1. James Arthur Osmond was born on April 16,1963 and is an American singer and businessman.
23 Facts About Jimmy Osmond
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Jimmy Osmond is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds.
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Jimmy Osmond was born in Canoga Park, California, the ninth and last child of Olive and George Osmond.
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Jimmy Osmond is the only one of the nine Osmond siblings not to have been born in the family's hometown of Ogden, Utah.
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Jimmy Osmond was taught by tutors to accommodate his professional life.
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Jimmy Osmond was educated by Mary Osmond, his brother Merrill's wife.
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Jimmy Osmond received his first gold record at age five for a song he recorded in Japanese, "My Little Darling".
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In 1978, Jimmy Osmond starred in the feature film The Great Brain.
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Jimmy Osmond starred in other acting roles as well, including two episodes of the TV series Fame.
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Jimmy Osmond performed on stage and television often with his older siblings.
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Jimmy Osmond toured Latin American markets, including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile.
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In live performances, Jimmy Osmond often serves as a co-lead singer with Merrill, a role previously held by Donny during the band's heyday in the early 1970s.
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Jimmy Osmond has developed and supervised most of the Osmonds' merchandising business, as well as producing hundreds of hours of programming for networks including ABC, PBS, the BBC and the Disney Channel.
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Jimmy Osmond starred in Boogie Nights in 2004 at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool.
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Jimmy Osmond has appeared on several UK TV shows, including the reality TV series I'm a Celebrity.
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In January 2010, Jimmy Osmond participated in the British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar.
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In 2016 Jimmy Osmond was a finalist on the UK version of Celebrity Masterchef.
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In 2014, Jimmy Osmond authored a semi-autobiographical children's picture book, Awesome Possum Family Band.
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In 2015, Jimmy Osmond was awarded an honorary doctorate of arts and humanities by Iowa Wesleyan University.
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On December 27,2018, following his performance as Captain Hook in the Birmingham Hippodrome's staging of the pantomime Peter Pan, Jimmy Osmond was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with having had a stroke.
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Jimmy Osmond had previously suffered a stroke in 2004 caused by a since-corrected patent foramen ovale.
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Jimmy Osmond spoke publicly for the first time since the stroke in April 2019, stating that he was in good health and was taking a "long-overdue break" from show business for the time being.
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Jimmy Osmond has not spoken publicly since then but has continued to operate his businesses including the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center until its 2022 closure.