Melvin Wayne Osmond (born August 28, 1951) is a retired American musician and singer. He is the second oldest of the original

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singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children.

Life and career

Osmond was born in

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, 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

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's ''

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'', with brothers

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, and

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. The four remained with

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for seven years. Alan, Merrill, Jay, and Wayne Osmond were also cast in nine episodes of the 1963–1964

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Western series, ''

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'', 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

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, with other roles for Dan O'Herlihy,

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, and

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. Mostly a lead-guitarist and singer, Wayne Osmond can also play the flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, banjo, piano, drums, and bagpipes. Wayne Osmond with brothers Merrill and Alan wrote many of the Osmonds' hit songs during the 1970s. He was the main driving force toward the group's move toward rock music, as opposed to the bubblegum pop that made the family famous.

Family

On December 13, 1974, Wayne married Kathlyn White from Bountiful, Utah, a former Miss Davis County Fair (

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) and

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of 1974. Wayne and Kathlyn have five children, three daughters and two sons. In the 1990s, Wayne moved to

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, where he performed and toured with his brothers at the Osmond Family Theater, Country Tonight, Moon River Theater, and Branson Variety Theater. In 1997, Wayne was diagnosed with a

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which was successfully treated. He remains an avid aviation enthusiast. He has announced that because of health issues (including worsening hearing loss, a recurring problem in the Osmond family), he has retired and will no longer be appearing or performing with his family. His last intended appearance with them was October 13, 2018, although he made an additional appearance with his brothers a year later as a birthday present to their sister, Marie.

References

External links

Wayne Osmond on Official Osmond Family website
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Life and career

Family

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