Olive Marie Osmond was born on October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah to parents Olive and George. It’s a well-known fact that Marie has eight brothers- Virl, Tom, Donny, Jimmy, Alan, Jay, Merrill and Wayne Osmond. The latter four brothers made up the basic Osmond Brothers singing group. Being she came from a show business family, it was only obvious Marie would follow suit. But, she changed directions later. Read this interesting article and find out some little known facts about Marie Osmond that will intrigue you!
Marie Osmond’s Singing Career
While her brothers performed in the early sixties, Marie Osmond stayed home, and, presumably, played with her dolls. When she was just three-years-old, she got her first taste of “the bright lights” when she appeared on The Andy Williams Show with her famous siblings. Williams introduced Marie as being “the youngest Osmond Brother.”
Her singing career wouldn’t officially take off for another decade. Marie Osmond recorded her number one country hit, “Paper Roses” when she was just thirteen-years-old. After Marie’s initial success, she toured some with her singing brothers. A little known fact about Marie Osmond is that, she never officially joined her brothers’ group. However, because she was performing with them, their name changed from “The Osmond Brothers” to “The Osmonds.
The Osmonds, and even brother Donny, chose to sing Pop songs, while Marie focused on Country songs. Maybe that choice had something to do with Loretta Lynn being one of her idols. Donny and Marie teamed up and released “I’m Leaving It All Up to You” and “Morning Side of the Mountain” in 1974. The latter became a Top 20 Country Hit. They duo also had their own self-titled variety show from 1976 to 1979.
In 1985, Marie Osmond released another country album. There’s No Stopping Your Heart had two number one hits- the title track and her duet with Dan Seals, “Meet Me In Montana.” She followed that with I Only Wanted You in 1986. This album contained the number one hit, “You’re Still New To Me”, which Marie sang with Paul Davis.
A little known fact about Marie Osmond is that she has been back in the recording studio recently. Her CD titled, “Magic of Christmas”, will be released in late 2007. Son Matthew sings on the CD as well.
Marie Osmond’s Acting Career
She made her acting debut in a 1978 movie titled, “Goin’ Coconuts” with Donny. The film was a dud. A little known fact about Marie Osmond is that she could have played the part of “Sandy Olsson” in the award-winning 1978 movie, “Grease.” She turned the script down because of “moral content”, and Olivia Newton-John snapped it up instead.
Then, Marie starred in the TV movie “The Gift Of Love” the following year. 1982 brought another TV movie, “Side by Side: The Story Of The Osmond Family.” It was based on a biography Olive Osmond had written. Marie Osmond played the part of her mother in the movie. The following year, she starred in another TV movie, “I Married Wyatt Earp.”
Family Life
A little known fact about Marie Osmond is that she dated teen idol Andy Gibb (1958-1988), but she broke off the relationship because of her parents’ disapproval. She was married to former Basketball player Steve Craig from 1982 to 1985. The union produced a son, Stephen James in 1983. She then married record producer Brian Blosil in 1986. They separated and reconciled in 2000. In early 2007, Marie filed for divorce. They have seven children: Jessica Marie (1987), Rachael Lauren (1989), Michael Thomas (1991), Brandon Warren (1996), Brianna Patricia (1997), Matthew Richard (1999) and Abigail Michelle (2002). Two of their children are biological, and the rest are adopted.
Marie Osmond Today
The brunette with the tattooed eyeliner joined ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” in their fifth season. She keeps busy with the “Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls” line. A little known fact about Marie Osmond is that, in 1998, she sold her one millionth doll on QVC.
A final little known fact about Marie Osmond is, she and actor John Schneider are co-founders of the Children’s Miracle Network. The organization has raised nearly two billion dollars since 1983 for medical treatment, research and aid for children in the U.S. and Canada.
