Born:
December 09, 1957
in
Ogden, Utah
Best Known For:
A string of 1970s chart hits.
Early-life:
Born Donald Clark Osmond on December 9, 1957, in Ogden, Utah, one of Olive and George Osmond's nine children. He was thrust into the public eye at an early age as part of singing clan The Osmonds, making his TV debut the day after his sixth birthday on The Andy Williams Show. Siblings Alan, Jay, Merrill, Jimmy, Wayne and Marie would go on to be some of the biggest musical stars of the 1970s.
Career:
In 1972, TV show The Osmonds helped make him a huge star in Britain. The family band enjoyed a string of chart hits, including Crazy Horses, while Donny also had a solo smash with Puppy Love. A lean patch came in the early 1980s, but he made a comeback in 1991 with stage hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He returned to TV in 1998 with sister Marie, co-hosting the daytime talk show Donny and Marie, which ran for two series. Since then he has sung on Disney hit Mulan, hosted US TV quiz Pyramid and its UK equivalent The Pyramid Game and returned to the recording studio. He teamed up again with his sister Marie in December 2010 for a production called Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas. He continues to appear on stage and screen.
Quote:
'To survive in this business you have to stick your neck out.'
Trivia:
In 2009, he won the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars alongside professional dancer Kym Johnson.