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24-457: The studio was located at 777 N Palisades Drive in Orem, Utah. The 91,000-square foot complex offered a 17,800 two-story office area and two major production studios with a combined 21,300 square feet of space. A mobile ice-skating rink was incorporated for presenting a weekly ice-skating number. The main production floor had sectional seating for 280 audience members. Facilities of the studios included

48-428: A 5,000 square foot rehearsal hall connected to a state-of-the-art 24-track recording studio, which was able to accommodate a full-size symphony orchestra. There were nine dressing rooms, makeup room, wardrobe and fitting room, audio and video control booths, still-photo studio and photo lab, lighting department and set design shops, scenery storage areas, electrical shops, reception area and lounges. Principal architect for

72-404: A Good Old Mammy Song" b/w "Don't You Remember" b/w "Life Is Just What You Make It" (non-album track) b/w "Uncertain" Merrill Osmond Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and bassist of the family music group The Osmonds and The Osmond Brothers, as well as an occasional solo artist. Osmond

96-428: A UK tour to follow. Merrill's final show took place at the barn, Ringwood on January 19, 2023. He later added a limited run of performances for September 2024. He has named Nathan Osmond, one of his nephews, his successor, both as Jay's singing partner and as head of the annual Serenity retreats. Osmond has sporadically hosted the podcast Sound Advice with his son Justin since 2020, produced by KSL radio . Merrill

120-543: A celebrity version of Come Dine with Me , Celebrity Family Fortunes , and Everybody Dance Now . In January 2010, Osmond participated in the British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar . In 2016 Jimmy was a finalist on the UK version of Celebrity Masterchef . In 2014, Osmond authored a semi-autobiographical children's picture book, Awesome Possum Family Band . The same year, he took over

144-625: A number of hits on the country charts in the 1980s; he also had one hit independent of his fellow Osmonds, a duet with session singer Jessica Boucher (younger sister of Savannah and Sherry Boucher ), "You're Here to Remember (I'm Here to Forget)," which peaked at number 62 on the Hot Country Singles chart in May 1987. Osmond announced his intent to retire from performing in 2022 and performed his last American show in April of that year, with

168-602: 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 Japan, he had the moniker "Jimmy Boy". In 1978, Osmond starred in

192-535: Is being used by Cirque Lodge as a private alcohol and drug abuse rehab center. This United States media company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jimmy Osmond James Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963) is an American singer and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds . As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold records , one platinum record , and two gold albums. He

216-490: The Birmingham Hippodrome 's staging of the pantomime Peter Pan , Osmond was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with having had a stroke . He had previously suffered a stroke in 2004 caused by a since-corrected patent foramen ovale . He 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

240-929: The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . He also starred in Boogie Nights in 2004 at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. In 2005, Jimmy Osmond's American Jukebox Show toured the UK in 2005, again to the Grand Theatre in Blackpool. Co-stars of the show included Billy Pearce and Jimmy's brothers Jay and Wayne. From December 11, 2010 to January 2, 2011, he played Buttons in Cinderella at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings; from December 16, 2011, to January 15, 2012, he played

264-566: The band's heyday in the early 1970s. Osmond is president of Osmond Entertainment. He 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 . He has also performed in musical theater . Like his brother Donny many years earlier, he starred in Joseph and

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288-519: 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 American markets, including Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile. On

312-490: The heels of this, he served as a juror at the 1986 edition of the OTI Festival . The 2012 Osmonds album I Can't Get There Without You was performed with Jimmy Osmond on lead vocals; it was the first album to feature Jimmy as lead singer, as older brother Merrill Osmond historically held that role in the band. In live performances, Jimmy often serves as a co-lead singer with Merrill, a role previously held by Donny during

336-630: The operations of the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri , where he is now responsible for producing and booking shows. In 2015, Osmond was awarded an honorary doctorate of arts and humanities by Iowa Wesleyan University . The first Osmond family member to receive that distinction, he delivered the keynote commencement speech on May 9, 2015. On December 27, 2018, following his performance as Captain Hook in

360-544: The project was J. Shirl Cornwall of Cornwall Associates, Pasadena. The first major production at the studio was the Donny & Marie variety TV series, which relocated from Los Angeles to the new Osmond facility in 1977 for what would be its final season. In 1981, the "Osmond Family Christmas Festival" was held at the studios as an event for families during Christmas featuring ice skating, drinking hot chocolate or cider, and visiting with Santa Claus. The in-studio ice-skating rink

384-665: The rest of his family, Merrill is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A statement of faith on his Web site expresses support for the Book of Mormon and the prophecies of Joseph Smith , as well as the church's compatibility with mainstream Christianity. In keeping with church tradition, all his sons have served as missionaries. In a 2021 interview with GB News , Osmond described himself as "very conservative " person. He expressed mixed feelings toward former President Donald Trump , noting that his experience with Trump

408-542: The role of Wishee Washee in Aladdin at Grand Theatre, Swansea ; and from December 1, 2017, to January 7, 2018, the role of Abanzar in the pantomime Aladdin at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen. He has appeared on several UK TV shows, including the reality TV series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! broadcast by ITV in 2005 (he finished in fourth place), a 2006 appearance on All Star Family Fortunes ,

432-713: The time being. He has not spoken publicly since then but has continued to operate his businesses including the Andy Williams Performing Arts Center. In a February 2020 interview, Jimmy's brother Merrill stated that Jimmy continued to recover, still planned on maintaining his business ventures, and that Merrill hoped that Jimmy would eventually return to the group. He married his wife, Michelle Larson, in 1992. They have four children. Both sides from same album except where indicated b/w "Silent Night" b/w "Mama'd Know What to Do" b/w "If Santa Were My Daddy" b/w "Give Me

456-554: Was being filmed for the Disneyland After Dark episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color . In 1962, the four Osmonds were regular guests over a seven-year period on NBC 's The Andy Williams Show , a musical variety program. They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963–64 ABC western television series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters , with Merrill in the role of young Deuteronomy Kissel. A tenor / countertenor vocalist well into adulthood, Merrill

480-545: Was born in Canoga Park , California , the ninth and last child of Olive and George Osmond . His older siblings are Virl , Tom , Alan , Wayne , Merrill , Jay , Donny , and Marie . He is the only one of the nine Osmond siblings not to have been born in the family's hometown of Ogden, Utah . He was taught by tutors to accommodate his professional life. He was also educated by Mary Osmond, his brother Merrill's wife. He received his first gold record at age five for

504-463: Was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of the nine children of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). Starting in 1958, Merrill and three of his brothers ( Alan , Wayne , and Jay in their respective age orders) began singing as a barbershop quartet . They were later discovered in 1961 by Jay Emerson Williams, Andy Williams 's father, at a performance at Disneyland which

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528-474: Was either lead singer or co-lead singer (usually sharing duties with younger brother Donny ) on almost all of the Osmonds' songs and co-wrote, along with older brother Alan , many of them. Like the rest of his family, he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . When Donny began to focus on his own career in the late 1970s, Merrill grew out his beard, let it naturally go gray, and, along with his brothers, shifted to country music, recording

552-479: Was moved to the parking lot for the occasion. The Osmonds sold the studio in 1989 to Ventura Entertainment Group when it was no longer feasible to continue operating it. James "Jimmy" Osmond later purchased the studio buildings back and refurbished them. For a while it housed the main offices of the Osmond Real Estate company until 1993, when it moved to a different location. Currently, the building

576-651: Was the first of the performing Osmond siblings to marry. He wed Mary Carlson on September 17, 1973; they have four sons, two daughters, and 15 grandchildren. Merrill's second son, Justin, is deaf, as are Justin's uncles, Virl and Tom Osmond , Merrill's two oldest brothers. Justin Osmond works with several organizations and launched the Olive Osmond Perpetual Hearing Fund in 2010. Merrill's youngest son, Troy, died in his sleep at age 33 on November 9, 2018 from an undiagnosed heart condition. Like

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