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Osmond Jimmy Biography

American singer, the youngest member of the singing Osmond family, devout Mormons. The family had moved to California by the time that Jimmy was born and were beginning to gain an appreciable reputation for their singing group. At the age of nine, Jimmy did a voice-over of one of the characters on a cartoon show with a debut on 9 September 1972. That year he began to perform with his brothers, accompanying them on a concert tour to Europe where they were greeted by screaming teenage fans. On 28 January 1979, Jimmy appeared on a TV variety show, "The Osmond Family Show," that ran weekly until 27 May 1979. He made an acting debut on 5 May 1984 in an episode of the series, "Love Boat." Osmond welcomed his third child, son Arthur, 16 February 2000 in Branson, Missouri, by his wife Michelle. They have two other children, Sophia and Zachary. His mother Olive Osmond died of complications from a stroke on 9 May 2004 in Provo, Utah. The entertainer’s father died on 6 November 2007. George Osmond was the patriarch of a talented family and manager of his sons’ group. He died in Provo, Utah at age 90. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less