Donald Clark Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host and former teen idol. Osmond 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.
Osmond 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 headlined an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas (2008-2019).
Osmond 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.
instruments played
Piano
Vocals
Associated Acts
Marie Osmond The Osmonds
Birth Name
Donald Clark Osmond
Genres
Vocal pop rock R&B bubblegum pop blue-eyed soul comedy musical theater
Labels
Universal Decca
Occupations
Singer songwriter actor television host dancer
Website
Years Active
1963 present
Name
Donny Osmond
Nationality
United States of America