Marie Osmond is an actress and singer who shot to stardom in the 1970's appearing with her brother Donny on the Donny and Marie Show. Marie Osmond had eight children (5 were adopted). Marie is a spokesperson for Nutrisystem and has her own line of dolls which she sells on QVC.
Since September 9, 2008, Marie and her brother Donny have been headlining their own show at the Flamingo Hotel. Their current contract runs until October 2012.http://www.popcrunch.com/donny-osmond-marie-osmond-las-vegas-show-donny-marie-flamingo-hotel/
In April 2009, it was revealed that Marie's daughter, Jessica, was a lesbian and living with a girlfriend in Los Angeles, despite her strict Mormon upbringing.Perez Hilton: Marie Osmond Is A Little Bit Prejudice And A Little Bit Close-Minded Jessica's bisexuality had been revealed in 2006 following an article by the National Enquirer about the girl's MySpace account.Celebrity Nation: Osmond daughters's shocking MySpace profiles (May 24, 2006)
Her adopted son, Michael Blosil, killed himself on February 26, 2010. After postponing a few of the Las Vegas Shows, Marie and Donny Osmond added more dates to the end of the program, and scheduled their first performance back for March 9, 2010.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/04/donny.marie.las.vegas.ppl/index.html?hpt=T2
Discography
- 1973: Paper Roses
- 1974: In My Little Corner of the World
- 1975: Who's Sorry Now?
- 1977: This Is The Way That I Feel
- 1985: There's No Stopping Your Heart
- 1986: I Only Wanted You
- 1988: All In Love
- 1989: Steppin' Stone
- 1990: The Best of Marie Osmond
- 1995: 25 Hits Special Collection
- 2007: Marie Osmond, Magic of Christmas
- 2008: Dancing with the Best of Marie Osmond
Trivia
- Was on Broadway's "Anna and the King".
- She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video.
- Has five adopted children.
- Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease on "moral grounds".
- Dated Andy Gibb, but they broke up because her parents did not approve of the relationship.
Marie Osmond's First Hit
Paper Roses was Marie Osmond's first hit way back in 1973 when she was 14. Now, 37 years later, she is performing in one of the most popular shows in Las Vegas with her brother Donny Osmond. The show at the Flamingo Hotel is often sold out.
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Fast Facts
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Full Name
Olive Marie Osmond
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Born
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Origin
Ogden, Utah
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Religion
Mormon
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Children
Eight children, five adopted. Her son Michael Blosik committed suicide on February 26, 2010
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In 1999 she revealed she had suffered from severe postpartum depression
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Sister to Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy Osmond
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Was a spokesperson for the weight loss program Nutrisystem
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Ran her own doll business on QVC
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Came in third place on the 2007 reality show Dancing with the Stars
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Founded the Children's Miracle Network with John Schneider in 1983
