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Inside The Osmonds
''Inside the Osmonds'' is a 2001 ABC-TV movie about the personal lives and professional careers of The Osmonds, and how the stresses and strains of their careers and the turbulent 1970s and 1980s affected their relationships with each other and their families. The ending that takes place in January 2001 features a special appearance by the real Osmonds. ''Inside the Osmonds'' was the second biopic of the Osmond family, following 19 years after the 1982 film '' Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family'', which had focused on the family's earlier years. Main cast * Bruce McGill — George Osmond * Veronica Cartwright — Olive Osmond *Milton Bruchanski — Virl Osmond *Shane Davison — Tom Osmond * Joel Berti — Alan Osmond *Jason Knight — Wayne Osmond *Ryan G. Kirkpatrick — Merrill Osmond * Miklos Perlus — Jay Osmond * Thomas Dekker — Donny Osmond (younger) * Patrick Levis — Donny Osmond (older) *Taylin Wilson — Marie Osmond (younger) * Janaya Stephens — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McGill
Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor. He worked with director Michael Mann in the movies '' The Insider'' (1999), ''Ali'' (2001), and ''Collateral'' (2004). McGill's other notable film roles include Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in John Landis's ''Animal House'', Sheriff Dean Farley in ''My Cousin Vinny'', Matuzak in ''Timecop'', Reverend Larson in ''Shallow Hal'', Gene Revell in '' The Sum of All Fears'', Edwin Stanton in Steven Spielberg’s ''Lincoln'', and Lt. Brooks in ''Ride Along'' and its sequel ''Ride Along 2''. Bruce McGill's television roles include Jack Dalton on ''MacGyver'' (1985–1992) and Det. Vince Korsak on ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (2010–2016). He also portrayed Captain Braxton in several episodes of '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (1999) and voiced Lloyd Waterman, the owner of Waterman Cable, on ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009-2013). He played Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's made-for-television film '' 61*'' (2001). In 2021, he had a recurring role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Osmonds
The Osmonds were an American family music group who reached the height of their fame in the early to mid-1970s. The group had its best-known configurations as a quartet (billed as the Osmond Brothers) and a quintet (as the Osmonds). The group has consisted of siblings who are all members of a family of musicians from Ogden, Utah, and have been in the public eye since the 1960s. The Osmond Brothers began as a barbershop quartet consisting of brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay. They were later joined by younger siblings Donny and Jimmy, both of whom enjoyed success as solo artists. With the addition of Donny, the group became known as the Osmonds; performing both as teen idols and as a rock band, their peak lasted from 1971 to 1975. Their only sister Marie, who rarely sang with her brothers at that time, launched a successful career in 1973, both as a solo artist and as Donny's duet partner. By 1976, the band was no longer producing hit singles; that year, they transitione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Osmond
Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American singer, actress, television host, and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a country and pop music artist and television variety show cohost in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best-known song is a remake of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show '' Donny & Marie''. Early life Olive Marie Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the eighth of nine children (and the only daughter) born to Olive May (; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). She was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her brothers are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy Osmond. From an early age, her brothers maintained a career in show business, singing and performing on national television. Osmond debuted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Levis
Patrick Cannon Levis (born January 23, 1982) is an American actor, best known for playing Peter in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Brink!'', Jack Phillips on the Disney Channel series ''So Weird'', and Reed on ''The Fresh Beat Band''. Biography Ever since he was little, acting was his passion. He started acting in several commercials, and by the age of twelve, he had a role in the original cast of the Broadway play " Big: The Musical." After this he starred in ''Brink!'' (1998) (TV), a Disney Channel original movie, and shortly after was cast in the role of Jack Phillips in ''So Weird'' (1999). Patrick also made another Disney Channel movie with Frankie Muniz called ''Miracle in Lane 2'' (2000) (TV) and also starred in the TV movie Inside the Osmonds' (2001) (TV), where he played Donny Osmond. In 2001, Patrick was cast in the role of Grant Stage in the sitcom ''Maybe It's Me'' (2001), which aired on the WB. In 2007, he was cast to play Drew Simpson in ''Love's Unfoldin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host, and former teen idol. He first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmonds, earning several top ten hits and gold albums. Then, in the early 1970s, Osmond began a solo career, earning several additional top ten songs. He further gained fame due to the success of the 1976–1979 variety series ''Donny & Marie''. The ''Donny & Marie'' duo also released a series of top ten hits and gold albums and hosted a syndicated and Daytime Emmy Award–nominated 1998–2000 talk show. Most recently, Donny & Marie retired from headlining an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas (2008–2019). He also successfully competed on two reality TV shows, winning season 9 of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and being named runner-up for season 1 of ''The Masked Singer''. He also hosted the game show ''Pyramid'' from 2002 to 2004. Early life Osmond was born o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Dekker (actor)
Thomas Alexander Dekker (born December 28, 1987) is an American actor, musician, singer, director and producer. He is known for his roles as John Connor in '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', Adam Conant on ''The Secret Circle'', and Zach on '' Heroes''. Dekker did the voice of Littlefoot in ''The Land Before Time V-IX'' (singing voice in '' The Land Before Time V'') and as Fievel Mousekewitz in '' An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' and '' An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster''. He played Jesse Braun in the 2010 remake of ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'', and Smith in Gregg Araki's film '' Kaboom''. Dekker starred as Gregory Valentine in the TV show '' Backstrom''. He has also written and produced two albums. Early life Dekker was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. His mother, Hilary (née Williams), is a concert pianist, acting coach, actor, and singer from Wales, and his late father, David John Ellis Dekker, was an American artist, set designer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Osmond
Jay Wesley Osmond (born March 2, 1955) is an American musician. He is best known for being a member of the Osmond family of performers. He was the drummer for the group although has now retired from performing continues to work in other areas, such as support for the 2022 musical ''The Osmonds. Life and career Jay Wesley Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the sixth son of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). 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. In addition to drums, he shared lead vocals on the group's hit "Crazy Horses," a hard rock song that fit Jay's more guttural voice better than usual lead singers Merrill or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miklos Perlus
Miklos Perlus (born March 23, 1977) is a Canadian actor, writer, and story editor. Perlus has appeared on Canadian series ''Student Bodies'', ''Road to Avonlea'' and ''Sidekick''. He has written for '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and other series. He has also worked in television program development for several organizations. Biography Perlus was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended McGill University, where he studied Cultural Studies. Perlus played Victor Kane on ''Student Bodies'', and Peter Craig on ''Road to Avonlea''. Perlus' experience has included a variety of roles in media as a writer, a story editor and he has developed several television productions. He also wrote and co-developed CTV's ''Instant Star'', and served as a writer and story editor for '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He was the co-winner of a Writers Guild of Canada award (shared with James Hurst) for an episode of Degrassi. In 2008, Perlus became Marblemedia's Director of Content Develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrill Osmond
Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) is an American musician, singer, and occasional actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and bassist of the family music group The Osmonds and The Osmond Brothers, as well as an occasional solo artist. Early life Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of the nine children of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). Career 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 1963–64 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. A tenor/countertenor vocalist well into adulthood, Merrill was either lead singer or co-lead singer (usually sharing duties with younger brother Donny) on almost all of the Osmonds' song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Osmond
Melvin Wayne Osmond (born August 28, 1951) is a retired American musician and singer. He is the second oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children. Life and career Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). 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. Mostly a lead-guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Osmond
Alan Ralph Osmond (born June 22, 1949) is an American former singer and musician. He is best known for being a member of the family musical group The Osmonds, who were discovered in 1961 by Jay Emerson Williams, Andy Williams's father, at a performance at Disneyland which was being filmed for the Disneyland After Dark episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. At the time, Alan (age 12) and his brothers were performing as the Osmond Brothers Boys' Quartet. Life and career Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). He was the oldest of the seven siblings who could sing, as the two oldest brothers, Virl and Tom, are hearing impaired. During much of the Osmonds' career, Alan, being the oldest of the group, was the band's behind-the-scenes leader, playing piano and guitar, co-writing many of their songs, co-producing most of their recordings and arranging the dance choreography (he nevertheless s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Berti
Joel Berti (born December 17, 1971) is an American actor acting coach and photographer. He is best known for his role as William Chandler on MyNetworkTV telenovela, ''Fashion House''. He is the brother of Chiara Jude Berti, born in New York City, New York in 1977, who appeared on Season 3 of '' Big Brother'', for which she created some dramatic content. In 2015, Joel was Lady Gaga's acting coach for American Horror Story: Hotel, where she went on to win the 2016 Golden Globe for best performance in a limited series. Filmography * '' Beer Friday'' (2007) (V) .... Kyle * ''Fashion House'' (15 episodes, 2006) .... William Chandler * '' Fish Without a Bicycle'' (2003) .... Aaron * '' Jack Woody'' (2003) .... Blain * '' Friends'' (1 episode, 2002) .... Guy in Coffee Shop * '' Inside the Osmonds'' (2001) (TV) .... Alan Osmond * ''Touched by an Angel'' (1 episode, 2000) .... Zach * '' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' (1 episode, 2000) .... Capt. Joseph 'Ski' Zabronski * '' Pacific Blue'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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