002 he sang 'No One Has To Be Alone' for the end credits of The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water.
Osmond remarked in an interview recently that with his movie appearance on College Road Trip and upcoming appearances on two Disney Channel shows that he would coming about full circle since he and his family were discovered by Walt Disney.
Osmond appears in the music video of "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "White & Nerdy". The song is a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'"; Osmond's role is analogous to that of Krayzie Bone's role in the original video. Yankovic asked Osmond to appear because "if you have to have a white and nerdy icon in your video, like who else do you go for?"[19]
Dancing with the Stars[edit]
Osmond and professional Kym Johnson were paired for the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars; he participated in the show to prove he was a better dancer than his sister. It was very difficult for him to manage to get to rehearsals and host his show in Las Vegas with sister Marie. For the first week, the two were assigned to dance a Foxtrot and a 30-second Salsa. His Foxtrot was said to be "too theatrical" and was scored 20/30 from the judges. He however managed to maintain a good score when his Salsa scored 10 points and was safe that week. He danced a Jive the following week which was guest judged by Baz Luhrman. He scored 25 and was scored 2nd place, called first to be safe. That following week he danced a Rumba and scored 21.
After his comments, he "attacked" openly homosexual judge Bruno Tonioli, first kissing him, before embracing him and tipping him back in a mock-passionate move after Bruno called Donny's dance "a bit airy fairy". The following week introduced 4 new dances including the Charleston which he danced and scored 24. That following week, the two danced an Argentine Tango which scored 29/30, the highest scored dance to date until it was beaten by then leader topping scorer and future runner-up Mýa and her 70s-themed Samba. He had also received that week's encore.
Following that week, Osmond and Johnson danced a train-station themed Jitterbug and was scored a 24. He then danced a Mambo against all couples and was eliminated 6th receiving 7 points for a total of 31/40. The following week, he danced a Quickstep which he quotes "was one of the worst moments of my life" and scored 24 and a Team Tango along with Joanna Krupa and Kelly Osbourne and received 28/30 and the encore.
In the 8th week of competition, Osmond was required to dance a Ballroom and decade-themed Latin dance. His Ballroom Viennese Waltz received 26 but his 1980s themed Paso Doble received 24 being quoted by judge Len Goodman as "the most scariest, bizarre Paso Doble we've ever seen" being awarded last place on the judges' leaderboard for the first time. Following that week, he danced a Tango and got advice from past runner-up Gilles Marini. He got tangled in Johnson's dress and received 21 and saying the cause was that "I saw Marie". He then danced a samba to a song originally recorded by his brothers and himself called "One Bad Apple", receiving 26 and a Jitterbug scored 27. He once again was scored last place.
For the finals week, he danced a Cha-Cha-Cha (27), a Megamix dance alongside Mya and Kelly Osbourne (28), the only perfect-scoring Freestyle (30) and a repeat of his Argentine Tango (30) and won the competition. As he accepted his trophy, he hugged fellow finalist Mya and grabbed his wife, Debbie, and his sister, Marie, on stage.

Week
Dance & Song
Carrie Ann's
 Score
Len/Baz's
 Score
Bruno's
 Score
Result
1 Foxtrot/"All That Jazz" 7 6 7 N/A
1 Salsa Relay/"Get Busy" Awarded 10 Points Safe
2 Jive/"Secret Agent Man" 8 9 8 Safe
3 Rumba/"Endless Love" 7 7 7 Safe
4 Charleston/"Put a Lid on It" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Argentine Tango/"Tango a Pugliese" 10 9 10 Safe
5 Hustle Group Dance/"Do the Hustle" N/A N/A N/A N/A
6 Jitterbug/"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" 8 8 8 Safe
6 Mambo Marathon/"Ran Kan Kan" Awarded 7 Points Safe
7 Quickstep/"Sing, Sing, Sing" 8 8 8 Safe
7 Team Tango/"You Give Love a Bad Name" 9 9 10 Safe
8 Viennese Waltz/"You Don't Know Me" 9 8 9 Safe
8 1980s Paso Doble/"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" 8 8 8 Safe
9 Tango/"Black and Gold" 7 7 7 Safe
9 Samba/"One Bad Apple" 8 9 9 Safe
9 Jitterbug/"Jump Shout Boogie" 9 9 9 Safe
10 Cha-Cha-Cha/"September" 9 9 9 Winner
10 Megamix/"You and Me", "Whenever, Wherever", "Maniac" Awarded 28 Points Winner
10 Freestyle/"Back in Business" 10 10 10 Winner
10 Argentine Tango/"Tango a Pugliese" Awarded 30 Points Winner
Other projects[edit]
In his youth, Donny held a ham radio license, KA7EVD.[20]
Osmond appeared in the North American version commercial for the PlayStation 2 video game Buzz! the Mega Quiz.
Donny and Marie began a six-month run as the new headlining act at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas, on September 9, 2008. On October 27, 2008, the Flamingo announced that Donny and Marie's contract had been extended until October 2010. Then on July 30, 2009, Donny & Marie made an announcement on NBC's Today Show that they had again extended their contract to go until October 2012.
On December 15, 2009, he appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show, along with his sister, Marie, being interviewed by the Channel 4 resident dinner lady, Susan.
Image struggle[edit]
Osmond states that he has had a tremendous public image struggle since Donny & Marie ended in 1979.[21] He has been described as 'unhip',[22] as a 'boy scout', and has been the butt of innumerable jokes, including appearing in the video "White & Nerdy" at the request of his friend, Yankovic, since he was 'the whitest guy [he] could think of'. His image has seemed such a liability that one professional publicist even suggested that Osmond purposefully get arrested for drug possession in order to change his image.[23] In March 2010, Osmond criticized Lady Gaga and Beyoncé for using profanity and sex in their Telephone video.[24]
Personal life[edit]
Osmond married Debra Glenn (born in Billings, Montana on February 26, 1959) on May 8, 1978, in the Salt Lake Temple at age 20. Together they have five sons: Donald Clark Osmond, Jr. (b. 1979), Jeremy James Osmond (b. 1981), Brandon Michael Osmond (b. 1985), Christopher Glenn Osmond (b. 1990), and Joshua Davis Osmond (b. 1998).[25]
Osmond became a grandfather on August 21, 2005, when his second son Jeremy and daughter-in-law Melisa (married 2002) had a son, Dylan James Osmond. His granddaughter Emery Anne was born on February 25, 2008. Osmond's third son Brandon married Shelby Hansen in 2008. Their son, Daxton Michael was born on June 28, 2010. Brandon and Shelby's second son, Tayte Darton Osmond was born on August 1, 2012. Donny's eldest son, Donald Jr. married Jessica Nelson on October 1, 2010, in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and the couple had their first child, a son, Truman Clark Osmond on January 9, 2013.[26]
Like the rest of his family, he is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In retrospect, he has written, "It would have been nice to be able to have served a regular full-time mission, but when I was of that age, my career was such that everyone, including my parents and the leaders of the church, thought that I could do a lot of good in the world by continuing being in the public eye, by living an exemplary life and sharing my beliefs in every way that I could".[27] He continues sharing his beliefs in an extensive letters-and-comments portion of his website.[28]
In the aftermath of Proposition 8 in California, which received large Mormon support, Osmond stated that he opposes same-sex marriage but that he does not condemn homosexuality. He believes that homosexual and lesbian Mormons should be accepted in the church if they remain celibate.[29]
He stated on his website:

We all determine for ourselves what is right and what is not right for our own lives and how we live God's commandments. I am not a judge and I will never judge anyone for the decisions they make unless they are causing harm to another individual. I love my friends, including my homosexual friends. We are all God's children. It is their choice, not mine on how they conduct their lives and choose to live the commandments according to the dictates of their own conscience.[30]
Osmond's two oldest brothers are deaf and his nephew is hard of hearing. He has talked about the experience of growing up with his brothers and their use of sign language when performing together:
"My oldest brother was born 85 percent deaf and the next was born worse with almost total deafness. My parents were told by everyone, doctors included, to stop having kids. Thank God, they at least went as far as seven! Anyhow, they decided they were not going to treat my brothers differently [or lower their expectations.] My brothers talk and communicate verbally. They also sign and do have that down quite well. As a matter of fact, we used sign language when we were performing together as a group. There's this one number we did on the Donny and Marie Show, it was amazing—even when we were taping it. It was a huge production number and my brothers learned the routine. Obviously they couldn't really hear the music, but they could feel the beat and they'd watch us out of the corner of their eyes to make sure they were still in tempo."[31]
Discography[edit]
Main article: Donny Osmond discography
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond Coming Home" from the BBC
2.Jump up ^ "Osmond as teen idol". Getback.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
3.Jump up ^ Luis Cardenas Runaway Video with Donny Osmond as the Angry Neighbor on YouTube
4.Jump up ^ Gold, Tayna. I hated being me, says former teen idol Donny Osmond. Daily Mail. Oct 5, 2007. Accessed Nov 21, 2007. "In 1988, after nearly ten years of playing high school halls, and waiting, Donny's promoter released Soldier Of Love as a mystery song – they played the song without revealing Donny as the singer."
5.Jump up ^ Mulan
6.Jump up ^ "Donny & Marie Show at Flamingo Las Vegas". Flamingolasvegas.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
7.Jump up ^ http://mm.reviewjournal.com/media/magazine/2013_Best-of-Las-Vegas/
8.Jump up ^ "Awards for Donny Osmond". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
9.Jump up ^ ABC dumps Donny Osmond-hosted TV show, by Steve Gorman, Mar 30, 2007, Reuters
10.Jump up ^ Cassidy, David; Deffaa, Chip (1994). C'mon, Get Happy ... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus. New York: Warner Books. p. 221. ISBN 0-446-39531-5.
11.Jump up ^ The Broadway League (March 21, 1982). "Little Johnny Jones (1982 revival)". IBDb. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
12.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond Joins ADAA Board as Honorary Member". Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
13.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond Sheds Dreamcoat To Star in Mormon Pageant July 11–19". Playbill. July 12, 1997. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
14.Jump up ^ "Mormon spirit moves Osmond". Daily News (New York) (New York). July 9, 1997. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
15.Jump up ^ "Osmond Will Play Final Performance in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast". Playbill. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
16.Jump up ^ "Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas to play Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre this December". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
17.Jump up ^ "Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Will Get Extra Performances". Playbill. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
18.Jump up ^ "Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Gets One Extra Performance on Jan. 2". Playbill. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
19.Jump up ^ The Weird Al Yankovic interview, by Robert Berry, September 27, 2006, retrocrush.com
20.Jump up ^ The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List, by N2GJ and W2SG
21.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond: We suffer for his art". Salon.com. September 21, 1999. Retrieved May 23, 2009
22.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond: The Kid Re-invents Himself". Music Connection. June 26, 1989. Retrieved May 23, 2009[dead link]
23.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond". BBC News. December 6. In 1984 Osmond asked Michael Jackson for some career advise, and was told by Jackson to change his name, as it was considered too wholesome. 2004. Retrieved May 23, 2009
24.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond vs. Lady Gaga – Telephone Video Too Much for Parent". National Ledger. Mar 26, 2010. Retrieved Mar 31, 2010.
25.Jump up ^ "Donny Osmond". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
26.Jump up ^ Osmond, Jessica (2013-01-18). "Introducing". http://hummingbirdmemoirs.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2013-01-13.[unreliable source?]
27.Jump up ^ Did You Ever Serve A Mission. donny.com. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
28.Jump up ^ My Beliefs. donny.com. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
29.Jump up ^ Mormon stars face backlash after homosexual marriage ban. Guy Adams. The Independent. November 9, 2008.
30.Jump up ^ Johnson, Ted (December 2, 2008). "Donny Osmond Wades into Prop 8 Debate". Variety.
31.Jump up ^ "Ability Magazine: Interview with Donny Osmond by Chet Cooper and Dr. Gillian Friedman’’". Retrieved April 6, 2012.
External links[edit]
 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Donny Osmond.
Official website
Donny Osmond on Official Osmond Family website
Donny Osmond on Twitter
Donny Osmond at the Internet Movie Database
Donny Osmond at the Internet Broadway Database
Interview on Reel.com
Donny Osmond Interview on Fox News Radio
Donny Osmond in I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story
Osmondheaven Popular Fan Site

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas Dancing with the Stars (US) winner
 Season 9 (Fall 2009 with Kym Johnson) Succeeded by
Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough
Media offices
Preceded by
John Davidson Host of Pyramid
 2002–2004 Succeeded by
Mike Richards

[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)


Donny Osmond ·
 Mýa ·
 Kelly Osbourne ·
 Joanna Krupa ·
 Aaron Carter ·
 Mark Dacascos ·
 Michael Irvin ·
 Louie Vito ·
 Melissa Joan Hart ·
 Natalie Coughlin ·
 Chuck Liddell ·
 Debi Mazar ·
 Tom DeLay ·
 Kathy Ireland ·
 Macy Gray ·
 Ashley Hamilton
 


Authority control
WorldCat ·
 VIAF: 51885289 ·
 LCCN: n50049650 ·
 ISNI: 0000 0000 7365 9843 ·
 GND: 121603040 ·
 MusicBrainz: 0caf9760-a755-4f14-a0ac-f669991527ab
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1957 births
Male actors from Orange County, California
Male actors from Utah
American child singers
American male film actors
American game show hosts
American Latter Day Saints
American male musical theatre actors
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
American pop singers
American male television actors
Child pop musicians
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series) winners
Living people
MGM Records artists
Musicians from Utah
Participants in American reality television series
People from Ogden, Utah
The Osmonds members
20th-century American male actors









Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export



Languages
Deutsch
Français
Italiano
日本語
Polski
Português
Simple English
Svenska
ไทย
Türkçe
Edit links
This page was last modified on 1 December 2013 at 11:26.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Alan Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search


 This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (October 2009)

Alan Osmond
Alan Osmond portrait.JPG
Born
Alan Ralph Osmond
 June 22, 1949 (age 64)
Ogden, Utah, United States
Residence
Utah
Nationality
American
Occupation
singer, producer
Known for
Eldest brother of the performing Osmonds
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Suzanne Pinegar
Children
8
Alan Ralph Osmond (born on June 22, 1949) was a member of the family musical group The Osmonds.

Contents  [hide]
1 Life and career 1.1 Personal life
1.2 Military service
2 References
3 External links

Life and career[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, United States, the son of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. He was the oldest of the seven siblings who could sing, as the two oldest brothers, Virl and Tom, are hearing impaired although Tom is currently under treatment. During much of the Osmonds' career, Alan was the leader of the group, playing piano, guitar, co-writing many of their songs and arranging the dance choreography.[1] He has now retired from performing.
Four of the Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show. They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 ABC western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Alan in the role of young Micah Kissel. The series starred then 12-year-old Kurt Russell on a wagon train headed to the American West.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Osmond dated the Carpenters' lead singer, Karen Carpenter. He later married Suzanne Pinegar. He and Suzanne have eight sons, who perform as the Osmond Brothers Second Generation. Alan, like all the Osmonds, is a devout Mormon; seven of his sons have served Mormon missions, and the youngest son Tyler plans on serving in the future.
His son, David Osmond, lead singer of the group Osmonds 2nd Generation, who also suffers from multiple sclerosis, participated in the eighth season of American Idol on January 28, 2009 with a pass to Hollywood.[3] However, due to laryngitis, he was not able to make it past Hollywood week.
In 2000, Alan Osmond received the Dorothy Corwin Spirit of Life Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In his acceptance speech, he stated that he had done some time in the military and that he had taken karate lessons from Chuck Norris, both of which reinforced the "you can do it" attitude that he learned from his father. His motto is, "I may have MS, but MS does NOT have me!" He currently runs the OneHeart Foundation and is also available as a motivational speaker.[4]
On March 26, 2013, he served as the emcee for a Pro-Marriage rally in Utah.
Military service[edit]
Alan enlisted in the California National Guard in the late 1960s. He served at Fort Ord in northern California in the 144th Artillery.

Portal icon Biography portal
Portal icon Utah portal
Portal icon California portal
Portal icon Music portal
Portal icon Television portal
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Inside the Osmonds" (DVD)
2.Jump up ^ "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
3.Jump up ^ For Some, American Idol is a Second Chance at Fame Yahoo News, February 4, 2009
4.Jump up ^ Alan Osmond: My Life with MS
External links[edit]
Official website of The Osmonds
One Heart

Authority control
VIAF: 22406895 ·
 MusicBrainz: 1c9b8ef2-62c8-4f46-a2be-a40f9fbadc97
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1949 births
Living people
American Latter Day Saints
American male singers
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
People from Ogden, Utah
Singers from Los Angeles, California
People with multiple sclerosis
Musicians from Utah
The Osmonds members




Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export



Languages
Български
Suomi
Edit links
This page was last modified on 15 December 2013 at 10:40.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Wayne Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Wayne Osmond
Wayne Osmond portrait.jpg
Born
Melvin Wayne Osmond
 August 28, 1951 (age 62)
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Residence
Branson, Missouri
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Kathlyn White Osmond (m. 1974)
Children
5
Website
Official website
Melvin Wayne Osmond (born August 28, 1951) is the second oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children.

Contents  [hide]
1 Life and career 1.1 Family
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Life and career[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. Wayne has been performing since he was six years old. He made his national television debut on NBC's The Andy Williams Show, with brothers Alan, Merrill, and Jay. The four remained with Andy Williams for seven years.
Alan, Merrill, Jay, and Wayne Osmond were also cast in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 ABC western series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Wayne in the role of young Leviticus Kissel. The series is the story of a wagon train to the American West as seen from the eyes of 12-year-old Jaime McPheeters, played by Kurt Russell, with other roles for Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Witney, and Charles Bronson.[1]
Mostly a guitarist and singer, Wayne Osmond can also play the flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, banjo, piano, drums, and bagpipe.[2]
Wayne Osmond with brothers Merrill and Alan wrote many of the Osmonds' hit songs during the 1970s.
Family[edit]
In 1974, Wayne married Kathlyn White from Bountiful, Utah, a former Miss Davis County Fair (Davis County, Utah) and Miss Utah of 1974. Wayne and Kathlyn have five children, three girls and two boys. Their oldest daughter, Amy Osmond, was America's Junior Miss for 1994.[3]
Amy is married to Jeff Cook and together she and Jeff have three daughters named Elizabeth, Jennifer, and Hailey Anne Cook. Amy also has from a previous marriage, two other children, Jacob and Maia Bingham. Wayne's son, Steven, is married to Anneli Peterson and they have four children together named Aili, Paul, Elyssa, and William Osmond. Son Gregory is married to Kaylynn McConkie, and they have three children, Oscar, Adelaide Elizabeth and Mack Redd Osmond. His daughter Sarah is married to Adam Hilton and they have one son and one daughter named Noah and Emma Kathlyn Hilton.
In the 1990s, Wayne moved to Branson, Missouri, where he performed and toured with his brothers at the Osmond Family Theater, Country Tonight, Moon River Theater, and Branson Variety Theater.
In 1997, Wayne was diagnosed with a brain tumor which was successfully treated. He remains an avid aviation enthusiast. He has recently announced that because of health issues he has retired and will no longer be appearing or performing with his family.
See also[edit]
List of notable brain tumor patients

Portal icon Biography portal
Portal icon Utah portal
Portal icon California portal
Portal icon Missouri portal
Portal icon Music portal
Portal icon Television portal
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Osmond.com: Wayne Osmond
3.Jump up ^ Pageant Center: America's Junior Miss
External links[edit]
Wayne Osmond on Official Osmond Family website
Wayne Osmond at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control
VIAF: 12571325
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1951 births
American Latter Day Saints
American male singers
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
Cancer survivors
American male television actors
Living people
People from Ogden, Utah
Musicians from Los Angeles, California
People from Branson, Missouri
Musicians from Utah
The Osmonds members



Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export





This page was last modified on 19 November 2013 at 15:40.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Merrill Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search


 This biographical article needs additional citations for verification, as it includes attribution to IMDb. IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information. Please help by adding additional, reliable sources for verification. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2009)

Merrill Osmond
Merrill Osmond portrait.jpg
Born
Merrill Davis Osmond
 April 30, 1953 (age 60)
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Occupation
Actor/Singer
Years active
1962–present
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Mary Carlson
Children
6
Website
Official website
Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) is the lead singer and bassist of the 1970s music group The Osmonds. He continues to perform with his brothers and also without them as a solo act. He is releasing a new album, 'A Tribute to Classic Rock', and tours worldwide.
Life and career[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of the nine children of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. Four of the Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show, a musical variety program. They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 ABC western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Merrill in the role of young Deuteronomy Kissel. The series starred then 12-year-old Kurt Russell on a wagon train headed to the American West.[1]
Merrill is the first of the performing siblings to marry. He wed Mary Carlson on September 17, 1973; they have four sons, two daughters, and ten grandchildren. Merrill's second son, Justin Osmond, is deaf, as are their uncles, Virl and Tom Osmond, Merrill's two oldest brothers. Justin Osmond works with several organizations and launched the Olive Osmond Perpetual Hearing Fund in 2010.
Like the rest of his family, Merrill is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In keeping with church tradition, all of his sons have served as missionaries.
Merrill's son Shane has three daughters, Aspen Rushelle born 2003, Andelyn Sherina born 2005 and McCaul Osmond born July 21, 2009 and one son Easton Osmond born in April 2013. Merrill's daughter Heather has three sons, Keaton Kade born 2005, Kruze born 2008 and Lincoln T. Hallows born 2009. His eldest son Travis has two daughters, Cassidi and Clanci Osmond. His youngest daughter Sheila has two children, son Emmitt Dean born 2009, and daughter Alexis Frishknecht born July 3, 2011.

Portal icon Biography portal
Portal icon Utah portal
Portal icon California portal
Portal icon Missouri portal
Portal icon Music portal
Portal icon Television portal
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
External links[edit]
Merrill Osmond at the Internet Movie Database
Merrill Osmond on Osmond family Official site

Authority control
VIAF: 27331763 ·
 ISNI: 0000 0000 7826 0823 ·
 MusicBrainz: 521708b8-4528-48e2-bb28-a0d4fd0099b5
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1953 births
American Latter Day Saints
American male singers
American pop singers
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
People from Ogden, Utah
Musicians from Utah
Living people
The Osmonds members
People from Branson, Missouri






Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export



Languages
Deutsch
Edit links
This page was last modified on 10 December 2013 at 00:13.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Jay Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Jay Osmond
Jay Osmond portrait.jpg
Born
Jay Wesley Osmond
 March 2, 1955 (age 58)
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Occupation
Musician, Film/TV producer
Years active
1962–present
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Kandilyn Harris Osmond (m.1987- div.2011)
Children
3
Website
Official website
Jay Wesley Osmond (born on March 2, 1955) is a member of the famed Osmond family of performers. He is a world-class drummer who started his career at age 2. He provided the beat for the family male quintet The Osmonds.

Contents  [hide]
1 Life and career 1.1 Personal life
2 References
3 External links

Life and career[edit]
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the sixth son of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. Four of the Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show. They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 ABC western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Jay in the role of young Lamentations Kissel. The series starred then 12-year-old Kurt Russell on a wagon train headed to the American West.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Jay married Kandilyn Harris on August 25, 1987. They were divorced in 2011. Together they have three sons: Jason George (born on September 23, 1988), Eric Clinton (born on January 2, 1991) and Marcus Jay (born on January 8, 1996). Jay's oldest son Jason married Lauren Merrill in 2011 and they have one son, Grayson George, born in February 2013.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved March 3, 2013.

Portal icon Biography portal
Portal icon Utah portal
Portal icon California portal
Portal icon Missouri portal
Portal icon Music portal
Portal icon Television portal
External links[edit]
Jay Osmond on Osmond family Official site
Jay Osmond at the Internet Movie Database


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2 This article on a United States drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.



 

Categories: 1955 births
American Latter Day Saints
American male singers
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
American drummer stubs
People from Ogden, Utah
Musicians from Los Angeles, California
People from Branson, Missouri
Living people
The Osmonds members


Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export





This page was last modified on 15 October 2013 at 21:35.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki
   




 
   
   










Jimmy Osmond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search



[hide]This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.



This article appears to be written like an advertisement.  (August 2012)



This biographical article needs additional citations for verification.  (February 2010)



Jimmy Osmond
Jimmy Osmond portrait.JPG
Born
James Arthur Osmond
 April 16, 1963 (age 50)
Canoga Park, California
Residence
Utah
Nationality
American
Occupation
Singer, musician
Years active
1967–present[1]
Known for
The Osmonds
Religion
Mormon
Spouse(s)
Michele Larson
Children
4
Website
Official website
James Arthur "Jimmy" Osmond (born April 16, 1963) is an American singer, actor, and businessman.

Contents  [hide]
1 Early life, career, work with The Osmonds
2 Career in Latin America
3 Business, acting, musical theater, and television work
4 Personal life
5 Stroke
6 Recordings 6.1 Singles
6.2 Albums
6.3 Soundtracks
7 Movies
8 Television
9 Business interests
10 References
11 External links

Early life, career, work with The Osmonds[edit]
Osmond was born in Canoga Park, California, the ninth and last child of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond. He is the youngest of his siblings and a member of their musical group, the Osmonds. His siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Marie Osmond. He is also the only Osmond of the nine not to have been born in the family's hometown of Ogden, Utah.
At the age of seven, Jimmy was the first to be awarded a gold record in the Osmond name. It was for a song he recorded in Japanese, “My Little Darling”.
He remains the youngest performer to have a No. 1 single in the UK Singles Chart, with "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" in 1972.[2] The song was credited to Little Jimmy Osmond.
As a solo artist, Jimmy has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold albums and is in the “Guinness Book Of World Records”, as the youngest artist to have a number 1 record on the UK charts. In addition, Jimmy and his siblings have sold more than 100 million records and share 51 gold and platinum recordings along with numerous other awards and honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Career in Latin America[edit]
In 1985, he met Latino empresario Manuel Montoya at A&M Records and this led to his only Spanish recording entitled "Siempre Tu", with duets by the iconic Pedro Vargas, on "Otoño y Primavera", written by Luis Angel, and young Latino superstar Yuri on "Dos En Uno", written by Rodolfo Castillo and KC Porter, produced by Jose Quintana and Stephen Tavani and with many other participants such as Albert Hammond, KC Porter, Luis Angel, Lara y Monarrez, Abraham Laboriel, Robert Lamb, Steve Deutch, Linda "Peaches" Green, Carlos Rios,Juan Carlos Calderon and Benny Faccone. The album was recorded in studios in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Utah, and released on EMI-Capitol Records imprint in Mexico City. With his personal manager, Manuel Montoya, Jimmy toured Latin US markets, including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile. The recording was critically acclaimed and well accepted by the Latin market[citation needed]. The collaboration by Pedro Vargas was Mr. Vargas' last recording before his death at the age of 82 years old.
Business, acting, musical theater, and television work[edit]
Jimmy developed and supervised most of the Osmonds’ merchandising business. Soon after, he launched an advertising agency with an elite roster of clients. During this same time, he starred in his first motion picture entitled “The Great Brain” and went on to star in other acting roles including two episodes of the TV series “Fame”.
Jimmy was recognized by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 1999.
Jimmy developed an interest in musical theater when he starred in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and then went on to star in “Boogie Nights”. The show paved the way for Jimmy to bring “Jimmy Osmond’s American Jukebox Show” to the UK.
For the 2008/2009 pantomime season, he appeared at the Royal and Derngate Theatre in Northampton, UK, playing the role of Buttons in Cinderella. From January 11 until February 28, 2009 he played the Teen Angel in Grease in London's West End. After leaving Grease, he played Billy Flynn in the UK 2009 touring production of Chicago, alongside Ex-EastEnders actress Emma Barton. In 2011, he appeared as Wishee Washee alongside Swansea Sound's Kevin Johns in the pantomime Aladdin at Swansea Grand Theatre, then returned to Swansea in 2013 to play his first pantomime villan, Hook in Swansea Grand Theatres version of Peter Pan. He also was a guest on BBC Television's Saturday Kitchen programme on January 24, 2009. On June 6, 2009 Osmond and his wife appeared on the All Star Mr and Mrs television programme.
Jimmy has appeared on many UK TV shows including reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! broadcast by ITV in 2005, where he finished in fourth place; and a 2006 appearance on All Star Family Fortunes; and a celebrity version of Come Dine With Me. “Celebrity Family Fortunes” and “Everybody Dance Now". In January 2010, Osmond participated in the British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar. From December 11, 2010 to January 2, 2011 Jimmy played Buttons in Cinderella at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings, and from December 16, 2011, to January 15, 2012, a role of Wishee Washee in Aladdin at Grand Theatre, Swansea.
Jimmy is currently president of Osmond Entertainment and has produced hundreds of hours of programming for networks including ABC, PBS, BBC and the Disney Channel.
Jimmy has also produced and financed live productions from concert tours to Las Vegas extravaganzas. He has operated his own TV studio facility, live theaters, and at the same time has continued to tour with his brothers.
Jimmy holds several board positions, and as a member of the National Board of Governors for the Children’s Miracle Network,[3] a charity founded by Marie Osmond and john Schneider in 1983 that has raised more than 4.7 billion dollars to benefit children's hospitals in the US and Canada.[4] Jimmy is chairman of the board of Osmond Real Estate and Development and is a director of Security National Finance Corp.
Personal life[edit]
Osmond married Michele Larson in 1992. They have four children: Sophia Michele (born 1994), Zachary James "Zack" (born 1997), Arthur Wyatt (born 2000), and Isabella Olive Renae "Bella" (born 2002).
Like the rest of his family, Osmond is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
Stroke[edit]
In 2004, Osmond was in Missouri recording his TV show, Jimmy Osmond's American Jukebox, when he was suddenly overcome with a blinding headache. 'It came on so fast and I could hardly see - it was as if I had tunnel vision,' he recalls. 'Somehow, I managed to get to the end of the show. How I drove home I have no idea and I should not have done it because I couldn't even see the lines in the middle of the road, but I was desperate to get back to my family and go to bed. 'The following morning I tried to get up, but felt so dizzy that I fell over. My vision was still bad and this terrible headache was gnawing away right at the base of my skull.'[5]
Jimmy thought it was a severe migraine. But wife Michelle drove him to the local hospital where doctors advised him to have a CT (brain) scan. The tests revealed he had suffered a stroke, but it caused no permanent damage.[5]
Recordings[edit]
Jimmy Osmond has earned six gold records.
Singles[edit]
"My Little Darling" / "My Little Darling" (Japanese)
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Swedish)
"Happy Robbers" / "I Found a Little Happiness" (Japanese)
"Goodbye Mr. Tears" / "Put Your Hand in the Hand"
"Chuk Chuk" / "Jimmy Boy" (Japanese)
"If Santa Were My Daddy" / "Silent Night"
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" / "Mother of Mine"
"Tweedle Dee" / "Mama'd Know What To Do"
"Little Arrows" / "Don't You Remember"
"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" / "Give Me a Good Old Mammy Song"
"Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"
"You're There" / "Life Is Just What You Make It"
"Kimi Wa Pretty" / "Tokyo Savannah" (Japanese)
"Ring Ring" / "After All"
"She Put the Light On" / "Uncertain"
"Living in Love" / "One More Chance" (Japanese)
"Siempre Tu" (Spanish)
"Dos En Uno" (Spanish)
"Otono Y Primavera" (Spanish)
"Shine"
Albums[edit]
Little Jimmy Osmond (Japan, 1972)
Killer Joe (1973)
Little Arrows (1975)
Kimi Wa Pretty (Japan, 1981)
Siempre Tu (in Spanish; Mexico, 1985)
Keep The Fire Burnin’ (US 2000, UK 2001)
Soundtracks[edit]
Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus (1974)
The Great Brain (1978)
Hugo The Hippo (1976)
The Osmonds (animated TV series, 1972)
Movies[edit]
The Great Brain (1978) based on the book by John D. Fitzgerald, portraying title character.
Hugo the Hippo (1976), singer
Television[edit]
The Osmonds (1972) – animated TV series
Donny & Marie (1976–1979)
Fame (1982)
Inside the Osmonds (2001)
We Are Family (2003)
Branson Jubilee (2005)
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2005)
All Star Family Fortunes (2006)
Celebrity Come Dine With Me
Never Mind The Buzzcocks (2011)
Celebrity Bedlam (2012)
Business interests[edit]
Osmond Real Estate in Utah
Hummy Bears books and plush toys[6]
The Osmond family marketing and merchandising (since before the age of fifteen)
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ March 12, 1967 was the date of Jimmy Osmond's debut on the Andy Williams show, according to the Osmondmania.com web site / Television Appearances / Andy Williams Show http://www.osmondmania.com/Television/ShowIndex/a_shows/AndyWilliamsShow.html, accessed 18 August 2013.
2.Jump up ^ Everyhit.com
3.Jump up ^ "YouTube Jimmy Osmond Interview about Children's Miracle Network".
4.Jump up ^ Children's Miracle Network Hospitals web site, http://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/About/FAQAnswer, http://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/About, accessed 18 August 2013.
5.^ Jump up to: a b Estridge, Bonnie, "JIMMY OSMOND: I had a hole in the heart for 40 years - but I didn't know until I had a stroke," Health, Mail Online, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1145433/JIMMY-OSMOND-I-hole-heart-40-years--I-didnt-know-I-stroke.html, Accessed March 3, 2013.
6.Jump up ^ Hummy Bears books and plush toys
External links[edit]
Jimmy Osmond at the Internet Movie Database
Official site of the Osmond family
Jimmy Osmond on Twitter
Osmond General Store
Osmond's profile page for the ITV reality show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!
Preceded by
Benny Hill
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
 UK Christmas Number One single
Long Haired Lover from Liverpool
1972
 Succeeded by
Slade
Merry Christmas Everybody


[show]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Popstar to Operastar




































[show]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! UK series 5











Authority control
WorldCat ·
 VIAF: 19946782 ·
 LCCN: n94119184 ·
 ISNI: 0000 0000 7844 0883 ·
 GND: 136268609 ·
 MusicBrainz: 21b8070d-4d73-4fe3-84f4-9acfc860ead1
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Categories: 1963 births
American Latter Day Saints
American musicians
American pop singers
American male singers
American people of English descent
American people of Welsh descent
Living people
Popstar to Operastar contestants
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK) contestants
American child singers
The Osmonds members








Navigation menu


Create account
Log in


Article

Talk






Read

Edit

View history





 Search 



Main page
Contents
Featured content
Current events
Random article
Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction
Help
About Wikipedia
Community portal
Recent changes
Contact page

Tools





Print/export



Languages
Deutsch
Edit links
This page was last modified on 13 December 2013 at 15:02.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
 Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Privacy policy
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Contact Wikipedia
Developers
Mobile view
Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki