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{{Short description|American singer, dancer, actor, television host (b. 1957)}}
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'''Donald Clark 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. 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 [[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|1976–1979 variety series ''Donny & Marie'']], which Osmond hosted with his sister [[Marie Osmond]]. The ''Donny & Marie'' duo also released a series of top ten hits and gold albums, and hosted a syndicated and [[Daytime Emmy Award]]–nominated [[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|1998–2000 talk show]]. Donny & Marie retired from headlining an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/18/marie-donny-osmond-fight-tears-during-last-las-vegas-show/4233723002/ |title=Marie and Donny Osmond fight back tears during last Las Vegas show |website=[[USA Today]] |date=2019-11-18 |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2020-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124150841/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/18/marie-donny-osmond-fight-tears-during-last-las-vegas-show/4233723002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/donny-marie-osmond-end-long-running-vegas-residency-67104017 Donny and Marie Osmond end their long-running Vegas residency with the emotional show] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129200756/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/donny-marie-osmond-end-long-running-vegas-residency-67104017 |date=2020-11-29 }} ''[[Good Morning America]]''. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.</ref>
'''Donny Carlin Basketballs''' (born December 9, 1957) is an [[United States|American]] singer, dancer, actor, television host and former [[teen idol]]. Basketballs first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as [[the balls de la basket]], earning several top ten hits and gold albums. Then, in the early 1970s, Basketballs began a solo career, earning several additional top ten hits, including "[[Go Away Little Girl]]" (U.S. No. 1), "[[Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)#Donny Basketball version|Puppy Love]]" (U.S. No. 3), and later, "[[Soldier of Love (Donny Osmond song)|Soldier of Love]]" (U.S. No. 2). He also recorded the popular song "[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]" for the 1998 Disney film ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''.

Basketballs further gained fame due to the success of the [[Donny Basketball & Marie (1976 TV series)|1976–79 variety series Donny Basketballs & Marie]]. The ''Donny Basketballs & Marie'' duo also released a series of top ten hits and gold albums and hosted a syndicated and [[Daytime Emmy Award]]-nominated [[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|1998–2000 talk show]]. Most recently, Donny Basketballs & Marie headlined an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas]] (2008–2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/18/marie-donny-osmond-fight-tears-during-last-las-vegas-show/4233723002/ |title=Marie and Donny Basketball fight back tears during last Las Vegas show |website=Usatoday.com |date=2019-11-18 |accessdate=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>[https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/donny-marie-basketball -end-long-running-vegas-residency-67104017 Donny and Marie Osmond end their long-running Vegas residency with emotional show] Good Morning America. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.</ref>

Basketballs also successfully competed on two reality TV shows, winning [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)|season 9]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' and being named runner-up for [[The Masked Singer (American season 1)|season 1]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (U.S. TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''. He also hosted the game show ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' from 2002 to 2004.


He also successfully competed on two reality TV shows, winning [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9|season 9]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' and being named runner-up for [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|season 1]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''. He also hosted the game show ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' from 2002 to 2004.
Donny Basketballs was also the name given to him by Benjamin Franklin Carlin in a video on the Super Carlin Brothers YouTube channel. This Benjamin Carlin (also known as the truest of the true hosts) is going to be the reason Donny Basketballs will eventually take the internet by storm until one day Mr. Basketballs himself changes his name.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Osmond was born on December 9, 1957 in [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], Utah, the seventh son of [[Olive Osmond|Olive May]] (née Davis; 1925&ndash;2004) and [[George Osmond|George Virl Osmond]] (1917&ndash;2007). He is the brother of [[Alan Osmond|Alan]], [[Jay Osmond|Jay]], [[Jimmy Osmond|Jimmy]], [[Merrill Osmond|Merrill]], [[Wayne Osmond|Wayne]], [[Marie Osmond|Marie]], [[Tom Osmond|Tom]], and Virl Osmond. Alan, Jay, Merrill, Wayne, and Donny were members of the popular singing group [[The Osmonds]] (known as the [[Osmond Brothers]] before Donny joined them). Osmond was raised as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in Utah along with his siblings. Osmond has traced some of his family ancestry back to [[Merthyr Tydfil]] in Wales; his journey was documented in a [[BBC Wales]] program, ''Donny Osmond Coming Home''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1287475.stm |title=Osmond Traces Welch Ancestors |work=[[BBC News]] |date=April 20, 2001 |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> On the [[BBC]]'s ''[[The One Show]]'', a plaque was unveiled in the town to commemorate 'the ancestors of Donny Osmond.' In his youth, Osmond held a [[ham radio]] license, KA7EVD.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708061405/http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html| |archive-date=July 8, 2013| title=The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List| publisher=W5WWW}}</ref>
Osmond was born on December 9, 1957, in [[Ogden, Utah|Ogden]], Utah, as the seventh child of [[Olive Osmond|Olive May]] ([[née]] Davis; 1925&ndash;2004) and [[George Osmond|George Virl Osmond]] (1917&ndash;2007). He is the brother of Virl, [[Tom Osmond|Tom]], [[Alan Osmond|Alan]], [[Wayne Osmond|Wayne]], [[Merrill Osmond|Merrill]], [[Jay Osmond|Jay]], [[Marie Osmond|Marie]], and [[Jimmy Osmond|Jimmy]] Osmond. Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny were members of the popular singing group [[Osmond Brothers]]. Osmond was raised as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in Utah along with his siblings. In his youth, Osmond held a [[ham radio]] license, listed as KA7EVD.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708061405/http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html|archive-date=July 8, 2013| title=The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List| publisher=W5WWW}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==

===Teen idol: 1971–1978===
===Teen idol: 1971–1978===
[[File:Osmonds1973.jpg|{{largethumb}}|The Osmonds in the Netherlands (1973)]]
[[File:Donny Osmond 1974 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Osmond in 1974]]
[[Andy Williams]]' father, Jay Emerson Williams, saw the Osmond Brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay) perform on a [[Disneyland]] televised special as a [[barbershop quartet]]. In short order, the group was invited to audition for ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''. Williams initially had reservations about featuring children on the program, however, encouraged by his father to try them out, they proved in a short period of time to become an asset to the program, and soon became regulars on the show and gained popularity quickly. In 1963, Donny Osmond made his debut on the show at the age of five singing "[[You Are My Sunshine]]". The brothers continued to perform on the show throughout the 1960s along with a visit from their sister Marie.
[[Andy Williams]]'s father, Jay Emerson Williams, saw the Osmond Brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay) perform on a [[Disneyland]] televised special (Disneyland After Dark) as a [[barbershop quartet]]. The group was then invited to audition for ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''. Williams initially had reservations about featuring children on the program, but was encouraged by his father to try them out. The Osmond Brothers proved themselves as an asset to the program, soon becoming regulars on the show and quickly gaining popularity. In 1963, Donny Osmond made his debut on the show at the age of five singing "[[You Are My Sunshine]]". The brothers continued to perform on the show throughout the 1960s, along with an occasional visit from their sister Marie.
Osmond became a [[teen idol]] in the early 1970s as a solo singer, while continuing to sing with his older brothers. Osmond was one of the biggest "Cover Boy" pop stars for ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' magazine in the early 1970s. His first solo hit was a cover of [[Roy Orbison]]'s 1958 recording of "[[Sweet and Innocent (Donny Osmond song)|Sweet and Innocent]]", which peaked at No. 7 in the U.S. in 1971. Osmond's follow-ups "Go Away Little Girl" (1971) (U.S. No. 1), "Puppy Love" (U.S. No. 3), and "[[Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)|Hey Girl]]/[[I Knew You When (song)|I Knew You When]]" (U.S. No. 9) (1972) vaulted him into international fame, further advanced by his November 20, 1972 appearance on the ''[[Here's Lucy]]'' show, where he sang "[[Too Young (popular song)|Too Young]]" to Lucy's niece, played by [[Eve Plumb]], and sang with [[Lucie Arnaz]] ("[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]").


Osmond became a [[teen idol]] in the early 1970s as a solo singer, while continuing to sing with his older brothers. Osmond was one of the biggest "cover boy" pop stars for ''[[Tiger Beat]]'', Flip and ''[[16 (magazine)|16]]'' magazines in the early 1970s. His first solo hit was a cover of [[Roy Orbison]]'s 1958 recording of "[[Sweet and Innocent (Donny Osmond song)|Sweet and Innocent]]", which peaked at no. 7 in the U.S. in 1971. Osmond's follow-ups [[Steve Lawrence]]'s "Go Away Little Girl" (1971) (U.S. no. 1), [[Paul Anka]]'s "Puppy Love" (U.S. no. 3), and "[[Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)|Hey Girl]]/[[I Knew You When (Billy Joe Royal song)|I Knew You When]]" (U.S. no. 9) (1972) vaulted him into international fame, further advanced by his November 20, 1972, appearance on the ''[[Here's Lucy]]'' show, where he sang [[Nat King Cole]]'s "[[Too Young (popular song)|Too Young]]" to Lucy's niece, played by [[Eve Plumb]], and sang with [[Lucie Arnaz]] ("[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]").
===Comeback: 1989–1990===
[[File:Osmonds1973.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The Osmonds in the Netherlands (1973)]]
In the 1980s, all of the Osmonds abandoned their earlier image that had originally been crafted to appeal to young viewers, hoping to reach a more adult audience. While his brothers moved toward country music to modest success, Donny was able to revive his career in popular music. He made an unlikely appearance as one of several celebrities and unknowns auditioning to sing for guitarist [[Jeff Beck]] in the video for Beck's 1985 single "Ambitious" – which was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich – followed in 1986 by an equally unlikely cameo in the animated [[Luis Cardenas]] music video "Runaway".<ref>{{YouTube|gWAh9SFqZMI|Luis Cardenas Runaway Video with Osmond as the Angry Neighbor}}</ref> He spent several years as a performer, before hiring the services of music and entertainment guru [[Steven Machat]], who got Osmond together with English singer-songwriter [[Peter Gabriel]] to see whether Machat and Gabriel could turn the TV Osmond's image into a contemporary young pop act. They succeeded, returning Osmond to the US charts in 1989 with the Billboard Hot 100 No. 2 song "[[Soldier of Love (Donny Osmond song)|Soldier of Love]]" (originally announced on radio stations as "from a mystery singer") and its top twenty follow-up "[[Sacred Emotion]]". Launching an extensive tour in support of the [[Eyes Don't Lie]] record, he enlisted [[Earth Wind & Fire]] and [[Kenny Loggins]] guitarist [[Dick Smith (musician)|Dick Smith]] along with keyboardist [[Mark Jackson (musician)|Mark Jackson]].


===Comeback: 1989–1990===
Osmond was often reluctant to perform his earliest songs, in particular "Go Away Little Girl", but was convinced to sing the song live for [[KLOS-FM]]'s ''Mark & Brian Christmas Show'' on December 21, 1990. Now he embraces his initial recording period with fondness, and recognizes that his many fans around the world are always excited and appreciative to hear his earliest chart successes.
In the 1980s, all of the Osmonds abandoned their earlier image—which had originally been crafted to appeal to young viewers—hoping to reach a more adult audience. While his brothers moved toward country music to modest success, Donny was able to revive his career in popular music. He made an unlikely appearance as one of several celebrities and unknowns auditioning to sing for guitarist [[Jeff Beck]] in the video for Beck's 1985 single "Ambitious", which was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich. This was followed in 1986 by an equally unlikely cameo in the animated [[Luis Cardenas]] music video "Runaway".<ref>{{YouTube|gWAh9SFqZMI|Luis Cardenas Runaway Video with Osmond as the Angry Neighbor}}</ref> He spent several years as a performer, before hiring the services of music and entertainment guru [[Steven Machat]], who got Osmond together with English singer-songwriter [[Peter Gabriel]] to see whether Machat and Gabriel could turn Osmond's image into a contemporary young pop act. They succeeded, returning Osmond to the US charts in 1989 with the Billboard Hot 100 no. 2 song "[[Soldier of Love (Donny Osmond song)|Soldier of Love]]" (originally announced on radio stations as "from a mystery singer") and its top twenty follow-up "[[Sacred Emotion]]". Launching an extensive tour in support of the [[Eyes Don't Lie]] record, he enlisted guitarist Dick Smith of [[Earth Wind & Fire]] and [[Kenny Loggins]], along with keyboardist [[Mark Jackson (musician)|Mark Jackson]].


===Current music career: 1991–present===
===Current music career: 1991–present===
Osmond was the guest vocalist on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s star-studded version of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" which appeared on Zappa's 1991 album ''Confessions''. The song also included guitar solos from [[Zakk Wylde]], [[Steve Lukather]], [[Warren DeMartini]], [[Nuno Bettencourt]], and [[Tim Pierce]]. Osmond sang "No One Has To Be Alone", which was heard at the end of the film ''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]''. He also sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You" for Disney's ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''.
Osmond was the guest vocalist on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s star-studded version of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" which appeared on Zappa's 1991 album ''Confessions''. The song also included guitar solos from [[Zakk Wylde]], [[Steve Lukather]], [[Warren DeMartini]], [[Nuno Bettencourt]], and [[Tim Pierce]]. Osmond sang "No One Has To Be Alone", which was heard at the end of the film ''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]''. He also sang "[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]" for Disney's ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''.


In the 2000s, he released a Christmas album, an album of his favorite Broadway songs, and a compilation of popular love songs. In 2004, he returned to the UK Top 10 for the first time as a solo artist since 1973, with the [[George Benson]]-sampling "Breeze On By", co-written with former teen idol [[Gary Barlow]], from the 1990s UK boy band [[Take That]], reaching number 8.
In the 2000s, he released a Christmas album, an album of his favorite Broadway songs, and a compilation of popular love songs. In 2004, he returned to the UK Top 10 for the first time as a solo artist since 1973, with the [[George Benson]]-sampling "Breeze On By". The song was co-written with former teen idol [[Gary Barlow]], from the 1990s UK boy band [[Take That]], and reached number 8 on the UK charts.


His 17th solo album (and 61st album including those with his siblings) ''The Soundtrack of My Life'' features a collection of cover songs with personal meaning to Osmond. He enlisted [[Stevie Wonder]] to play harmonica on track "My Cherie Amour".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319888/donny-osmond-stevie-wonder-my-cherie-amour |title=Donny Osmond Sings 'My Cherie Amour' With Stevie Wonder on Harmonica: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 17, 2014 |first=Joe |last=Lynch |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
His 17th solo album (and 61st album including those with his siblings) ''The Soundtrack of My Life'' features a collection of cover songs with personal meaning to Osmond. He enlisted [[Stevie Wonder]] to play harmonica on the track "My Cherie Amour".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6319888/donny-osmond-stevie-wonder-my-cherie-amour |title=Donny Osmond Sings 'My Cherie Amour' With Stevie Wonder on Harmonica: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 17, 2014 |first=Joe |last=Lynch |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>


===Donny & Marie in Las Vegas===
===Donny & Marie in Las Vegas===
[[File:Flamingo (20675275461).jpg|thumb|"Donny & Marie" marquee at the Flamingo Las Vegas]]
[[File:Flamingo (20675275461).jpg|thumb|"Donny & Marie" marquee at the Flamingo Las Vegas]]
Following Marie's stint on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2007, the pair teamed up for a limited six-week engagement in Las Vegas. The residency began in September 2008, but proved so successful that it was ultimately extended for an eleven-year run through November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/21/donny-and-marie-osmonds-las-vegas-show-end-after-11-years/3235796002/ |title=Donny and Marie Osmond's Las Vegas show will end after 11 years |website=Usatoday.com |date= |accessdate=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/osmond-says-donny-marie-las-vegas-show-is-done-in-2019/ |title=Osmond says Donny & Marie Las Vegas show is done in 2019 |date=October 19, 2015 |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]}}</ref> Donny and Marie performed at the 750-seat showroom at the [[Flamingo Hotel]]. "Donny & Marie" was a 90-minute show. The singing siblings were backed by eight dancers and a nine-piece band. Donny and Marie sang together at the beginning and end of the show, and had solo segments in between. The [[Flamingo Hotel]]'s showroom was updated in 2014 and renamed the Donny and Marie Theater.
Following Marie's stint on ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2007, the pair teamed up for a limited six-week engagement in Las Vegas. The residency began in September 2008, but proved so successful that it was ultimately extended for an eleven-year run through November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/21/donny-and-marie-osmonds-las-vegas-show-end-after-11-years/3235796002/ |title=Donny and Marie Osmond's Las Vegas show will end after 11 years |website=Usatoday.com |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629171655/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/03/21/donny-and-marie-osmonds-las-vegas-show-end-after-11-years/3235796002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/osmond-says-donny-marie-las-vegas-show-is-done-in-2019/ |title=Osmond says Donny & Marie Las Vegas show is done in 2019 |date=October 19, 2015 |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |access-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122829/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/osmond-says-donny-marie-las-vegas-show-is-done-in-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Donny and Marie performed at the 750-seat showroom at the [[Flamingo Hotel]]. "Donny & Marie" was a 90-minute show. The singing siblings were backed by eight dancers and a nine-piece band. Donny and Marie sang together at the beginning and end of the show, and had solo segments in between. The [[Flamingo Hotel]]'s showroom was updated in 2014 and renamed the Donny and Marie Theater.


Osmond and the show earned three of the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]''{{'}}s Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2012 including "Best Show", "Best All-Around Performer" (Donny & Marie), and "Best Singer".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/casinos/flamingo-las-vegas/casino-entertainment/donny-and-marie-detail.html |title=Donny & Marie Show at Flamingo Las Vegas |publisher=Flamingolasvegas.com |accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Osmond earned "Best Singer" for a second time in the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''{{'}}s Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2013.<ref>[http://mm.reviewjournal.com/media/magazine/2013_Best-of-Las-Vegas/ 2013 Best of Las Vegas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329004531/http://mm.reviewjournal.com/media/magazine/2013_Best-of-Las-Vegas/ |date=March 29, 2013 }}</ref>
Osmond and the show earned three of the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]''{{'}}s Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2012 including "Best Show", "Best All-Around Performer" (Donny & Marie), and "Best Singer".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/casinos/flamingo-las-vegas/casino-entertainment/donny-and-marie-detail.html |title=Donny & Marie Show at Flamingo Las Vegas |publisher=Flamingolasvegas.com |access-date=December 21, 2012 |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103065833/http://www.flamingolasvegas.com/casinos/flamingo-las-vegas/casino-entertainment/donny-and-marie-detail.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Osmond earned "Best Singer" for a second time in the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''{{'}}s Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2013.<ref>[http://mm.reviewjournal.com/media/magazine/2013_Best-of-Las-Vegas/ 2013 Best of Las Vegas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329004531/http://mm.reviewjournal.com/media/magazine/2013_Best-of-Las-Vegas/ |date=March 29, 2013 }}</ref>


==Film, radio and television==
==Film, radio and television==
[[File:Donny and Marie Osmond Donny and Marie Show 1977.JPG|left|thumb|Osmond with Marie Osmond in 1977]]
[[File:Donny and Marie Osmond Donny and Marie Show 1977.JPG|left|thumb|Osmond with Marie Osmond in 1977]]


===Donny & Marie===
===''Donny & Marie''===
In 1974, he and Marie co-hosted ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' for a week. [[Fred Silverman]] offered them a show of their own, ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|The Donny & Marie Show]]'', a television variety series which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] between 1976 and 1979. In honor of their impact on American pop culture, Donny and Marie received the Pop Culture Award at the 2015 [[TV Land Awards]]. In the past, Osmond has expressed regret that the show was canceled, as opposed to Marie and him
In 1974, Osmond and his sister Marie co-hosted ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' for a week. [[Fred Silverman]] offered them a show of their own, ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|The Donny & Marie Show]]'', a television [[variety show|variety series]] which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from 1976 to 1979. In honor of their impact on American pop culture, Donny and Marie received the Pop Culture Award at the 2015 [[TV Land Awards]]. In the past, Osmond has expressed regret that the show was canceled, and that he and Marie were unable to decide when to end the show.
deciding when to bring the show to conclusion.


Donny and Marie also co-hosted an eponymous and syndicated talk show ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' from 1998 to 2000. Though they received back-to-back nominations for the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] in [[27th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Talk Show Hosts|2000]] and [[28th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Talk Show Hosts|2001]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005287/awards| title=Awards for Donny Osmond| publisher=IMDb.com| accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> the show was ultimately canceled. In a 1999 episode featuring [[Jefferson Starship]] promoting their album ''Windows of Heaven'', the hosts performed a rendition of "[[Volunteers (song)|Volunteers]]" live with the band.
Donny and Marie also co-hosted the eponymous and syndicated talk show ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' from 1998 to 2000. They would occasionally perform with musical guests. Though they received back-to-back nominations for the [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host]] in [[27th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Talk Show Hosts|2000]] and [[28th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Talk Show Hosts|2001]], the show was canceled.


===Other hosting opportunities===
===Other hosting opportunities===
Osmond went on to host ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'', a syndicated version of the [[Dick Clark]]-hosted television game show that ran two seasons in the US from 2002 to 2004, and a British version of ''Pyramid'' on [[Challenge TV|Challenge]] in 2007. For his performance on Pyramid, Osmond was nominated for a [[30th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outsanding Game Show Host|Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Shown Host]] in 2003.
For two seasons in the US, Osmond [[game show host|hosted]] ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' (2002–2004), a syndicated version of the [[Dick Clark]]-hosted television game show. He reprised hosting for a British version of ''Pyramid'' on [[Challenge TV|Challenge]] in 2007. For his performance on ''Pyramid'', Osmond was nominated for a [[30th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Game Show Host|Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host]] in 2003; the award went to [[Alex Trebek]].


Osmond is one of two game show hosts to host two different versions of the same game show in different countries; the other being [[Howie Mandel]] for ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]''.
Osmond returned to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as host of ''[[The Great American Dream Vote]]'', a prime-time reality/game show that debuted in March 2007. After earning lackluster ratings in its first two episodes, the program was canceled.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gorman |first=Steve |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3031718520070330 |title=ABC dumps Donny Osmond-hosted TV show |work=[[Reuters]] |date=March 30, 2007 |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>


Osmond returned to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] as host of ''[[The Great American Dream Vote]]'', a primetime [[reality show|reality]]-game show that debuted in March 2007. After earning lackluster ratings in its first two episodes, the program was canceled.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gorman |first=Steve |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3031718520070330 |title=ABC dumps Donny Osmond-hosted TV show |work=[[Reuters]].com |date=March 30, 2007 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021153022/https://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN3031718520070330 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Osmond hosted the British version of the game show ''[[Identity (game show)|Identity]]'' on [[BBC Two]] during the daytime.


Osmond hosted the daytime British version of the game show ''[[Identity (game show)|Identity]]'' on [[BBC Two]] in 2007.
On April 11, 2008, Osmond also hosted the 2008 Miss USA pageant along with his sister Marie from Las Vegas.


On April 11, 2008, he hosted the 2008 [[Miss USA Pageant]] in Las Vegas with his sister Marie.
Osmond appeared on ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' as a commentator covering the ABC show ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' during his sister Marie's run as a contestant on the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 5)|5th season]] of the American version of the popular show in Fall of 2007. He was seen at week 7 of the competition in tears in the audience watching Marie do a rumba after his and Marie's father died.


He appeared on ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' as a commentator covering the ABC show ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' during his sister Marie's run as a contestant on the [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 5|5th season]] of the American version of the show in 2007.
===Radio===

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Osmond hosts a syndicated radio show in a deal with McVay Syndication and Citadel Media. Versions of ''The Donny Osmond Show'' air across the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UK.

The UK edition of the show is co-produced by London-based radio production & syndication company [[Blue Revolution (production company)|Blue Revolution]].<ref name="BlueRev">{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2011/02/donny-osmond-show-available/|title=Donny Osmond show available |publisher=[[Radio Today (website)|Radio Today]]|date=February 16, 2011|accessdate=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Through this partnership the first UK network to carry ''The Donny Osmond Show'' is Celador-owned The Breeze, which has outlets in Portsmouth, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Winchester, Bridgwater & West Somerset, Bristol, Bath, and Warminster. As of January 2012, ''The Donny Osmond Show'' was no longer broadcasting on [[The Breeze (radio network)|The Breeze]].


===Music===
===Music===
Osmond is mentioned in the lyrics of [[Alice Cooper]]'s song "[[Department of Youth (song)|Department of Youth]]" on the album ''[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]''. As the song fades, Cooper can be heard asking the youth choir backing him up, "Who's got the power?" to which a crowd of young people screams "We do!" After a couple of repetitions, this changes to "We've got the power" with a cheering response. On the final repetition, Cooper changes the question to "...and who gave it to you?" The crowd answers, "Donny Osmond!" Cooper then responds "What?!"


Osmond is featured in the song "Start the Par-dee" with [[Lil Yachty]], written as a promotion for [[Chef Boyardee]]'s throwback recipe ravioli. His most iconic line is "My name is Donny O, and you know I love my ravio's".
Osmond's name was used in the lyrics of Alice Cooper's song [[Department of Youth (song)|Department of Youth]] on the album, [[Welcome to My Nightmare]]. As the song fades, Cooper can be heard asking the youth choir backing him up, "Who's got the power?" to which a crowd of young people screams "we do!" After a couple of repetitions, this changes to "We've got the power" with a cheering response. On the final repetition, Cooper changes the question to "...and who gave it to you?" The crowd answers, "Donny Osmond!" Cooper then responds "What?!" Donny Osmond is also featured in the song "Start the Par-dee" with the artist [[Lil Yachty]]. His most iconic line is "My name is Donny O, and you know I love my ravio's".


===Musical theater===
===Film and television===
In the animated television series ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', Osmond voiced himself as a recurring character.
[[File:Donny Osmond (4225264987).jpg|thumb|Osmond in 1998]]
His first foray into Broadway musical theater was the lead role in a revival of the 1904 [[George M. Cohan]] show ''[[Little Johnny Jones]]''. Osmond replaced another former teen idol, [[David Cassidy]], who left the show while it was on its pre-Broadway tour.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cassidy |first1=David |last2=Deffaa |first2=Chip |title=C'mon, Get Happy ... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus |date=July 1, 1994 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0446395311 |page=221}}</ref> After 29 previews and only one performance, the show closed on March 21, 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4164 |title=Little Johnny Jones (1982 revival) |publisher=IBDb |date=March 21, 1982 |accessdate=April 21, 2012}}</ref>


He has done guest spots on numerous television shows such as ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'', and ''[[Hannah Montana]]''.
Osmond found success in musical theater through much of the 1990s when he starred as [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]] in ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' for over 2,000 performances beginning in July 1992 in the [[Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres|Elgin Theatre]]'s [[Toronto]] production. He relocated to Chicago where Joseph played for 16 months in 1993–94. During his performances for the musical, he suffered from [[social anxiety disorder]], which caused him to feel light-headed and extremely nervous during his performances.<ref>[http://www.adaa.org/aboutADAA/newsletter/Dony.htm Donny Osmond Joins ADAA Board as Honorary Member ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224080334/http://www.adaa.org/aboutADAA/newsletter/Dony.htm|date=December 24, 2004 }}</ref> In 1997, Osmond left his starring role in the tour to participate with his family in the cast of the [[Hill Cumorah Pageant]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/34552-Donny-Osmond-Sheds-Dreamcoat-To-Star-in-Mormon-Pageant-July-11-19 |title=Donny Osmond Sheds Dreamcoat To Star in Mormon Pageant July 11–19 |date=July 12, 1997 |work=[[Playbill]] |accessdate=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203052158/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/34552-Donny-Osmond-Sheds-Dreamcoat-To-Star-in-Mormon-Pageant-July-11-19 |archivedate=December 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1997-07-09/entertainment/18057116_1_mormons-donny-osmond-possessing |title=Mormon spirit moves Osmond |date=July 9, 1997 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |accessdate=January 23, 2012}}</ref> Creator [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] later chose Osmond to star in the 1999 film version.


He appeared in a [[Pepsi Twist]] commercial during the [[Super Bowl]] with his sister, Marie, and [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] and [[Sharon Osbourne]].
He returned to Broadway on September 19, 2006, in the role of [[Gaston (Disney)|Gaston]] in [[Disney]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. He was scheduled to perform for nine weeks, but due to popular demand, he extended his run through December 24. [[Liz Smith (journalist)|Liz Smith]] of the ''[[New York Post]]'' wrote, "I am here to tell you he is charmingly campy, good-looking and grand as the villain 'Gaston', patterned after our old friend [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]", and noting "Donny is divine". On July 29, 2007, Osmond played Gaston again for the final performance of ''Beauty and the Beast''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/osmond-will-play-final-performance-in-broadways-beauty-and-the-beast-com-140352 |title=Osmond Will Play Final Performance in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast |last=Gans | first=Andrew | date=April 25, 2007 |work=Playbill |accessdate=October 5, 2017}}</ref>


In 1978, he appeared in ''[[Goin' Coconuts]]'' with sister Marie. His future wife Debbie (credited as Debbie Glenn) made a cameo appearance at the end of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Donny Osmond's wife, Debbie Osmond: Biography, Net Worth & More |url=https://www.ghgossip.com/meet-donny-osmonds-wife-debbie-osmond-biography-net-worth-more/ |date=17 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705070311/https://www.ghgossip.com/meet-donny-osmonds-wife-debbie-osmond-biography-net-worth-more/ |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=gh gossip}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993 Goin' Coconuts |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/56342 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705065436/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/56342 |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=American Film Institute (AFI)}}</ref>
Osmond and his sister [[Marie Osmond|Marie]] starred in a holiday production called ''Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas'', originally scheduled to play on Broadway at the [[Marquis Theatre]] December 9–19, 2010. The show extended until December 30, 2010, and again until January 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/DONNY_MARIE_A_BROADWAY_CHRISTMAS_to_play_Broadways_Marriott_Marquis_Theatre_this_December_20010101 |title=Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas to play Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre this December |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |accessdate=April 21, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144787-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Will-Get-Extra-Performances |title=Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Will Get Extra Performances |work=Playbill |accessdate=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116092223/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144787-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Will-Get-Extra-Performances |archivedate=January 16, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145810-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Gets-One-Extra-Performance-on-Jan-2 |title=Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Gets One Extra Performance on Jan. 2 |work=Playbill |accessdate=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530014254/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145810-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Gets-One-Extra-Performance-on-Jan-2 |archivedate=May 30, 2011 }}</ref> ''Donny & Marie – Christmas in Chicago'' played the [[Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre]] in Chicago from December 6–24, 2011. It was similar to the 2010 Broadway show. In December 2014, they again performed a similar Broadway show, receiving very positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/12/10/donny_and_marie_deliver_ageless_treats_review.html |title=Donny and Marie deliver ageless treats: review | work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=December 10, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>


In 1982, he co-starred with [[Priscilla Barnes]] and [[Joan Collins]] in the television movie ''[[The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch]]'' for [[Aaron Spelling]].
===Film and television===
In the animated television series ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', Osmond voiced himself as a recurring character. He has also done guest spots on numerous other television shows such as ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' and ''[[Hannah Montana]]''. He also appeared in a [[Pepsi Twist]] commercial during the [[Super Bowl]] with his sister, Marie, and [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]] and [[Sharon Osbourne]]. In 1982, he co-starred with [[Priscilla Barnes]] and [[Joan Collins]] in the television movie ''[[The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch]]'' for [[Aaron Spelling]].

In 1978, he appeared in ''[[Goin' Coconuts]]'' with sister Marie.<ref>{{IMDb title|0077620|Goin' Coconuts}}</ref> {{citation span|1=His future wife Debbie made a cameo appearance at the end of the film.|date=October 2014}}


In 1998, Osmond was chosen as the singing voice of Shang in [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]]'s ''Mulan''. He sang "[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]".
In 1998, Osmond was chosen as the singing voice of Shang in [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]]'s ''Mulan''. He sang "[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]".


Also in 1999, he starred as [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]] in the movie version of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s request who said, "to me, there is no better selection."
In 1999, he starred as [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]] in the movie version of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s request who said, "to me, there is no better selection."


In 2002 he sang "No One Has to Be Alone" for the end credits of ''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]''.
In 2002, he sang "No One Has to Be Alone" for the end credits of ''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]''.


In the ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' special "Built to be Wild", he played Jackaroo the pickup truck.
In the ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' special "Built to be Wild", he played Jackaroo the pickup truck.


Osmond remarked in an interview recently that his movie appearance on ''[[College Road Trip]]'' and upcoming appearances on two Disney Channel shows that he would be coming about full circle since he and his family were discovered by [[Walt Disney]].
Osmond remarked in an interview that his movie appearance on ''[[College Road Trip]]'' and upcoming appearances on two Disney Channel shows would mean that he would be coming full circle since he and his family were discovered by [[Walt Disney]].

Osmond appears in the music video of [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s song "[[White & Nerdy]]". The song is a parody of [[Chamillionaire]]'s "[[Ridin']]"; Osmond's role is analogous to that of [[Krayzie Bone]]'s role in the original video. Yankovic asked Osmond to appear because "if you have to have a white and nerdy icon in your video, like who else do you go for?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/weirdal/index.html |title=The World's Greatest Pop Culture Site |publisher=retroCRUSH |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220045444/http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/weirdal/index.html |archive-date=February 20, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2019, he was revealed to have portrayed "Peacock" on the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1|first season]] of '' [[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]],'' where he was the runner-up.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spellberg |first1=Claire |title='The Masked Singer' Finale Reveals T-Pain, Gladys Knight, and Donny Osmond |url=https://decider.com/2019/02/28/the-masked-singer-monster-t-pain-bee-gladys-knight-peacock-donny-osmond/ |website=Decider |access-date=February 28, 2019 |language=en |date=February 28, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228210520/https://decider.com/2019/02/28/the-masked-singer-monster-t-pain-bee-gladys-knight-peacock-donny-osmond/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Osmond appears in the music video of [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s song "[[White & Nerdy]]". The song is a parody of [[Chamillionaire]]'s "[[Ridin']]"; Osmond's role is analogous to that of [[Krayzie Bone]]'s role in the original video. Yankovic asked Osmond to appear because "if you have to have a white and nerdy icon in your video, like who else do you go for?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/weirdal/index.html |title=The World's Greatest Pop Culture Site |publisher=retroCRUSH |date= |accessdate=August 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220045444/http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2006/weirdal/index.html |archive-date=February 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Osmond was a guest on [[Kevin Nealon]]'s web series on [[YouTube]], ''Hiking with Kevin'', in March 2019. The [[webisode]] begins with the two hiking through the snow at the [[Sundance Resort]] in Utah, and ends with them walking a crowded [[Las Vegas Strip]] until Osmond brings Nealon backstage at the Donny & Marie Showroom in the Flamingo Hotel, at which he was to perform that evening.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Nealon |first1=Kevin |title=Hiking with Kevin |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKBH2Qwp8Q |website=youtube.com |publisher=Kevin Nealon |date=March 2019 |access-date=2023-03-03 |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326024312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKBH2Qwp8Q |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2020, Osmond was invited as a celebrity panelist for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[I Can See Your Voice (American game show)|I Can See Your Voice]]'', appearing on episode 5 in the first season of the show (4 November).<ref name="RottTom ICSYV Donny">{{Cite web |title=EPISODE 5: DONNY OSMOND, BOB SAGET, FINESSE MITCHELL, CHERYL HINES, ADRIENNE HOUGHTON |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/i_can_see_your_voice/s01/e05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814090323/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/i_can_see_your_voice/s01/e05 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2020 |title=Donny Osmond Is 'Thrilled' Be a Celebrity Panelist on Fox's New Show 'I Can See Your Voice' |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/donny-osmond-is-a-celebrity-panelist-on-foxs-i-can-see-your-voice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814090405/https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/donny-osmond-is-a-celebrity-panelist-on-foxs-i-can-see-your-voice/ |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Closer Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2020 |title=Donny Osmond Plays Detective in 'I Can See Your Voice' on FOX |url=https://www.feelingthevibe.com/news/donny-osmond-plays-detective-in-i-can-see-your-voice-on-fox/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326045935/https://www.feelingthevibe.com/news/donny-osmond-plays-detective-in-i-can-see-your-voice-on-fox/ |archive-date=26 March 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Feeling the vibe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2 September 2020 |title=See the celeb panelists for I Can See Your Voice — plus everything else we know about it |url=https://ew.com/tv/i-can-see-your-voice-everything-to-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814091416/https://ew.com/tv/i-can-see-your-voice-everything-to-know/ |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
In February 2019, he was revealed to be the Peacock on '' [[The Masked Singer (U.S. TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' where he was the runner-up.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spellberg |first1=Claire |title=‘The Masked Singer’ Finale Reveals T-Pain, Gladys Knight, and Donny Osmond |url=https://decider.com/2019/02/28/the-masked-singer-monster-t-pain-bee-gladys-knight-peacock-donny-osmond/ |website=Decider |accessdate=February 28, 2019 |language=en |date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>


===''Dancing with the Stars''===
===''Dancing with the Stars''===
Osmond and professional [[Kym Johnson]] were paired for [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)|the 2009 ninth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'']]. He participated in the show to prove he was a better dancer than his sister. It was very difficult for him to manage to get to rehearsals and host his show in Las Vegas with sister [[Marie Osmond|Marie]]. For the first week, the two were assigned to dance a [[Foxtrot]] and a 30-second [[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]]. His Foxtrot was said to be "too theatrical" and was scored 20/30 from the judges. He, however, managed to maintain a good score when his Salsa scored 10 points and was safe that week. He danced a [[Jive (dance)|Jive]] the following week which was guest judged by [[Baz Luhrmann]]. He scored 25 and was scored second place, called first to be safe. That following week he danced a [[Ballroom rumba|Rumba]] and scored 21.
Osmond and professional [[Kym Johnson]] were paired for [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 9|the ninth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'']]. He participated in the show to prove he was a better dancer than his sister [[Marie Osmond|Marie]], who made it to the finals of season 5. For the first week, Donny and his partner were assigned to perform a [[foxtrot]] and a 30-second [[salsa (dance)|salsa]]. His foxtrot was said to be "too theatrical" and was scored 20/30 by the judges, however he managed to maintain a good score when his salsa scored 10 points. He performed a [[jive (dance)|jive]] the following week, which was guest-judged by [[Baz Luhrmann]]. He scored 25 and was scored second place, called first to be safe. That following week he performed a [[ballroom rumba|rumba]] and scored 21.


After his comments, he "toyed with" openly gay judge [[Bruno Tonioli]], first kissing him, before embracing him and tipping him back in a mock-passionate move after Bruno called Osmond's dance "a bit airy-fairy". The following week introduced four new dances including the [[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]] which he danced and scored 24. That following week, the two danced an [[Argentine Tango]] which scored 29/30, the highest scored dance to date until it was beaten by then top scorer and future runner-up [[Mýa]] and her 70s-themed [[Samba]]. He had also received that week's encore.
The following week introduced four new dances including the [[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]], for which he scored 24. That following week, the two performed an [[Argentine tango]]. The couple scored 29/30, which was the highest-scored dance to date until it was beaten by then-top scorer and future runner-up [[Mya (singer)|Mýa]] and her 70s-themed [[samba]]. Donny also received that week's encore.


Following that week, Osmond and Johnson danced a train-station themed [[Jitterbug]] and was scored a 24. He then danced a [[Mambo (dance)|Mambo]] against all couples and was eliminated 6th receiving seven points for a total of 31/40. The following week, he danced a [[Quickstep]] which he quotes "was one of the worst moments of my life" and scored 24 and a Team [[Tango (dance)|Tango]] along with [[Joanna Krupa]] and [[Kelly Osbourne]] and received 28/30 and the encore.
Following that week, Osmond and Johnson danced a train-station-themed [[jitterbug]] and scored a 24. He then performed a [[mambo (dance)|mambo]] against all couples and was eliminated 6th, receiving seven points for a total of 31/40. The following week, he performed a [[quickstep]], which he quotes "was one of the worst moments of my life" and scored 24 and a team [[tango (dance)|tango]] along with [[Joanna Krupa]] and [[Kelly Osbourne]] and received 28/30 and the encore.


In the 8th week of competition, Osmond was required to dance a Ballroom and decade-themed Latin dance. His Ballroom [[Viennese Waltz]] received 26 but his 1980s themed [[Paso Doble]] received 24 being quoted by judge [[Len Goodman]] as "the scariest, bizarre Paso Doble we've ever seen" being awarded the last place on the judges' leaderboard for the first time. Following that week, he danced a Tango and got advice from past runner-up [[Gilles Marini]]. He got tangled in Johnson's dress and received 21 and saying the cause was that "I saw Marie." He then danced the samba to a song originally recorded by his brothers and himself called "[[One Bad Apple]]", receiving 26 and a Jitterbug scored 27. He once again was scored last place.
In the 8th week of competition, Osmond was required to dance a ballroom and decade-themed Latin dance. His ballroom [[Viennese waltz]] received 26 but his 1980s themed [[pasodoble]] received 24 being quoted by judge [[Len Goodman]] as "the scariest, bizarre pasodoble we've ever seen" being awarded the last place on the judges' leaderboard for the first time. Following that week, he danced a tango and got advice from past runner-up [[Gilles Marini]]. He got tangled in Johnson's dress and received 21 saying the cause was that "I saw Marie." He then danced the samba to a song originally recorded by his brothers and himself called "[[One Bad Apple]]", receiving 26 and a Jitterbug scored 27. He once again was scored last place.


For the finals week, he danced a [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]] (27), a Megamix dance alongside Mya and Kelly Osbourne (28), the only perfect-scoring [[street dance|Freestyle]] (30) and a repeat of his Argentine Tango (30) and won the competition. As he accepted his trophy, he hugged fellow finalist Mya and grabbed his wife, Debbie, and his sister, Marie, on stage.
For the finals week, he danced a [[cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]] (27), a megamix dance alongside Mya and Kelly Osbourne (28), the only perfect-scoring [[street dance|freestyle]] (30) and a repeat of his Argentine tango (30) and won the competition, making him the oldest winner. As he accepted his trophy, he hugged fellow finalist Mya and brought his wife Debbie, and sister Marie on stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donny Osmond on 'Dancing With the Stars' Win: 'I Beat Marie!' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/FallConcert/dancing-stars-winner-donny-osmond-mya-kelly-osbourne/story?id=9172350 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carbone |first=Gina |title=The old man did it! Donny Osmond wins 'Dancing with the Stars' |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2009/11/25/the-old-man-did-it/63211502007/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Portsmouth Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>


On Season 18, he guests judged week five on Disney Night. Again, in October 2014 he guests judged on the British version of the show, ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', on week 3 (movie week) of the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|12th series]].
On season 18, he guest-judged week five on Disney Night. In October 2014, he guest judged on the British version of the show, ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', on week 3 (movie week) of the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|12th series]].


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|- style="text-align: center; ;"
! rowspan="2"|Week #
! rowspan="2"|Week #
! rowspan="2"|Dance/Song
! rowspan="2"|Dance/song
! colspan="3"|Judges' score
! colspan="3"|Judges' score
! rowspan="2"|Result
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
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||5
||[[Argentine Tango]]/"Tango a Pugliese"
||[[Argentine tango]]/"Tango a Pugliese"
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||10
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| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Quickstep]]/"[[Sing, Sing, Sing]]"<br>Team [[Tango (dance)|Tango]]"[[You Give Love a Bad Name (song)|You Give Love a Bad Name]]"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Quickstep]]/"[[Sing, Sing, Sing]]"<br>Team [[tango (dance)|tango]]/"[[You Give Love a Bad Name (song)|You Give Love a Bad Name]]"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br>9
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br>9
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br>9
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br>9
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:#faf6f6"|8
| style="background:#faf6f6"|8
| style="background:#faf6f6"|[[Viennese Waltz]]/"You Don't Know Me"<br>[[Paso Doble]]/"[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]"
| style="background:#faf6f6"|[[Viennese Waltz]]/"You Don't Know Me"<br>[[Pasodoble]]/"[[You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)]]"
| style="background:#faf6f6"|9<br>8
| style="background:#faf6f6"|9<br>8
| style="background:#faf6f6"|8<br>8
| style="background:#faf6f6"|8<br>8
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| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|10<br/><small>Finals</small>
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|10<br/><small>Finals</small>
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]]/"[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]"<br>Megamix/"[[You and Me (Lifehouse song)|You and Me]]"/ "[[Whenever, Wherever]]" / "[[Maniac (Michael Sembello song)|Maniac]]"<br>[[Street dance|Freestyle]]/"Back in Business"<br>[[Argentine Tango]]/"Tango a Pugliese"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-cha-cha]]/"[[September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)|September]]"<br>Megamix/"[[You and Me (Lifehouse song)|You and Me]]"/ "[[Whenever, Wherever]]" / "[[Maniac (Michael Sembello song)|Maniac]]"<br>[[Street dance|Freestyle]]/"Back in Business"<br>[[Argentine Tango]]/"Tango a Pugliese"
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|9<br>Awarded<br>10<br>Awarded
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|9<br>Awarded<br>10<br>Awarded
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|9<br>28<br>10<br>30
| style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6"|9<br>28<br>10<br>30
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| style="text-align:center; background:gold"|'''Winner'''
| style="text-align:center; background:gold"|'''Winner'''
|}{{Clear}}
|}{{Clear}}

==Musical theater==
[[File:Donny Osmond (4225264987).jpg|thumb|Osmond in 1998]]
His first foray into Broadway musical theater was the lead role in a revival of the 1904 [[George M. Cohan]] show ''[[Little Johnny Jones]]''. Osmond replaced another former teen idol, [[David Cassidy]], who left the show while it was on its pre-Broadway tour.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cassidy |first1=David |last2=Deffaa |first2=Chip |title=C'mon, Get Happy ... Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus |date=July 1, 1994 |publisher=Warner Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0446395311 |page=221}}</ref> After 29 previews and only one performance, the show closed in March 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4164 |title=Little Johnny Jones (1982 revival) |publisher=IBDb |date=March 21, 1982 |access-date=April 21, 2012 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224004641/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4164 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Osmond found success in musical theater through much of the 1990s when he starred as [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]] in ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' for over 2,000 performances beginning in July 1992 in the [[Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres|Elgin Theatre]]'s Toronto production. He relocated to Chicago where Joseph played for 16 months in 1993–94. Osmond suffered from [[social anxiety disorder]] during his performances for the musical, which caused him to feel light-headed and extremely nervous during his performances.<ref>[http://www.adaa.org/aboutADAA/newsletter/Dony.htm Donny Osmond Joins ADAA Board as Honorary Member ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224080334/http://www.adaa.org/aboutADAA/newsletter/Dony.htm|date=December 24, 2004 }}</ref> In 1997, Osmond left his starring role in the tour to participate with his family in the cast of the [[Hill Cumorah Pageant]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/34552-Donny-Osmond-Sheds-Dreamcoat-To-Star-in-Mormon-Pageant-July-11-19 |title=Donny Osmond Sheds Dreamcoat To Star in Mormon Pageant July 11–19 |date=July 12, 1997 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203052158/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/34552-Donny-Osmond-Sheds-Dreamcoat-To-Star-in-Mormon-Pageant-July-11-19 |archive-date=December 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1997-07-09/entertainment/18057116_1_mormons-donny-osmond-possessing |title=Mormon spirit moves Osmond |date=July 9, 1997 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |access-date=January 23, 2012 |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626022118/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1997-07-09/entertainment/18057116_1_mormons-donny-osmond-possessing |url-status=dead }}</ref> Creator [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] later chose Osmond to star in the 1999 film version.

He returned to Broadway on 19 September 2006 as [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]] in [[Disney]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. He was scheduled to perform for nine weeks, but due to popular demand, he extended his run through December. [[Liz Smith (journalist)|Liz Smith]] of the ''[[New York Post]]'' wrote, "I am here to tell you he is charmingly campy, good-looking and grand as the villain 'Gaston', patterned after our old friend [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]", and noting "Donny is divine". On 29 July 2007, Osmond played Gaston again for the final performance of ''Beauty and the Beast''.<ref name="Playbill Beauty">{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/osmond-will-play-final-performance-in-broadways-beauty-and-the-beast-com-140352 |title=Osmond Will Play Final Performance in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=April 25, 2007 |work=Playbill |access-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006112918/http://www.playbill.com/article/osmond-will-play-final-performance-in-broadways-beauty-and-the-beast-com-140352 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Osmond and his sister [[Marie Osmond|Marie]] starred in a holiday production called ''Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas'', originally scheduled to play on Broadway at the [[Marquis Theatre]] 9–19 December 2010. The show was extended through December 2010 and again until 2 January 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/DONNY_MARIE_A_BROADWAY_CHRISTMAS_to_play_Broadways_Marriott_Marquis_Theatre_this_December_20010101 |title=Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas to play Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre this December |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=April 21, 2012 |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619023152/http://broadwayworld.com/article/DONNY_MARIE_A_BROADWAY_CHRISTMAS_to_play_Broadways_Marriott_Marquis_Theatre_this_December_20010101 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144787-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Will-Get-Extra-Performances |title=Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Will Get Extra Performances |work=Playbill |access-date=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116092223/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144787-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Will-Get-Extra-Performances |archive-date=January 16, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145810-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Gets-One-Extra-Performance-on-Jan-2 |title=Donny & Marie's A Broadway Christmas Gets One Extra Performance on Jan. 2 |work=Playbill |access-date=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530014254/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145810-Donny-Maries-A-Broadway-Christmas-Gets-One-Extra-Performance-on-Jan-2 |archive-date=May 30, 2011 }}</ref> ''Donny & Marie – Christmas in Chicago'' played at the [[Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre]] in Chicago in December 2011. It was similar to the 2010 Broadway show. In December 2014, they again performed in a similar Broadway show, receiving very positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/12/10/donny_and_marie_deliver_ageless_treats_review.html |title=Donny and Marie deliver ageless treats: review |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021224359/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/12/10/donny_and_marie_deliver_ageless_treats_review.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Osmond is set to play the role of Pharaoh, in the upcoming production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' for a limited run over Christmas 2024 at the Edinburgh Playhouse opening on 3 December 2024 as part of the UK Tour going into 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 21, 2024|title=Donny Osmond to Return to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat|url=https://playbill.com/article/donny-osmond-to-return-to-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
===Donny Osmond Home===
''Donny Osmond Home'' is a furniture and decor accessories collection, established in 2013 by Osmond and his wife Debbie, in collaboration with decor manufacturers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2014 |title=5 Questions: Donny and Debbie Osmond unveil new home furnishings line |url=https://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-five-questions-donny-osmond-20141105-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719011005/https://www.latimes.com/home/la-lh-five-questions-donny-osmond-20141105-story.html |archive-date=19 July 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=L.A. Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2018 |title=Donny Osmond Home – It's a Little Bit Furniture, A Little Bit Heart & Soul |url=https://communitymagazinenj.com/2018/04/04/donny-osmond-home-its-a-little-bit-furniture-a-little-bit-heart-soul/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719011058/https://communitymagazinenj.com/2018/04/04/donny-osmond-home-its-a-little-bit-furniture-a-little-bit-heart-soul/ |archive-date=19 July 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Community Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IT'S A DESTINATION |url=http://donnyosmondhome.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602050136/http://donnyosmondhome.com/ |archive-date=2 June 2013 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Donny Osmond Home Official site}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MAKING HOME AND FAMILY #1 NEW ARRIVALS |url=http://www.donnyosmond.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208220315/http://www.donnyosmond.com/ |archive-date=8 December 2013 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Donny Osmond Home Official site}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2013 |title=Our first sneak peek! The carved black exterior glass layers on top of the white interior glass making this table lamp truly shine. |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=400061313426894&set=pb.100064588516142.-2207520000. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719005852/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=400061313426894&set=pb.100064588516142.-2207520000. |archive-date=19 July 2023 |access-date=19 July 2023 |website=Donny Osmond Home Official Facebook page}}</ref>

===Author===
''Life is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far'', his autobiography co-written with Patricia Romanowski, is a "tell-all", Donny Osmond style. The book, released in 1999, includes stories from behind-the-scenes as a teen star, to his thought of tarnishing his "goody-two-shoes" image as he started his solo career, to him describing the intense panic attacks he suffered on stage.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=25 July 1999 |title=Life Is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/06/25/life-just-what-you-make-it-my-story-so-far/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814095721/https://ew.com/article/1999/06/25/life-just-what-you-make-it-my-story-so-far/ |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780786864942 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814100440/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780786864942 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 1999 |title=Donny Osmond: We suffer for his art |url=https://www.salon.com/1999/09/21/osmond/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814101435/https://www.salon.com/1999/09/21/osmond/ |archive-date=14 August 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Salon}}</ref>


==Public image==
==Public image==
Osmond states that he has had a tremendous public-image struggle since ''Donny & Marie'' ended in 1979.<ref name=salon>{{cite web |title=Donny Osmond: We suffer for his art |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |date=September 21, 1999 |url=http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/21/osmond/index.html |accessdate= May 23, 2009}}</ref> Reviews from Allmusic noted that while Osmond remained a gifted singer, a series of creative missteps in the late 1970s led to his virtually disappearing from the public eye during the 1980s.<ref name=Allmusic1>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r14653|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref><ref name=Allmusic2>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000791925}}</ref> He was described in the 1980s as having an "unhip image", and he said he was embarrassed that the Osmond name was not considered cool.<ref name=musicconnection>{{Cite magazine |title=Donny Osmond: The Kid Re-invents Himself |magazine=[[Music Connection]] |date=June 26, 1989 |url=http://www.cathynel.com/osmond/article/Reinvents/donny__re-invents_himself.htm |accessdate=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050301040743/http://cathynel.com/osmond/article/Reinvents/donny__re-invents_himself.htm |archivedate=March 1, 2005 }}</ref> A publicist suggested that Osmond purposefully get arrested for drug possession in order to change his image.<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news| date=December 6, 2004| title=Donny Osmond| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4054629.stm| work=BBC News|accessdate= May 23, 2009}}</ref>
Osmond states that he has had a tremendous public-image struggle since ''Donny & Marie'' ended in 1979.<ref name=salon>{{cite web |title=Donny Osmond: We suffer for his art |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] |date=September 21, 1999 |url=http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/21/osmond/index.html |access-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523071326/http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/09/21/osmond/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Reviews from Allmusic noted that while Osmond remained a gifted singer, a series of creative missteps in the late 1970s led to his virtually disappearing from the public eye during the 1980s.<ref name=Allmusic1>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14653|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref><ref name=Allmusic2>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000791925}}</ref> He was described in the 1980s as having an "unhip image", and he said he was embarrassed that the Osmond name was not considered cool.<ref name=musicconnection>{{Cite magazine |title=Donny Osmond: The Kid Re-invents Himself |magazine=[[Music Connection]] |date=June 26, 1989 |url=http://www.cathynel.com/osmond/article/Reinvents/donny__re-invents_himself.htm |access-date=May 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050301040743/http://cathynel.com/osmond/article/Reinvents/donny__re-invents_himself.htm |archive-date=March 1, 2005 }}</ref> A publicist suggested that Osmond purposely plan an arrest for drug possession in order to change his image. "I remember hiring a publicist who figured out this whole campaign to get me busted for drugs and change my image."<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news| date=December 6, 2004| title=Donny Osmond| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4054629.stm| work=BBC News| access-date=May 23, 2009| archive-date=October 21, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191130/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/4054629.stm| url-status=live}}</ref>


Osmond commented on his opposition to same-sex marriage after the 2008 [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]] in California. The LDS Church were one of [[California Proposition 8 (2008)#Proponents|many groups]] that supported Proposition 8 (to ban same-sex marriage), and Osmond stated that he opposes same-sex marriage but that he does not condemn homosexuality. He believes that homosexuals should be accepted in the LDS Church if they remain celibate.<ref name=indep>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mormon-stars-face-backlash-after-homosexual-marriage-ban-1003967.html | title= Mormon stars face backlash after homosexual marriage ban | first= Guy | last= Adams | work= [[The Independent]] | date= November 9, 2008 | access-date= August 26, 2017 }}</ref> He stated on his website:
In March 2010, Osmond criticized [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Beyoncé]] for using profanity and sex in their "Telephone" video.<ref>{{cite news |first=Soraya |last=Roberts |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/donny-osmond-slams-explicit-lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video-article-1.169883 |title=Donny Osmond slams 'explicit' Lady Gaga and Beyonce for 'Telephone' video |work=New York Daily News |date=March 25, 2010 |accessdate=October 5, 2017}}</ref>


{{blockquote|We all determine for ourselves what is right and what is not right for our own lives and how we live God's commandments. I am not a judge and I will never judge anyone for the decisions they make unless they are causing harm to another individual. I love my friends, including my homosexual friends. We are all God's children. It is their choice, not mine on how they conduct their lives and choose to live the commandments according to the dictates of their own conscience.<ref>{{cite web| last= Johnson| first= Ted |date= December 2, 2008| url= http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2008/12/donny-osmond-wa.html |title=Donny Osmond Wades into Prop 8 Debate| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427153136/http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2008/12/donny-osmond-wa.html |archive-date=April 27, 2009 | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>}}
==Personal life==
On May 8, 1978, Osmond married Debra (née Glenn) of [[Billings, Montana]] in the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. Together they have five sons: Donald Clark Osmond Jr. (b. 1979), Jeremy James Osmond (b. 1981), Brandon Michael Osmond (b. 1985), Christopher Glenn Osmond (b. 1990), and Joshua Davis Osmond (b. 1998).<ref name=bio>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005287/awards| title=Donny Osmond| publisher=IMDb.com| accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> The Osmonds first became grandparents in 2005,<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2005/08/31/donnyosmond/| title=Donny Osmond is a Grandfather at 47| magazine=Hello!| accessdate=May 27, 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223510/http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2005/08/31/donnyosmond/| archivedate=October 21, 2014| df=mdy-all}}</ref> and now have ten grandchildren.


In March 2010, Osmond criticized [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Beyoncé]] for using profanity and sex in their "Telephone" video.<ref>{{cite news |first=Soraya |last=Roberts |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/donny-osmond-slams-explicit-lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video-article-1.169883 |title=Donny Osmond slams 'explicit' Lady Gaga and Beyonce for 'Telephone' video |work=New York Daily News |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006113221/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/donny-osmond-slams-explicit-lady-gaga-beyonce-telephone-video-article-1.169883 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Like the rest of his family, Osmond is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. In retrospect, he has written, "It would have been nice to be able to have served a regular full-time mission, but when I was of that age, my career was such that everyone, including my parents and the leaders of the church, thought that I could do a lot of good in the world by continuing to be in the public eye, by living an exemplary life and sharing my beliefs in every way that I could."<ref>[http://www.donny.com/question.pl/view/628//Did_You_Ever_Serve_A_Mission__And_Were_You_Born_In_The_Church.html Did You Ever Serve A Mission and Were You Born in the Church] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426055831/http://www.donny.com/question.pl/view/628//Did_You_Ever_Serve_A_Mission__And_Were_You_Born_In_The_Church.html |date=April 26, 2009}}</ref> He continues sharing his beliefs in an extensive letters-and-comments portion of his website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donny.com/my_beliefs |title=My Beliefs |publisher=Donny.com |accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
In the aftermath of [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]] in California, [[California Proposition 8 (2008)#Proponents|which received large Mormon support]], Osmond stated that he opposes [[same-sex marriage]] but that he does not condemn homosexuality. He believes that gays and lesbians should be accepted in the Church if they remain celibate.<ref name=indep>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mormon-stars-face-backlash-after-homosexual-marriage-ban-1003967.html Mormon stars face backlash after homosexual marriage ban]. Guy Adams. ''[[The Independent]]''. November 9, 2008.</ref>
On May 8, 1978, Osmond married Debra Glenn of [[Billings, Montana]], in the [[Salt Lake Temple]]. Together they have five sons: Don, Jeremy, Brandon, Chris, and Josh. The Osmonds became grandparents in 2005<ref>{{cite magazine| url= http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2005/08/31/donnyosmond/| title= Donny Osmond is a Grandfather at 47| magazine=Hello!| access-date=May 27, 2014| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141021223510/http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2005/08/31/donnyosmond/| archive-date= October 21, 2014| df=mdy-all}}</ref> and have 14 grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2023 |title=Donny Osmond on Introducing His 14 Grandkids to His Career: 'They Treat You a Bit Differently' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/donny-osmond-talks-about-introducing-his-grandkids-to-his-career-exclusive-7963320 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104071623/https://people.com/donny-osmond-talks-about-introducing-his-grandkids-to-his-career-exclusive-7963320 |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=People}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2023 |title=Donny Osmond says he began having anxiety at 12: 'The pressure really started mounting' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/donny-osmond-says-began-having-162219400.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104071813/https://www.yahoo.com/web/20231104071813/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/donny-osmond-says-began-having-162219400.html |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=Yahoo Lifestyles}}</ref> Chris, who is also a musician, appeared on season 2 of the American reality series ''[[Claim to Fame (TV series)|Claim to Fame]]'', in which contestants have to determine their competitors' famous relative; Chris, advanced to the final episode, having repeatedly survived numerous eliminations because the other contestants could not guess Donny's identity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Kelsie |date=August 28, 2023 |title='Claim to Fame' Star Chris Says His Relative Has Been 'Laughing [Their] Head Off' at Wrong Guesses (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/claim-to-fame-chris-talks-season-2-finale-dad-donny-osmond-exclusive-7853576 |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref>


Like the rest of his family, Osmond is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). In retrospect, he has written, "It would have been nice to be able to have served a regular full-time mission, but when I was of that age, my career was such that everyone, including my parents and the leaders of the church, thought that I could do a lot of good in the world by continuing to be in the public eye, by living an exemplary life and sharing my beliefs in every way that I could."<ref>{{cite web| website= donny.com| url= http://www.donny.com/question.pl/view/628//Did_You_Ever_Serve_A_Mission__And_Were_You_Born_In_The_Church.html |title= Did You Ever Serve A Mission and Were You Born in the Church |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090426055831/http://www.donny.com/question.pl/view/628//Did_You_Ever_Serve_A_Mission__And_Were_You_Born_In_The_Church.html |archive-date=April 26, 2009 |publisher= Donny Osmond }}</ref> He continues sharing his beliefs in an extensive letters-and-comments portion of his website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.donny.com/my_beliefs |title=My Beliefs |publisher=Donny Osmond |website=Donny.com |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021224411/http://donny.com/my_beliefs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
He stated on his Web site:
{{quote|We all determine for ourselves what is right and what is not right for our own lives and how we live God's commandments. I am not a judge and I will never judge anyone for the decisions they make unless they are causing harm to another individual. I love my friends, including my homosexual friends. We are all God's children. It is their choice, not mine on how they conduct their lives and choose to live the commandments according to the dictates of their own conscience.<ref>Johnson, Ted (December 2, 2008). [http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2008/12/donny-osmond-wa.html "Donny Osmond Wades into Prop 8 Debate"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427153136/http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2008/12/donny-osmond-wa.html |date=April 27, 2009 }}. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.</ref>}}


Osmond's two oldest brothers are [[deaf]] and his nephew is [[hard of hearing]]. He has talked about the experience of growing up with his brothers and their use of sign language when performing together:
Osmond's two oldest brothers Virl and Tom are [[deaf]], and his nephew (Justin) is [[hearing impaired]]. He has talked about the experience of growing up with his brothers and their use of [[sign language]] when performing together.


{{quote|My oldest brother was born 85 percent deaf and the next was born worse with almost total deafness. My parents were told by everyone, doctors included, to stop having kids. Thank God, they at least went as far as seven! Anyhow, they decided they were not going to treat my brothers differently [or lower their expectations]. My brothers talk and communicate verbally. They also sign and do have that down quite well. As a matter of fact, we used sign language when we were performing together as a group. There's this one number we did on the Donny and Marie Show, it was amazing—even when we were taping it. It was a huge production number and my brothers learned the routine. Obviously they couldn't really hear the music, but they could feel the beat and they'd watch us out of the corner of their eyes to make sure they were still in tempo.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.abilitymagazine.com/donny_osmond_interview.html| work=[[Ability (magazine)|Ability]]| title=Interview with Donny Osmond| first1=Chet| last1=Cooper| first2=Dr. Gillian| last2=Friedman| accessdate=October 5, 2017}}</ref>}}
{{blockquote|My oldest brother was born 85 percent deaf and the next was born worse with almost total deafness. My parents were told by everyone, doctors included, to stop having kids. Thank God, they at least went as far as seven! Anyhow, they decided they were not going to treat my brothers differently [or lower their expectations]. My brothers talk and communicate verbally. They also sign and do have that down quite well. As a matter of fact, we used sign language when we were performing together as a group. There's this one number we did on the ''Donny and Marie Show'', it was amazing—even when we were taping it. It was a huge production number and my brothers learned the routine. Obviously they couldn't really hear the music, but they could feel the beat and they'd watch us out of the corner of their eyes to make sure they were still in tempo.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.abilitymagazine.com/donny_osmond_interview.html| work=[[Ability (magazine)|Ability]]| title=Interview with Donny Osmond| first1=Chet| last1=Cooper| first2=Gillian| last2=Friedman| access-date=October 5, 2017| archive-date=May 13, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513141931/http://abilitymagazine.com/donny_osmond_interview.html| url-status=live}}</ref>}}Osmond has traced some of his family ancestry back to [[Merthyr Tydfil]] in Wales; his journey was documented in a [[BBC Wales]] program, ''Donny Osmond Coming Home''.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 20, 2001 |title=Osmond Traces Welch Ancestors |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1287475.stm |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006120147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/1287475.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On the [[BBC]]'s ''[[The One Show]]'', a plaque was unveiled in the town to commemorate "the ancestors of Donny Osmond."


==Discography==
==Discography==
{{Main|Donny Osmond discography}}
{{Main|Donny Osmond discography}}
{{Main|Donny and Marie Osmond discography}}

===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
* ''[[The Donny Osmond Album]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Donny Osmond Album]]'' (1971)
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* ''[[Donny Osmond (album)|Donny Osmond]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Donny Osmond (album)|Donny Osmond]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Eyes Don't Lie]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Eyes Don't Lie]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Christmas at Home]]'' (1998)
* ''Christmas at Home'' (1997)
* ''[[This is the Moment (Donny Osmond album)|This is the Moment]]'' (2001)
* ''This Is the Moment'' (2001)
* ''[[Somewhere in Time (Donny Osmond album)|Somewhere in Time]]'' (2002)
* ''Somewhere in Time'' (2002)
* ''[[What I Meant to Say (Donny Osmond album)|What I Meant to Say]]'' (2004)
* ''What I Meant to Say'' (2004)
* ''[[Love Songs of the 70s]]'' (2007)
* ''Love Songs of the 70s'' (2007)
* ''[[The Soundtrack of My Life]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Soundtrack of My Life]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Start Again (Donny Osmond album)|Start Again]]'' (2021)


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
! colspan="2" | Year
! Title
! Title
! Role
! Role
! Notes
! colspan="2" | Notes
! Ref.
|-
|-
| 1963–1970
| colspan="2" | 1963–1970
|''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''
| ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''
| The Osmonds
| The Osmonds
| rowspan="2"|Guest
| Multiple episodes
| Multiple episodes (debuted at age 5, in 1963, in his first appearance)
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2017 |title=Donny Osmond is turning 60. Here's a look back at his storied career |url=https://www.deseret.com/2017/12/8/20636915/donny-osmond-is-turning-60-here-s-a-look-back-at-his-storied-career/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810070455/https://www.deseret.com/2017/12/8/20636915/donny-osmond-is-turning-60-here-s-a-look-back-at-his-storied-career/ |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Deseret News}}</ref><ref name="Biography">{{Cite web |date=29 September 2022 |title=Donny Osmond |url=https://www.biography.com/musicians/donny-osmond |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810071159/https://www.biography.com/musicians/donny-osmond |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Biography}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1972
| colspan="2" |1972
||''[[Here's Lucy]]''
|| ''[[Here's Lucy]]''
| Himself
| rowspan="2"| Himself
| Season 5 Episode 11
| [[List of Here's Lucy episodes#Season 5 (1972–73)|Season 5 Episode 11]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Lucy Season 5 Episodes Episode 11 Lucy and Donny Osmond |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/heres-lucy/episodes-season-5/1030083807/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093238/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/heres-lucy/episodes-season-5/1030083807/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=TV Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Lucy – Season 5, Episode 11 Lucy and Donny Osmond |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/heres_lucy/s05/e11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093154/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/heres_lucy/s05/e11 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2011 |title=Lunch Break Video: When Donny Osmond and Lucie Arnaz sang together on an episode of "Here's Lucy" |url=https://greginhollywood.com/lunch-break-video-when-donny-osmond-and-lucie-arnaz-sang-together-on-an-episode-of-heres-lucy-54100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816093510/https://greginhollywood.com/lunch-break-video-when-donny-osmond-and-lucie-arnaz-sang-together-on-an-episode-of-heres-lucy-54100 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Greg in Hollywood}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1976–1979
| colspan="2" | 1976–1979
|''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''
| ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''
| Variety; various characters
| Various Characters
| 78 episodes
| 78 episodes
|<ref name="Biography" />
|-
|-
|1980
| colspan="2" |1980
||''[[The Love Boat]]''
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Danny Fields/Schofield
| Danny Fields/Schofield
| rowspan="2"|Guest
| Season 3 Episodes 18, 19
| [[List of The Love Boat episodes#Season 3 (1979–80)|Season 3 Episodes 18, 19]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2021 |title=Flashback to 'The Love Boat' With a Donny Osmond Two-Parter on Decades |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/988346/the-love-boat-donny-osmond-decades/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208094229/https://www.tvinsider.com/988346/the-love-boat-donny-osmond-decades/ |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=TV Insider}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1982
| colspan="2" |1982
||''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Jim Markham
| Jim Markham
| Season 6 Episode 13
| [[List of The Love Boat episodes#Season 6 (1982–83)|Season 6 Episode 13]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2015 |title=A Christmas Cruise on "The Love Boat" |url=https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2015/12/love-boat-christmas-MeTV.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816100539/https://www.classicfilmtvcafe.com/2015/12/love-boat-christmas-MeTV.html |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Classic Film TV Cafe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Love Boat – Season 6, Episode 11 A Christmas Presence |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_love_boat/s06/e11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816101420/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_love_boat/s06/e11 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |1983
|| 1995
| ''[[History of Disney Channel#1983–1990: As a premium channel|Disney Channel Launch Program]]''
|''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
| Himself
| rowspan="17" | Himself
| Host
| Episode: "Fire Drill"
| Special program that included a countdown
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2015 |title=See the First Broadcasts of ESPN, MTV and More |url=https://973kkrc.com/see-the-first-broadcasts-of-espn-mtv-and-more/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816114911/https://973kkrc.com/see-the-first-broadcasts-of-espn-mtv-and-more/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=97.3 KKRC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2014 |title=Welcome to television. Watch 9 first broadcasts of classic cable networks 3. Mickey and a bearded Donny Osmond launch Disney |url=https://triviahappy.com/articles/welcome-to-television-watch-nine-first-broadcasts-of-classic-cable-networks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816111916/https://triviahappy.com/articles/welcome-to-television-watch-nine-first-broadcasts-of-classic-cable-networks |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Trivia Happy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 1983 |title=Donny Launched The Disney Channel |url=https://donny.com/timeline_item/donny-launched-the-disney-channel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816115437/https://donny.com/timeline_item/donny-launched-the-disney-channel/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Donny Osmond's Official site}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2"| 1995
| 1997–2004
|''[[List of Johnny Bravo episodes#Season 1|Johnny Bravo]]''
| ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
| rowspan="2"|Guest
| Himself
| [[List of Space Ghost Coast to Coast episodes#Season 2 (1995)|Season 2 ep. 5 "Fire Drill"]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Space Ghost: Coast to Coast – Season 2, Episode 5 Fire Drill |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/space_ghost_coast_to_coast/s02/e05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810062817/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/space_ghost_coast_to_coast/s02/e05 |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | 1997–2004
| ''[[List of Johnny Bravo episodes#Season 1 (1995-1997)|Johnny Bravo]]''
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Childhood Ruined: Revisiting Hypermasculinity in Johnny Bravo |url=https://counterclock.org/blog/shirali-revisiting-hypermasculinity-johnny-bravo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816121002/https://counterclock.org/blog/shirali-revisiting-hypermasculinity-johnny-bravo |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Counterclock}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Bravo: Season 1 1x38 Johnny Meets Donny Osmond |url=https://trakt.tv/shows/johnny-bravo/seasons/1/episodes/38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816122601/https://trakt.tv/shows/johnny-bravo/seasons/1/episodes/38 |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Trakt TV}}</ref>
|-
|-
|| 1998–2000
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"| 1998–2000
| ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''
| ''[[Donny & Marie (1998 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]''
| Co-host
| Himself
| All episodes
| All episodes
| <ref name="Biography" />
|-
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[The King of Queens]]''
| ''[[The King of Queens]]''
| Himself
| Guest
| Season 1 episode 10 ''Supermarket Story''; Season 2, episode 17 ''Meet By-Product''
| 2 episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=epguides.com presents The King of Queens |url=https://www.epguides.com/KingofQueens/guide.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816123950/https://www.epguides.com/KingofQueens/guide.shtml |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=ep guides}}</ref>
|-
|-
|| 1999–2000, 2008
| colspan="2"| 1999–2000
| ''[[Miss America|Miss America Pageant]]''
| ''[[Miss America|Miss America Pageant]]''
| Co-Host
| Co-Host
| With sister Marie
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 1999 |title=IN BRIEF; Donny and Marie the Latest To Crown Miss America |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/nyregion/in-brief-donny-and-marie-the-latest-to-crown-miss-america.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816124503/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/02/nyregion/in-brief-donny-and-marie-the-latest-to-crown-miss-america.html |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=NY Times}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1999
| colspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes#Season 7|Diagnosis: Murder]]''
| ''[[List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes#Season 7|Diagnosis: Murder]]''
| Himself
| Guest
| Episode: "The Mouth That Roared"
| Season 7 Episode 9: "The Mouth That Roared"f
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mouth That Roared |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/221227/diagnosis-murder-7x09-the-mouth-that-roared |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816125223/https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/221227/diagnosis-murder-7x09-the-mouth-that-roared |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=TV Maze}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2001
| colspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Fear Factor]]''
| ''[[Fear Factor]]''
| Contestant
| Contestant
| Season 2 Episode 1
| [[List of Fear Factor (American_TV_series) episodes#Season 2 (2001–02)|Season 2 Episode 1]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fear Factor Rewind Episode 202 November 27, 2001 |url=http://nbc.com:80/Fear_Factor/rewind/202_rewind.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115203406/http://nbc.com:80/Fear_Factor/rewind/202_rewind.shtml |archive-date=15 November 2006 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=NBC Fear Factor page}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2002–2004 (US), 2007 (UK)
| 2002–2004
|US
| ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''
| Host
| rowspan="2" | Host
| All episodes
| rowspan="2" | All episodes
| <ref name="Biography" />
|-
|-
|2007
| 2004
|UK
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pyramid Game |url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Pyramid_Game |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816135956/http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Pyramid_Game |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=UK Game Shows}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Friends]]''
| ''[[Friends]]''
| rowspan="2"|Guest
| Himself
| Episode: "The One Where the Stripper Cries"
| Episode: "The One Where the Stripper Cries"
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2004 |title=Donny is a friend on 'Friends' tonight |url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/2/5/19810487/donny-is-a-friend-on-friends-tonight/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816141245/https://www.deseret.com/2004/2/5/19810487/donny-is-a-friend-on-friends-tonight/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Deseret}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Sesame Street]]''
| 2004
| Commentary 35th Anniversary
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sesame Street Caregivers 35th Anniversary |url=http://pbskids.org/sesame/caregivers/35index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041014071310/http://pbskids.org/sesame/caregivers/35index.html |archive-date=14 October 2004 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=PBS Kids Sesame Street Caregivers 35th Anniversary Special page}}</ref>
| Himself
|-
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" | 2007
| 2007
| ''[[The Great American Dream Vote]]''
| ''[[The Great American Dream Vote]]''
| Host
| Host
| 2 episodes
| 2 episodes
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2007 |title=ABC Cancels 'Dream Vote' After Two Episodes |url=https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2007/03/abc-cancels-dream-vote-after-t/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816143211/https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2007/03/abc-cancels-dream-vote-after-t/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=TV Week}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Identity (game show)|Identity]]'' (UK)
| 2007 (UK)
| ''[[Identity (game show)|Identity]]''
| Host
| Host
| All episodes
| All episodes
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Identity |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007y7mh |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816144415/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007y7mh |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=BBC Two, Identity page}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Identity |url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Identity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816145313/http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Identity |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=UK Game Shows}}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
| 2007
| ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
| Commentator
| Commentator
| Several episodes
| Several episodes
|
|-
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" | 2008
| 2008
| ''[[Hannah Montana (season 2)|Hannah Montana]]''
| ''[[Hannah Montana season 2|Hannah Montana]]''
| Cameo
| Cameo
| Episode: "We're All on This Date Together"
| Episode: "We're All on This Date Together"
|-
|-
| ''[[Miss USA|Miss USA Pageant]]''
| 2009
|
| Co-Host
| <ref name="Biography" />
|-
|''[[Teleflora]] presents America's Favorite Mom''
| Himself
| Co-host with sister Marie
| Mother's Day special
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Teleflora presents America's Favorite Mom |url=http://americasfavoritemom.com/mothers-day-2008/enwiki/static/program |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516095715/http://americasfavoritemom.com/mothers-day-2008/enwiki/static/program |archive-date=16 May 2008 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=America's Favorite Mom official site}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2008 |title=NBC and Teleflora Presents 'America's Favorite Mom' |url=https://www.khq.com/news/nbc-and-teleflora-presents-americas-favorite-mom/article_4891abdf-69bf-5df1-8056-aa433c4c7fbb.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816090910/https://www.khq.com/news/nbc-and-teleflora-presents-americas-favorite-mom/article_4891abdf-69bf-5df1-8056-aa433c4c7fbb.html |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=KHQ}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Handy Manny]]''
| ''[[Handy Manny]]''
| Farmer
| Farmer
|
| "[[Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure]]"
| "[[Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure]]"
|-
|-
| 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017–2018
| colspan="2" | 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017–2018
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
| Contestant/Guest Performer/Guest Judge
| Contestant
| Contestant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)|season 9]] (Winner)<br>Guest performer on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|season 15]]<br>Guest judge on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)|season 18]]<br>Guest performer on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 24)|season 24]] & [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 27)|season 27]]
| [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 9)|season 9]] (winner)<br>Guest performer on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|season 15]]<br>Guest judge on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)|season 18]]<br>Guest performer on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 24)|season 24]] and [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 27)|season 27]]
| <ref name="Biography" />
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|-
| 2014
| colspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|Strictly Come Dancing]]''
|''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|Strictly Come Dancing]]''
| Guest Judge
| Guest judge
| Guest judge on [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|series 12]]
| [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 12)|series 12]]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 2019
| 2019
| [[The Masked Singer (U.S. TV series)|''The Masked Singer'']]
| [[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|''The Masked Singer'']]
| Peacock
| Peacock
| Contestant
| Runner up
| Runner-up, [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 1#Contestants|Season 1]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2019 |title=Donny Osmond revealed as Peacock in 'Masked Singer' |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/donny-osmond-revealed-as-peacock-in-masked-singer-1606880/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810025715/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/donny-osmond-revealed-as-peacock-in-masked-singer-1606880/ |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Las Vegas Review Journal}}</ref><ref name="Biography" />
|-
| ''Hiking with Kevin''
| rowspan="5" |Himself
| Interview guest
|
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 2020
| ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Celebrity Wheel of Fortune]]''
|
| Episode: “Donny Osmond, Jeff Garlin, and Amber Riley”
|-
| ''[[I Can See Your Voice (American TV series)|I Can See Your Voice]]''
| Guest celebrity panelist
| Season 1, episode 5
|<ref name="RottTom ICSYV Donny" />
|-
| colspan="2"| 2022
| ''The Masked Singer''
| Guest panelist
| [[The Masked_Singer (American_TV_series) season 8#Week 2 (September_28) - "Vegas Night"|Season 8, episode 2 "Vegas Night"]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2022 |title=Donny Osmond Returns to 'The Masked Singer' Stage and Joins the Judges Panel for Vegas Night (Exclusive Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-masked-singer-donny-osmond-exclusive-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810030354/https://www.thewrap.com/the-masked-singer-donny-osmond-exclusive-video/ |archive-date=10 August 2024 |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=The Wrap}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=15 August 2022 |title=See the first bonkers costumes and celebrity guests for The Masked Singer season 8 |url=https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-season-8-first-costumes-celebrity-guests/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017164448/https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-season-8-first-costumes-celebrity-guests/ |archive-date=17 October 2023 |access-date=10 August 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="2"| 2023
| ''[[Generation Gap (game show)|Generation Gap]]''
|
| Episode: "Get outta My Dreams, Get Into My Fridge"
|-
|}
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! Role
! Notes
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
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| Donny
| Donny
| Feature film
| Feature film
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Goin' Coconuts |url=https://watch.plex.tv/movie/goin-coconuts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816231816/https://watch.plex.tv/movie/goin-coconuts |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Plex|date=6 October 1978 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1982
| 1982
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| Frank Isaacs
| Frank Isaacs
| Television film
| Television film
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) |url=https://onceuponatimeinawestern.com/the-wild-women-of-chastity-gulch-1982/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816232715/https://onceuponatimeinawestern.com/the-wild-women-of-chastity-gulch-1982/ |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Once Upon a Time in a Western}}</ref>
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Flash (Jeff Beck album)|Ambitious]]''
| Cameo
| [[Jeff Beck]] music video
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
| Captain Li Shang
| Singing voice only ("[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]")
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
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| Joseph
| Joseph
| Direct-to-video film produced by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| Direct-to-video film produced by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]
| <ref name="Playbill Joseph">{{Cite web |title=Why Donny Osmond Has Held on to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |url=https://playbill.com/article/why-donny-osmond-has-held-onto-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817011814/https://playbill.com/article/why-donny-osmond-has-held-onto-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[College Road Trip]]''
| Doug Greenhut
| style="text-align:left;"| Feature film
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2008 |title=College Road Trip Well Worth the Ride |url=https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/movies/college-road-trip-well-worth-the-ride-11570139.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817030811/https://www.crosswalk.com/culture/movies/college-road-trip-well-worth-the-ride-11570139.html |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Crosswalk}}</ref>
|}

===Voice dubbing and animated films and programs===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
| [[List of Disney's Mulan characters#Li Shang|Captain Li Shang]]
| Singing voice ("[[I'll Make a Man Out of You]]")
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2023 |title="The Most Important Song I've Ever Recorded:" Donny Osmond on Mulan's "I'll Make a Man Out of You" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/disney/ill-make-a-man-out-of-you-mulan-donny-osmond-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816234710/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/disney/ill-make-a-man-out-of-you-mulan-donny-osmond-interview |archive-date=16 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Paste Magazine}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
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| Jackaroo
| Jackaroo
| Direct-to-video film
| Direct-to-video film
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob the Builder: Built to Be Wild |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob-the-builder-built-to-be-wild/1000275196/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817043524/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/bob-the-builder-built-to-be-wild/1000275196/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=TV Guide}}</ref>
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Flash (Jeff Beck album)|Ambitious]]''
| Cameo
| [[Jeff Beck]] music video
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Cast & Crew Jeff Beck: Ambitious [MV] |url=https://mubi.com/en/films/ambitious-1985/cast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817044220/https://mubi.com/en/films/ambitious-1985/cast |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Mubi}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''[[White & Nerdy]]''
| ''[[White & Nerdy]]''
| Dancer
| Dancer
| [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] music video parady of [[Chamillionaire]]'s "[[Ridin']]" feat. [[Krayzie Bone]]
| [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] music video parody of [[Chamillionaire]]'s "[[Ridin']]" feat. [[Krayzie Bone]]
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=22 March 2007 |title=The PopWatch Interview: (Mandi hearts) Donny Osmond |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/03/22/donny_osmond_gr/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817062447/https://ew.com/article/2007/03/22/donny_osmond_gr/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
|}

==Theater==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
| 2008
! Title
| ''[[College Road Trip]]''
! Role
| Doug Greenhut
! Notes
| style="text-align:left;"| Feature film
! Ref.
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Little Johnny Jones]]''
| Johnny Jones
| 29 previews and 1 official performance
| <ref name="Beauty debut">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2006 |title=Donny Osmond to Join Broadway's Beauty and the Beast |url=https://playbill.com/article/donny-osmond-to-join-broadways-beauty-and-the-beast-com-132640 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817005039/https://playbill.com/article/donny-osmond-to-join-broadways-beauty-and-the-beast-com-132640 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=16 August 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref name="Broadway World">{{Cite web |title=Donny Osmond |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Donny-Osmond/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817002400/https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Donny-Osmond/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Broadway World}}</ref>
|-
| 1992 - 1994
| ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat#Principal casts|Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]
| Joseph
| Toronto and Chicago
| <ref name="Broadway World" /><ref name="Playbill Joseph" />
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)#Notable cast replacements|Beauty and the Beast]]''
| Gaston
| Cast replacement performances
| <ref name="Beauty debut" /><ref name="Broadway World" />
|-
| 2007
| ''Beauty and the Beast''
| Gaston
| Broadway Final performance
| <ref name="Playbill Beauty" />
|-
| 2010
| ''Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas''
| Himself
| Original production
| <ref name="Broadway World" />
|-
| 2024
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
| Pharaoh
| Edinburgh
| <ref>https://britishtheatre.com/posts/donny-osmond-to-play-pharoah-in-joseph-ar-edinburgh-playhouse</ref>
|}

==Commercial collaborations and ads==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2013
| ''Donny Osmond Home''
| Furniture and accessories. Collaboration with different makers and retailers (such as [[Wayfair]], [[Target Corporation|Target]], [[Home Depot]], etc.)
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2 August 2015 |title=Donny Osmond gives FT a guided tour of Coaster's new Donny Osmond Home Collection |url=https://www.furnituretoday.com/videos/donny-osmond-gives-ft-guided-tour-coasters-new-donny-osmond-home-collection/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817015149/https://www.furnituretoday.com/videos/donny-osmond-gives-ft-guided-tour-coasters-new-donny-osmond-home-collection/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Furniture Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2013 |title=Donny Osmond Home Collection: The interview |url=https://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/retail-update-blog/donny-osmond-home-collection-the-interview/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817020226/https://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/retail-update-blog/donny-osmond-home-collection-the-interview/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Home Accents Today}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[American Greetings]] Birthday E-card''
| Customizable cards with a personalized song
| <ref name="Broadway World" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Donny Osmond Birthday Song (Personalize Lyrics) |url=https://www.americangreetings.com/ecards/birthday/donny-osmond-birthday-song-personalize-lyrics/card-3479946 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817013245/https://www.americangreetings.com/ecards/birthday/donny-osmond-birthday-song-personalize-lyrics/card-3479946 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=American Greetings}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Chef Boyardee]] "Start The Par-dee"''
| Collaboration with rapper [[Lil Yachty]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2018 |title=How Chef Boyardee Brought Lil Yachty And Donny Osmond Together |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/garysuarez/2018/08/20/lil-yachty-chef-boyardee/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817021614/https://www.forbes.com/sites/garysuarez/2018/08/20/lil-yachty-chef-boyardee/ |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
|}
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*[http://www.osmondheaven.com Osmondheaven] Popular Fan Site
*[http://www.osmondheaven.com Osmondheaven] Popular Fan Site
*[http://www.donnyosmondhome.com Donny Osmond Home Official Site]


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Donny Osmond
Osmond in 2010
Born
Donald Clark Osmond

(1957-12-09) December 9, 1957 (age 67)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • television host
  • dancer
Years active1963–present
Spouse
Debra Glenn
(m. 1978)
Children5
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Formerly ofThe Osmonds
Websitedonny.com

Donald Clark 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. 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, which Osmond hosted with his sister Marie Osmond. 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. Donny & Marie retired from headlining an 11-year Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas in 2019.[1][2]

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 on December 9, 1957, in Ogden, Utah, as the seventh child of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). He is the brother of Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Marie, and Jimmy Osmond. Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny were members of the popular singing group Osmond Brothers. Osmond was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah along with his siblings. In his youth, Osmond held a ham radio license, listed as KA7EVD.[3]

Music career

Teen idol: 1971–1978

Osmond in 1974

Andy Williams's father, Jay Emerson Williams, saw the Osmond Brothers (Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay) perform on a Disneyland televised special (Disneyland After Dark) as a barbershop quartet. The group was then invited to audition for The Andy Williams Show. Williams initially had reservations about featuring children on the program, but was encouraged by his father to try them out. The Osmond Brothers proved themselves as an asset to the program, soon becoming regulars on the show and quickly gaining popularity. In 1963, Donny Osmond made his debut on the show at the age of five singing "You Are My Sunshine". The brothers continued to perform on the show throughout the 1960s, along with an occasional visit from their sister Marie.

Osmond became a teen idol in the early 1970s as a solo singer, while continuing to sing with his older brothers. Osmond was one of the biggest "cover boy" pop stars for Tiger Beat, Flip and 16 magazines in the early 1970s. His first solo hit was a cover of Roy Orbison's 1958 recording of "Sweet and Innocent", which peaked at no. 7 in the U.S. in 1971. Osmond's follow-ups Steve Lawrence's "Go Away Little Girl" (1971) (U.S. no. 1), Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" (U.S. no. 3), and "Hey Girl/I Knew You When" (U.S. no. 9) (1972) vaulted him into international fame, further advanced by his November 20, 1972, appearance on the Here's Lucy show, where he sang Nat King Cole's "Too Young" to Lucy's niece, played by Eve Plumb, and sang with Lucie Arnaz ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again").

The Osmonds in the Netherlands (1973)

Comeback: 1989–1990

In the 1980s, all of the Osmonds abandoned their earlier image—which had originally been crafted to appeal to young viewers—hoping to reach a more adult audience. While his brothers moved toward country music to modest success, Donny was able to revive his career in popular music. He made an unlikely appearance as one of several celebrities and unknowns auditioning to sing for guitarist Jeff Beck in the video for Beck's 1985 single "Ambitious", which was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich. This was followed in 1986 by an equally unlikely cameo in the animated Luis Cardenas music video "Runaway".[4] He spent several years as a performer, before hiring the services of music and entertainment guru Steven Machat, who got Osmond together with English singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel to see whether Machat and Gabriel could turn Osmond's image into a contemporary young pop act. They succeeded, returning Osmond to the US charts in 1989 with the Billboard Hot 100 no. 2 song "Soldier of Love" (originally announced on radio stations as "from a mystery singer") and its top twenty follow-up "Sacred Emotion". Launching an extensive tour in support of the Eyes Don't Lie record, he enlisted guitarist Dick Smith of Earth Wind & Fire and Kenny Loggins, along with keyboardist Mark Jackson.

Current music career: 1991–present

Osmond was the guest vocalist on Dweezil Zappa's star-studded version of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" which appeared on Zappa's 1991 album Confessions. The song also included guitar solos from Zakk Wylde, Steve Lukather, Warren DeMartini, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tim Pierce. Osmond sang "No One Has To Be Alone", which was heard at the end of the film The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water. He also sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You" for Disney's Mulan.

In the 2000s, he released a Christmas album, an album of his favorite Broadway songs, and a compilation of popular love songs. In 2004, he returned to the UK Top 10 for the first time as a solo artist since 1973, with the George Benson-sampling "Breeze On By". The song was co-written with former teen idol Gary Barlow, from the 1990s UK boy band Take That, and reached number 8 on the UK charts.

His 17th solo album (and 61st album including those with his siblings) The Soundtrack of My Life features a collection of cover songs with personal meaning to Osmond. He enlisted Stevie Wonder to play harmonica on the track "My Cherie Amour".[5]

Donny & Marie in Las Vegas

"Donny & Marie" marquee at the Flamingo Las Vegas

Following Marie's stint on Dancing with the Stars in 2007, the pair teamed up for a limited six-week engagement in Las Vegas. The residency began in September 2008, but proved so successful that it was ultimately extended for an eleven-year run through November 2019.[6][7] Donny and Marie performed at the 750-seat showroom at the Flamingo Hotel. "Donny & Marie" was a 90-minute show. The singing siblings were backed by eight dancers and a nine-piece band. Donny and Marie sang together at the beginning and end of the show, and had solo segments in between. The Flamingo Hotel's showroom was updated in 2014 and renamed the Donny and Marie Theater.

Osmond and the show earned three of the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2012 including "Best Show", "Best All-Around Performer" (Donny & Marie), and "Best Singer".[8] Osmond earned "Best Singer" for a second time in the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Best of Las Vegas Awards in 2013.[9]

Film, radio and television

Osmond with Marie Osmond in 1977

Donny & Marie

In 1974, Osmond and his sister Marie co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show for a week. Fred Silverman offered them a show of their own, The Donny & Marie Show, a television variety series which aired on ABC from 1976 to 1979. In honor of their impact on American pop culture, Donny and Marie received the Pop Culture Award at the 2015 TV Land Awards. In the past, Osmond has expressed regret that the show was canceled, and that he and Marie were unable to decide when to end the show.

Donny and Marie also co-hosted the eponymous and syndicated talk show Donny & Marie from 1998 to 2000. They would occasionally perform with musical guests. Though they received back-to-back nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2000 and 2001, the show was canceled.

Other hosting opportunities

For two seasons in the US, Osmond hosted Pyramid (2002–2004), a syndicated version of the Dick Clark-hosted television game show. He reprised hosting for a British version of Pyramid on Challenge in 2007. For his performance on Pyramid, Osmond was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 2003; the award went to Alex Trebek.

Osmond is one of two game show hosts to host two different versions of the same game show in different countries; the other being Howie Mandel for Deal or No Deal.

Osmond returned to ABC as host of The Great American Dream Vote, a primetime reality-game show that debuted in March 2007. After earning lackluster ratings in its first two episodes, the program was canceled.[10]

Osmond hosted the daytime British version of the game show Identity on BBC Two in 2007.

On April 11, 2008, he hosted the 2008 Miss USA Pageant in Las Vegas with his sister Marie.

He appeared on Entertainment Tonight as a commentator covering the ABC show Dancing with the Stars during his sister Marie's run as a contestant on the 5th season of the American version of the show in 2007.

Music

Osmond is mentioned in the lyrics of Alice Cooper's song "Department of Youth" on the album Welcome to My Nightmare. As the song fades, Cooper can be heard asking the youth choir backing him up, "Who's got the power?" to which a crowd of young people screams "We do!" After a couple of repetitions, this changes to "We've got the power" with a cheering response. On the final repetition, Cooper changes the question to "...and who gave it to you?" The crowd answers, "Donny Osmond!" Cooper then responds "What?!"

Osmond is featured in the song "Start the Par-dee" with Lil Yachty, written as a promotion for Chef Boyardee's throwback recipe ravioli. His most iconic line is "My name is Donny O, and you know I love my ravio's".

Film and television

In the animated television series Johnny Bravo, Osmond voiced himself as a recurring character.

He has done guest spots on numerous television shows such as Friends, Diagnosis: Murder, and Hannah Montana.

He appeared in a Pepsi Twist commercial during the Super Bowl with his sister, Marie, and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.

In 1978, he appeared in Goin' Coconuts with sister Marie. His future wife Debbie (credited as Debbie Glenn) made a cameo appearance at the end of the film.[11][12]

In 1982, he co-starred with Priscilla Barnes and Joan Collins in the television movie The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch for Aaron Spelling.

In 1998, Osmond was chosen as the singing voice of Shang in Disney's Mulan. He sang "I'll Make a Man Out of You".

In 1999, he starred as Joseph in the movie version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber's request who said, "to me, there is no better selection."

In 2002, he sang "No One Has to Be Alone" for the end credits of The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water.

In the Bob the Builder special "Built to be Wild", he played Jackaroo the pickup truck.

Osmond remarked in an interview that his movie appearance on College Road Trip and upcoming appearances on two Disney Channel shows would mean that he would be coming full circle since he and his family were discovered by Walt Disney.

Osmond appears in the music video of "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "White & Nerdy". The song is a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'"; Osmond's role is analogous to that of Krayzie Bone's role in the original video. Yankovic asked Osmond to appear because "if you have to have a white and nerdy icon in your video, like who else do you go for?"[13]

In February 2019, he was revealed to have portrayed "Peacock" on the first season of The Masked Singer, where he was the runner-up.[14]

Osmond was a guest on Kevin Nealon's web series on YouTube, Hiking with Kevin, in March 2019. The webisode begins with the two hiking through the snow at the Sundance Resort in Utah, and ends with them walking a crowded Las Vegas Strip until Osmond brings Nealon backstage at the Donny & Marie Showroom in the Flamingo Hotel, at which he was to perform that evening.[15]

In 2020, Osmond was invited as a celebrity panelist for Fox's I Can See Your Voice, appearing on episode 5 in the first season of the show (4 November).[16][17][18][19]

Dancing with the Stars

Osmond and professional Kym Johnson were paired for the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars. He participated in the show to prove he was a better dancer than his sister Marie, who made it to the finals of season 5. For the first week, Donny and his partner were assigned to perform a foxtrot and a 30-second salsa. His foxtrot was said to be "too theatrical" and was scored 20/30 by the judges, however he managed to maintain a good score when his salsa scored 10 points. He performed a jive the following week, which was guest-judged by Baz Luhrmann. He scored 25 and was scored second place, called first to be safe. That following week he performed a rumba and scored 21.

The following week introduced four new dances including the Charleston, for which he scored 24. That following week, the two performed an Argentine tango. The couple scored 29/30, which was the highest-scored dance to date until it was beaten by then-top scorer and future runner-up Mýa and her 70s-themed samba. Donny also received that week's encore.

Following that week, Osmond and Johnson danced a train-station-themed jitterbug and scored a 24. He then performed a mambo against all couples and was eliminated 6th, receiving seven points for a total of 31/40. The following week, he performed a quickstep, which he quotes "was one of the worst moments of my life" and scored 24 and a team tango along with Joanna Krupa and Kelly Osbourne and received 28/30 and the encore.

In the 8th week of competition, Osmond was required to dance a ballroom and decade-themed Latin dance. His ballroom Viennese waltz received 26 but his 1980s themed pasodoble received 24 being quoted by judge Len Goodman as "the scariest, bizarre pasodoble we've ever seen" being awarded the last place on the judges' leaderboard for the first time. Following that week, he danced a tango and got advice from past runner-up Gilles Marini. He got tangled in Johnson's dress and received 21 saying the cause was that "I saw Marie." He then danced the samba to a song originally recorded by his brothers and himself called "One Bad Apple", receiving 26 and a Jitterbug scored 27. He once again was scored last place.

For the finals week, he danced a cha-cha-cha (27), a megamix dance alongside Mya and Kelly Osbourne (28), the only perfect-scoring freestyle (30) and a repeat of his Argentine tango (30) and won the competition, making him the oldest winner. As he accepted his trophy, he hugged fellow finalist Mya and brought his wife Debbie, and sister Marie on stage.[20][21]

On season 18, he guest-judged week five on Disney Night. In October 2014, he guest judged on the British version of the show, Strictly Come Dancing, on week 3 (movie week) of the 12th series.

Week # Dance/song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot/"All that Jazz"
Salsa Relay/"Get Busy"
7
Awarded
6
10
7
Points
Safe
2 Jive/"Secret Agent Man" 8 *9 8 Safe
3 Rumba/"Endless Love" 7 7 7 Safe
4 Charleston/"Put a Lid on It" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Argentine tango/"Tango a Pugliese" 10 9 10 Safe
6 Jitterbug/"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
Mambo Marathon/"Ran Kan Kan"
8
Awarded
8
7
8
Points
Safe
7 Quickstep/"Sing, Sing, Sing"
Team tango/"You Give Love a Bad Name"
8
9
8
9
8
10
Safe
8 Viennese Waltz/"You Don't Know Me"
Pasodoble/"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
9
8
8
8
9
8
Safe
9
Semi-finals
Tango/"Black and Gold"
Samba/"One Bad Apple"
Jitterbug/"Jump Shout Boogie"
7
8
9
7
9
9
7
9
9
Safe
10
Finals
Cha-cha-cha/"September"
Megamix/"You and Me"/ "Whenever, Wherever" / "Maniac"
Freestyle/"Back in Business"
Argentine Tango/"Tango a Pugliese"
9
Awarded
10
Awarded
9
28
10
30
9
Points
10
Points
Winner

Musical theater

Osmond in 1998

His first foray into Broadway musical theater was the lead role in a revival of the 1904 George M. Cohan show Little Johnny Jones. Osmond replaced another former teen idol, David Cassidy, who left the show while it was on its pre-Broadway tour.[22] After 29 previews and only one performance, the show closed in March 1982.[23]

Osmond found success in musical theater through much of the 1990s when he starred as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for over 2,000 performances beginning in July 1992 in the Elgin Theatre's Toronto production. He relocated to Chicago where Joseph played for 16 months in 1993–94. Osmond suffered from social anxiety disorder during his performances for the musical, which caused him to feel light-headed and extremely nervous during his performances.[24] In 1997, Osmond left his starring role in the tour to participate with his family in the cast of the Hill Cumorah Pageant.[25][26] Creator Andrew Lloyd Webber later chose Osmond to star in the 1999 film version.

He returned to Broadway on 19 September 2006 as Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He was scheduled to perform for nine weeks, but due to popular demand, he extended his run through December. Liz Smith of the New York Post wrote, "I am here to tell you he is charmingly campy, good-looking and grand as the villain 'Gaston', patterned after our old friend Elvis", and noting "Donny is divine". On 29 July 2007, Osmond played Gaston again for the final performance of Beauty and the Beast.[27]

Osmond and his sister Marie starred in a holiday production called Donny & Marie – A Broadway Christmas, originally scheduled to play on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre 9–19 December 2010. The show was extended through December 2010 and again until 2 January 2011.[28][29][30] Donny & Marie – Christmas in Chicago played at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre in Chicago in December 2011. It was similar to the 2010 Broadway show. In December 2014, they again performed in a similar Broadway show, receiving very positive reviews.[31]

Osmond is set to play the role of Pharaoh, in the upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for a limited run over Christmas 2024 at the Edinburgh Playhouse opening on 3 December 2024 as part of the UK Tour going into 2025.[32]

Other ventures

Donny Osmond Home

Donny Osmond Home is a furniture and decor accessories collection, established in 2013 by Osmond and his wife Debbie, in collaboration with decor manufacturers.[33][34][35][36][37]

Author

Life is Just What You Make It: My Story So Far, his autobiography co-written with Patricia Romanowski, is a "tell-all", Donny Osmond style. The book, released in 1999, includes stories from behind-the-scenes as a teen star, to his thought of tarnishing his "goody-two-shoes" image as he started his solo career, to him describing the intense panic attacks he suffered on stage.[38][39][40]

Public image

Osmond states that he has had a tremendous public-image struggle since Donny & Marie ended in 1979.[41] Reviews from Allmusic noted that while Osmond remained a gifted singer, a series of creative missteps in the late 1970s led to his virtually disappearing from the public eye during the 1980s.[42][43] He was described in the 1980s as having an "unhip image", and he said he was embarrassed that the Osmond name was not considered cool.[44] A publicist suggested that Osmond purposely plan an arrest for drug possession in order to change his image. "I remember hiring a publicist who figured out this whole campaign to get me busted for drugs and change my image."[45]

Osmond commented on his opposition to same-sex marriage after the 2008 Proposition 8 in California. The LDS Church were one of many groups that supported Proposition 8 (to ban same-sex marriage), and Osmond stated that he opposes same-sex marriage but that he does not condemn homosexuality. He believes that homosexuals should be accepted in the LDS Church if they remain celibate.[46] He stated on his website:

We all determine for ourselves what is right and what is not right for our own lives and how we live God's commandments. I am not a judge and I will never judge anyone for the decisions they make unless they are causing harm to another individual. I love my friends, including my homosexual friends. We are all God's children. It is their choice, not mine on how they conduct their lives and choose to live the commandments according to the dictates of their own conscience.[47]

In March 2010, Osmond criticized Lady Gaga and Beyoncé for using profanity and sex in their "Telephone" video.[48]

Personal life

On May 8, 1978, Osmond married Debra Glenn of Billings, Montana, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they have five sons: Don, Jeremy, Brandon, Chris, and Josh. The Osmonds became grandparents in 2005[49] and have 14 grandchildren.[50][51] Chris, who is also a musician, appeared on season 2 of the American reality series Claim to Fame, in which contestants have to determine their competitors' famous relative; Chris, advanced to the final episode, having repeatedly survived numerous eliminations because the other contestants could not guess Donny's identity.[52]

Like the rest of his family, Osmond is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In retrospect, he has written, "It would have been nice to be able to have served a regular full-time mission, but when I was of that age, my career was such that everyone, including my parents and the leaders of the church, thought that I could do a lot of good in the world by continuing to be in the public eye, by living an exemplary life and sharing my beliefs in every way that I could."[53] He continues sharing his beliefs in an extensive letters-and-comments portion of his website.[54]

Osmond's two oldest brothers Virl and Tom are deaf, and his nephew (Justin) is hearing impaired. He has talked about the experience of growing up with his brothers and their use of sign language when performing together.

My oldest brother was born 85 percent deaf and the next was born worse with almost total deafness. My parents were told by everyone, doctors included, to stop having kids. Thank God, they at least went as far as seven! Anyhow, they decided they were not going to treat my brothers differently [or lower their expectations]. My brothers talk and communicate verbally. They also sign and do have that down quite well. As a matter of fact, we used sign language when we were performing together as a group. There's this one number we did on the Donny and Marie Show, it was amazing—even when we were taping it. It was a huge production number and my brothers learned the routine. Obviously they couldn't really hear the music, but they could feel the beat and they'd watch us out of the corner of their eyes to make sure they were still in tempo.[55]

Osmond has traced some of his family ancestry back to Merthyr Tydfil in Wales; his journey was documented in a BBC Wales program, Donny Osmond Coming Home.[56] On the BBC's The One Show, a plaque was unveiled in the town to commemorate "the ancestors of Donny Osmond."

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1963–1970 The Andy Williams Show The Osmonds Guest Multiple episodes (debuted at age 5, in 1963, in his first appearance) [57][58]
1972 Here's Lucy Himself Season 5 Episode 11 [59][60][61]
1976–1979 Donny & Marie Variety; various characters 78 episodes [58]
1980 The Love Boat Danny Fields/Schofield Guest Season 3 Episodes 18, 19 [62]
1982 Jim Markham Season 6 Episode 13 [63][64]
1983 Disney Channel Launch Program Himself Host Special program that included a countdown [65][66][67]
1995 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Guest Season 2 ep. 5 "Fire Drill" [68]
1997–2004 Johnny Bravo 3 episodes [69][70]
1998–2000 Donny & Marie Co-host All episodes [58]
The King of Queens Guest Season 1 episode 10 Supermarket Story; Season 2, episode 17 Meet By-Product [71]
1999–2000 Miss America Pageant Co-Host With sister Marie [72]
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Guest Season 7 Episode 9: "The Mouth That Roared"f [73]
2001 Fear Factor Contestant Season 2 Episode 1 [74]
2002–2004 US Pyramid Host All episodes [58]
2007 UK [75]
2004 Friends Guest Episode: "The One Where the Stripper Cries" [76]
Sesame Street Commentary 35th Anniversary [77]
2007 The Great American Dream Vote Host 2 episodes [78]
Identity (UK) Host All episodes [79][80]
Entertainment Tonight Commentator Several episodes
2008 Hannah Montana Cameo Episode: "We're All on This Date Together"
Miss USA Pageant Co-Host [58]
Teleflora presents America's Favorite Mom Himself Co-host with sister Marie Mother's Day special [81][82]
2009 Handy Manny Farmer "Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure"
2009, 2012, 2014, 2017–2018 Dancing with the Stars Himself Contestant season 9 (winner)
Guest performer on season 15
Guest judge on season 18
Guest performer on season 24 and season 27
[58]
2014 Strictly Come Dancing Guest judge series 12
2019 The Masked Singer Peacock Contestant Runner-up, Season 1 [83][58]
Hiking with Kevin Himself Interview guest
2020 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Episode: “Donny Osmond, Jeff Garlin, and Amber Riley”
I Can See Your Voice Guest celebrity panelist Season 1, episode 5 [16]
2022 The Masked Singer Guest panelist Season 8, episode 2 "Vegas Night" [84][85]
2023 Generation Gap Episode: "Get outta My Dreams, Get Into My Fridge"

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1978 Goin' Coconuts Donny Feature film [86]
1982 The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Frank Isaacs Television film [87]
1999 Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph Direct-to-video film produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber [88]
2008 College Road Trip Doug Greenhut Feature film [89]

Voice dubbing and animated films and programs

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Mulan Captain Li Shang Singing voice ("I'll Make a Man Out of You") [90]
2005 Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild Jackaroo Direct-to-video film [91]

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Ambitious Cameo Jeff Beck music video [92]
2006 White & Nerdy Dancer "Weird Al" Yankovic music video parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" feat. Krayzie Bone [93]

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1982 Little Johnny Jones Johnny Jones 29 previews and 1 official performance [94][95]
1992 - 1994 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph Toronto and Chicago [95][88]
2006 Beauty and the Beast Gaston Cast replacement performances [94][95]
2007 Beauty and the Beast Gaston Broadway Final performance [27]
2010 Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas Himself Original production [95]
2024 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Pharaoh Edinburgh [96]

Commercial collaborations and ads

Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Donny Osmond Home Furniture and accessories. Collaboration with different makers and retailers (such as Wayfair, Target, Home Depot, etc.) [97][98]
2018 American Greetings Birthday E-card Customizable cards with a personalized song [95][99]
Chef Boyardee "Start The Par-dee" Collaboration with rapper Lil Yachty [100]

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Media offices
Preceded by Host of Miss America
with Marie Osmond

1999–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Host of Pyramid
2002–2004
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (US) winners
Season 9
(Fall 2009 with Kym Johnson)
Succeeded by