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James Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963), also known as Little Jimmy Osmond, is an American singer, actor, and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group
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 ...
. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six
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, one
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, and two gold albums.


Early life and family

Osmond was born in
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, the ninth and youngest child of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). His older siblings are Virl, Tom,
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, Wayne,
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,
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, Donny, and
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 ...
. He is also the only one of the nine Osmond siblings not to have been born in the family's hometown of
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. Osmond was taught by tutors to accommodate his professional life. He was also educated by Mary Osmond, his brother Merrill's wife.


Career

He received his first gold record at age five for a song he recorded in Japanese, "My Little Darling". He was the first Osmond to achieve this. His recording of "
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" in 1972 resulted in ''
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'' designating him the youngest performer to have a #1 single on the
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. The song was credited to "Little Jimmy Osmond". In Japan, he had the moniker "Jimmy Boy". In 1978, Osmond starred in the feature film ''
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''. He starred in other acting roles as well, including two episodes of the TV series ''Fame''. He performed on stage and television often with his older siblings. In 1985, he met Latino impresario Manuel Montoya at
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, and this led to his only Spanish recording, "Siempre Tu". He toured Latin American markets, including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile. On the heels of this, he served as a juror at the 1986 edition of the
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. The 2012 Osmonds album ''I Can't Get There Without You'' was performed with Jimmy Osmond on lead vocals; it was the first album to feature Jimmy as lead singer, as older brother
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historically held that role in the band. In live performances, Jimmy often serves as a co-lead singer with Merrill, a role previously held by Donny during the band's heyday in the early 1970s. Osmond is president of Osmond Entertainment. He has developed and supervised most of the Osmonds' merchandising business, as well as producing hundreds of hours of programming for networks including
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, the
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and the
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. He has also performed in
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. Like his brother Donny many years earlier, he starred in ''
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''. He also starred in ''
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'' in 2004 at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. In 2005, ''Jimmy Osmond's American Jukebox Show'' toured the UK in 2005, again to the Grand Theatre in Blackpool. Co-stars of the show included
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and Jimmy's brothers Jay and Wayne. From December 11, 2010 to January 2, 2011, he played Buttons in ''
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'' at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings; from December 16, 2011, to January 15, 2012, he played the role of Wishee Washee in ''
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'' at
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; and from December 1, 2017, to January 7, 2018, the role of Abanzar in the
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'' at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen. He has appeared on several UK TV shows, including the reality TV series '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' broadcast by
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in 2005 (he finished in fourth place), a 2006 appearance on ''
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'', a celebrity version of '' Come Dine with Me'', ''Celebrity Family Fortunes'', and ''Everybody Dance Now''. In January 2010, Osmond participated in the British
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''. In 2016 Jimmy was a finalist on the UK version of
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. In 2014, Osmond authored a semi-autobiographical children's picture book, ''Awesome Possum Family Band''. The same year, he took over the operations of the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in
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, where he is now responsible for producing and booking shows. In 2015, Osmond was awarded an honorary doctorate of arts and humanities by
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. The first Osmond family member to receive that distinction, he delivered the keynote commencement speech on May 9, 2015.


Personal life

Osmond married Michelle Larson on June 7, 1991. They have four children. Sophia Michelle (born September 28, 1994), Zachary James (born October 10, 1997), Arthur Wyatt (born February 16, 2000) and Isabelle Olive Renee (born February 27, 2002). Like the rest of his family, Osmond is a member of
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(LDS Church). On December 27, 2018, following his performance as
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in the
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's staging of the
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''
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'', Osmond was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with having had a
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. He had previously suffered a stroke in 2004 caused by a since-corrected
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. He spoke publicly for the first time since the stroke in April 2019, stating that he was in good health and was taking a "long-overdue break" from show business for the time being. He has not spoken publicly since then but has continued to operate his businesses including the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center. In a February 2020 interview, Jimmy's brother Merrill stated that Jimmy continued to recover, still planned on maintaining his business ventures, and that Merrill hoped that Jimmy would eventually return to the group.


Discography


Albums

* ''Little Jimmy Osmond'' (Japan, 1972) * '' Killer Joe'' (1972) (# 105 Hot 200) * '' Little Arrows'' (1975) * ''Kimi Wa Pretty'' (Japan, 1981) * ''Siempre Tu'' (in Spanish; Mexico, 1985) * ''Keep the Fire Burnin’'' (US 2000, UK 2001)


Singles


Singles in other countries

* "My Little Darling" / "Peg o' My Heart" (Japan) * "Chuk Chuk" / "Jimmy's Lullaby" (Japan) * "Jingle Bells" / "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (Japan) * "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Sweden) * "Happy Robbers" / "I Found a Little Happiness" (Japan) * "Goodbye Mr. Tears" / "Put Your Hand in the Hand" * "Kimi Wa Pretty" / "Tokyo Savannah" (Japan) * "Long Distance" / "After All" (Japan) * "Living in Love" / "One More Chance" (Japan) * "Siempre Tu" (Mexico) * "Dos en Uno" (Mexico) * "Otono y Primavera" / "Tu Me Haces Falta" (Mexico) * "Shine"


Soundtracks

* ''Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus'' (1974) * ''The Great Brain'' (1978) * ''Hugo the Hippo'' (1976) * ''The Osmonds'' (animated TV series, 1972)


Filmography


Television

* ''The Osmonds'' (1972) – animated TV series * ''The NBC Saturday Morning Preview Revue'' (1974) * '' Donny & Marie'' (1976–1979) * (1981) -
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* '' Fame'' (1982) * ''
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'' (1982) * ''
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'' (1985) * ''Inside the Osmonds'' (2001) * ''We Are Family'' (2003) * ''Branson Jubilee'' (2005) * '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' (2005) * ''
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'' (2006) * ''Celebrity Come Dine with Me'' * ''
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'' (2011) * ''Celebrity Bedlam'' (2012) * ''Celebrity
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'' (2017) * '' A Christmas Chase: Celebrity Special'' (2017) * '' Celebrity Pointless'' (2017)


Film

* ''
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'' (1978) based on the book by
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, portraying title character. * ''
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'' (1976), singer


Books

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References


External links


Jimmy Osmond Official website
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for the ITV reality show ''I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!''
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