| Net Worth: | $20 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 9, 1957 (66 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | TV Actor |
| Nationality: | — |
Pop entertainer and former teen idol best known for hosting a variety show with his sister Marie. He gained fame along with four of his older brothers as The Osmonds, which was a segment of The Andy Williams Show. He won the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars in 2009.
He was discovered after performing at Disneyland with his brothers.
He played Joseph in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Toronto in 1992.
Career
Donny started performing with his elder siblings as part of Osmond’s Brothers when he was a young child.
Personal Life
He married Debra Glenn in 1978. After they had five sons, the couple became grandparents in 2005.
Michael Jackson recommended that he change his name to gain fame.
Quotes
“Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there’s something worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”
— Donny Osmond
“If you’re climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don’t look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don’t think you’re progressing until you step back and see how high you’ve really gone.”
— Donny Osmond
“You always draw from your roots. I’m influenced by everything I hear and see, and that includes music today, but obviously I go back to my early influences: Stevie Wonder, Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band. Those kind of artists are what I look to. When I hear that stuff on the radio, I turn it up!”
— Donny Osmond
“Here’s the mark that a lot of people miss nowadays. Producers missed. They leave out the heart and soul. And that’s what I learned from Sammy Davis, Jr., from Frank Sinatra, is when you went to go see those shows, you got to know them.”
— Donny Osmond
“Of course this is Vegas and it is the melting pot for all over the world, but people from all over the world know Donny and Marie. It is amazing. I have been in the business a long time to realize careers can be fleeting. Five years is a long career nowadays for some people, and here we are still going strong after 40 years.”
— Donny Osmond