Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born December 9 1957 in Ogden, Utah) is a singer, ex-teen idol, talk show host, actor, and record producer.
Born to parents Olive and George Osmond. Donny was half of the brother-sister singing act Donny and Marie. He is the brother of Alan, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill, Wayne, Marie, Tom, and Virl Osmond. The two oldest children, Tom and Virl, were hearing-impaired; Alan, Jay, Merrill, Wayne, and Donny were members of the popular singing group The Osmond Brothers. Donny became a teen idol in the early 1970s when he broke away from his older brothers to become a solo act.
In the mid '70s, Donny was paired up with his younger sister, Marie. The duo recorded several albums together before and while starring in their own television variety series, "Donny and Marie" which aired on ABC from 1976-1979.
When Donny and Marie ended, Donny tried to reinvent himself as a solo artist. Donny spent several years as a performer before returning to the charts with the song "Soldier of Love".
Donny also found success on the Broadway stage when he starred in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He suffered from Social Anxiety Disorder, which he was able to get under control and go on to cohost a television talk show with Marie in 1998. The show ran for two seasons, and marked the first time the brother and sister had been together professionally in twenty years.
Donny is still recording new music, and is quite content with his place in the music business. He married Debra Glenn in 1978 and is the father of five boys.
Donny is currently the host of Pyramid, a syndicated game show.
Donny, like the rest of his family, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He recieved some criticism from members for not serving a mission like his religion encourages, but most of the furor over this lack of service has died down.
