OSMOND, Donny 1957–

PERSONAL

Full name, Donald Clark Osmond; born December 9, 1957, in Ogden, UT; son of George Virl and Olive May (maiden name, David) Osmond; brother of Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay Osmond ("The Osmond Brothers"), Jimmy Osmond (an actor and singer), and Marie Osmond (an actress and singer); married Debra Glenn, May 8, 1978; children: Donald Clark, Jeremy James, Brandon Michael, Christopher Glen, Joshua Davis. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints (Mormons).

Addresses: Contact— c/o Bill Waite, 1570 Brookhollow Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705–5428. Publicist— Lewis Kay, Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor, producer, and singer. Performed with the family singing group The Osmonds, beginning c. 1961; solo performer, 1971—. Appeared in television commercial for Pepsi Twist, 2003.

Awards, Honors: American Music Award (with others), country favorite duo or group, 1976; Georgie Award (with Marie Osmond), best vocal team, American Guild of Variety Artists, 1978; Daytime Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding talk show and outstanding talk show host, 2000 and 2001, for Donny & Marie; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding game show host, 2003, for Pyramid; DVD Premiere Award nomination (with others), best original song, 2003, for The Land before Time IX: Journey to the Big Water; at least twelve gold records, Recording Industry Association of America.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1963–1971.

The Jerry Lewis Show, NBC, 1967–1969.

Voice of Donny, The Osmonds (animated), ABC, 1972–1974.

Cohost, Donny and Marie (syndicated as The Best of Donny and Marie ), ABC, 1976–1979.

Cohost, The Osmond Family Show, ABC, 1979.

Voice of Trendoid, Nilus the Sandman, 1994.

Cohost, Donny and Marie (also known as The Donny and Marie Hour ), syndicated, 1998–2000.

Dale's All Stars, BBC1, 2000.

Making the Band, ABC, 2001.

Host, Pyramid, syndicated, 2002—.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Irving Foy, The Seven Little Foys (broadcast as an episode of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ), NBC, 1964.

Frank Isaacs, The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch, ABC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Lucy and Donny Osmond," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1972.

Beat–Club, 1972.

"Married Singles," The Love Boat, ABC, 1977.

The Brady Bunch, 1976.

The Barbara Walters Special, 1978.

Danny Fields, "The Kinfolk/Sis and the Slicker/Moonlight and Moonshine/Affair: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, 1980.

Pink Lady, 1980.

"A Christmas Presence," The Love Boat, 1982.

Himself, "King Kube," Parker Lewis Can't Lose, 1990.

Late Show with David Letterman, 1994, 1997.

Himself, "Fire Drill," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1995.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

Guest, The Pat Bullard Show, syndicated, 1997.

Voice, "Johnny Bravo Meets Donny Osmond," Johnny Bravo (animated), Cartoon Network, 1997.

Voice, "As My Career Lay Dying," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998.

Himself, "Supermarket Story," The King of Queens, CBS, 1998.

The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Wheel of Fortune, syndicated, 1998.

MADtv, 1999.

"Return of the Owl," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999.

"The Mouth That Roared," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

Gabe, "The Last Temptation of Chris," Daddio, NBC, 2000.

"Meet By–Product," The King of Queens, CBS, 2000.

"Video Gurl," Movie Stars, The WB, 2000.

Breakfast, BBC, 2001.

So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2001.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001.

Contestant, "Celebrity Fear Factor," Fear Factor, NBC, 2001.

GMTV, 2001.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, 2002.

JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The WB, 2003.

Judge, Star Search, CBS, 2003.

The Kumars at No. 42, BBC, 2003.

The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cohost, The Osmond Brothers Show, CBS, 1971.

Cohost, The Osmonds Special, CBS, 1974.

Cohost, The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, ABC, 1975.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Christmas Party, NBC, 1975.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star–Spangled Spectacular, NBC, 1976.

A Tribute to "Mr. Television, " Milton Berle, NBC, 1978.

General Electric's All–Star Anniversary, ABC, 1978.

Bob Hope Special: Happy Birthday, Bob!, NBC, 1978.

Cohost, The Donny and Marie Christmas Special, ABC, 1979.

Cohost, The Osmond Family Christmas Special, NBC, 1980.

Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, CBS, 1980.

Cohost, The Osmond Family Thanksgiving Special, NBC, 1981.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984.

It's Garry Shandling's Show—25th Anniversary Special, Showtime, 1986.

Children's Miracle Network Telethon, syndicated, 1991.

Voices That Care, Fox, 1991.

Super Bowl Saturday Night, TNT, 1992.

American Bandstand's Teen Idols, NBC, 1994.

The Daily Show Holiday Spectacular, Comedy Central, 1996.

The 67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1998.

Hollywood and Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1, 1998.

Singing voice of Captain Shang, Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's "Mulan, " ABC, 1998.

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, 1998.

Andrew Lloyd Webber 50th Birthday Celebration, PBS, 1999.

The Great American History Quiz, The History Channel, 1999.

A Rosie Christmas, ABC, 1999.

The Four Freshman: 50 Years Fresh!, PBS, 1999.

The Osmonds: Pure and Simple, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Host, The 79th Annual Miss America Pageant, ABC, 1999.

Host, "PBS Showcase," Requiem, PBS, 2000.

My Romance: An Evening With Jim Brickman, PBS, 2000.

Interviewee, The Life and Times of the Osmonds, TNN, 2000.

Host and Joseph, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Great Performances, PBS, 2000.

Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Marie Osmond, Lifetime, 2000.

Host, The 80th Annual Miss America Pageant, ABC, 2000.

Celebrity Profile: Donny Osmond, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Interviewee, Joan Rivers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Donny Osmond: This Is the Moment, PBS, 2001.

A Capitol Fourth, PBS, 2001.

Heart–throbs of the 70s (documentary), 2001.

The Royal Variety Performance 2001, ITV, 2001.

The Way They Were: Rock & Pop Special, LWT, 2001.

An Audience with Donny Osmond, 2002.

We Are Family (documentary), BBC, 2003.

ABC's 50th Anniversary Bloopers Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Inside the Osmonds (also known as The Osmonds ), ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1976.

The American Music Awards, 1977.

Presenter, The 11th American Music Awards, 1984.

The 18th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1991.

The 21st Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1994.

Presenter, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, 1999.

Presenter, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1999.

Presenter, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Creator, The Blue Jean Network, 1981.

Producer, Donny and Marie (also known as The Donny and Marie Hour ), syndicated, 1998.

Consulting producer, Pyramid, syndicated, 2002.

Film Appearances:

Donny, Goin' Coconuts, 1978.

Singing voice of Captain Li Shang, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista, 1998.

(In archive footage) Li Shang, Disney Sing–Along–Songs: Honor to Us All, The Walt Disney Company, 1999.

Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal', 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Title role, Little Johnny Jones, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Title role, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Elgin Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, 1992.

Major Tours:

Title role, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, U.S. cities, 1992–1996, then Canadian cities, beginning in 1997.

RECORDINGS

Albums; with the Osmonds:

The Osmonds, 1971.

The Osmonds "Live ", 1972.

The Plan, 1973.

Love Me for a Reason, 1974.

Brainstorm, 1976.

The Osmond Christmas Album, 1976.

The Osmonds—The Singles, 2002.

Solo Albums:

The Donny Osmond Album, 1971.

To You With Love, 1971.

Homemade, 1971.

Phase–III, 1971.

Portrait of Donny, 1972.

Crazy Horses, 1972.

Too Young, 1972.

My Best to You, 1972.

Alone Together, 1973.

Perfect, 1973.

A Time for Us, 1973.

Superstar, 1973.

Collector's Edition, 1974.

Japan, 1974.

Mexico, 1974.

Donny, 1974.

Donny & Marie, 1975.

Make the World Go Away, 1975.

I'm Still Gonna Need You, 1975.

Around the World, Live In Concert, 1975.

Just For You, 1975.

Disco Train, 1976.

Donald Clark Osmond, 1977.

A Winning Combination, 1977.

Greatest Hits, 1977.

America Fest, 1984.

Donny Osmond – UK, 1989.

Donny Osmond, 1989.

Eyes Don't Lie, 1990.

Greatest Hits, 1992.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (original Broadway cast recording), 1994.

Best of Donny Osmond, 1994.

Twenty Five Hits, 1995.

The Best of Donny Osmond—Excelsior, 1996.

Christmas at Home, Nightstar, 1997.

Four, 1997.

Mulan (soundtrack), 1998.

This Is the Moment, 2001.

The Best of Donny Osmond—the Millennium Collection, 2002.

Donny Osmond—The Singles, 2002.

Somewhere In Time, 2002.

Albums; with Donnie & Marie:

I'm Leaving It All Up to You, MGM, 1973.

Donnie & Marie—Featuring Songs from Their Television Show, Polydor, 1976.

Donnie & Marie—New Season, 1976.

Goin' Coconuts, 1978.

The Best of Donny and Marie—The Millennium Collection, 2002.

Videos:

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, 1998.

Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, 1999.

Also appeared in the music video Voices That Care.

WRITINGS

Television Series:

Donny and Marie (also known as The Donny and Marie Hour ), syndicated, 1998–2000.

Songs:

The Great Brain, 1978.

Other:

(With Patricia Romanowski) Life Is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far (autobiography), Hyperion, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Daly, Marsha, Osmonds: A Family Biography, St. Martin's, 1983.

Dunn, Paul H., The Osmonds, Avon, 1977.

Periodicals:

Billboard, December 20, 1997, p. 96.

Entertainment Weekly, October 2, 1998, pp. 38–40; May 22, 1998, p. 80.

People Weekly, January 15, 1990, p. 82.

Time, July 5, 1999, p. 85.

TV Guide, September 26, 1998, pp. 34–38.

Electronic:

Donny Osmond Official Site, http://www.donny.com, November 13, 2003.