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![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor, Singer Born: 1959 in Ogden, UT Biography:As part of Utah's Osmond dynasty, it seems only natural that bright-eyed and black-haired "Marie Osmond", the second youngest of nine children and the only girl, would join the family business and become an entertainer herself. She made her debut as a toddler on "The Andy Williams Show" where her older siblings performed in a weekly segment. Whereas her brothers all found success in pop music, Osmond was drawn to country & western from the age of six and at age 13 became a country & western singer herself with the chart-topping hit "Paper Roses." She toured with her brothers and then appeared on a "Bob Hope" television special and this led to numerous guest appearances on other shows. It was ABC programming president "Fred Silverman" who came up with the idea of teaming the still-teenaged Osmond with her older brother, Donny (himself a popular recording artist), to create The Donny and Marie Show in... Full Biography
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