Jimmy Osmond | |
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Born |
James Arthur Osmond April 16, 1963 Canoga Park, California, US |
Occupation | Singer, actor, businessman |
Home town | Ogden, Utah, US |
Spouse(s) | Michelle Larson (m. 1992) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) |
George Osmond Olive Osmond |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 1967–present |
Associated acts | The Osmonds |
Website | Official website |
James Arthur "Jimmy" Osmond (born April 16, 1963) is an American singer, actor, and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds.
Osmond was born in Canoga Park, California, the ninth and youngest child of Olive May (née Davis; May 4, 1925 – May 9, 2004) and George Virl Osmond (October 13, 1917 – November 6, 2007). His siblings are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Marie Osmond. He is also the only Osmond of the nine not to have been born in the family's hometown of Ogden, Utah.
As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold albums. He received his first gold record at age five for a song he recorded in Japanese, "My Little Darling". He was the first Osmond to achieve this.
His recording of "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" in 1972 resulted in The Guinness Book of World Records designating him the youngest performer to have a #1 single on the UK Singles Chart. The song was credited to "Little Jimmy Osmond".
In 1978, Osmond starred in the feature film The Great Brain. He starred in other acting roles as well, including two episodes of the TV series Fame. He performed on stage and television often with his older siblings.
In 1985, he met Latino impresario Manuel Montoya at A&M Records, and this led to his only Spanish recording, "Siempre Tu". He toured Latin US markets, including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile.