Alan Osmond
Alan Ralph Osmond is an American former singer and musician. He is best known for being a member of the family musical group The Osmonds. At the time, Alan and his brothers were performing as the Osmond Brothers Boys' Quartet.
Early life
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May and George Virl Osmond. He was the oldest of the seven siblings who could sing, as the two oldest brothers, Virl and Tom, are hearing impaired.Music career
Starting in 1958, Alan and three of his younger brothers began singing as a barbershop quartet. In 1961, the group headed to Los Angeles to audition for The Lawrence Welk Show only for host Lawrence Welk to refuse to hear them sing; they met the Lennon Sisters at this audition, who directed them to Disneyland, where they found paying work as performers. It was at Disnelyand that Jay Emerson Williams, Andy Williams's father, discovered the group. In 1962, the four Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show, a musical variety program They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963–1964 ABC western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Alan in the role of young Micah Kissel.During much of the Osmonds' career, Alan, being the oldest of the group, was the band's creative leader, playing piano and guitar, co-writing many of their songs with Merrill, co-producing most of their recordings and arranging the dance choreography.
He mostly stopped performing with the group after 2007, and what he has professed to be his final performance with them was October 13, 2018, at Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, although, Alan did appear for a get-together with Jay, Wayne and Merrill in 2019, as per request for their sister Marie Osmond's 60th birthday. He was still writing songs at the time of his last performances, including a composition to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Orem, Utah.
Personal life
Alan, like all the Osmonds, is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Alan enlisted in the California Army National Guard in the late 1960s. He served at Fort Ord in northern California as a 144th artillery unit clerk.
In 1980, Alan Osmond, along with his brother Merrill Osmond, created Stadium of Fire, which has become one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the United States.
In September 2024, Osmond released his autobiography, One Way Ticket.
Health
In 1987, Osmond was diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis. Osmond has credited his faith, and belief in the preexistence of the soul, for giving him hope and optimism for the future in the face of his condition.Relationships, marriage and children
Osmond married Suzanne Pinegar, at the time a cheerleader at Brigham Young University, on July 16, 1974. He and Suzanne have eight sons:- Michael Alan Osmond
- Nathan Osmond
- Douglas Kenneth Osmond
- David Osmond
- Scott Merrill Osmond
- Jonathon Pinegar "Jon" Osmond
- Alexander Thomas "Alex" Osmond
- Tyler James Osmond
Prior to his marriage, Osmond dated extensively, including a brief courtship with singer Karen Carpenter in the early 1970s.
David Osmond
David Levi Osmond is the lead singer of the Osmonds Second Generation and the Osmond Chapman Orchestra, a big band. He participated in the eighth season of American Idol on January 28, 2009, with a pass to Hollywood. However, due to laryngitis, he was not able to make it past Hollywood week. David also substitutes for his uncle Donny in stage shows with his aunt Marie, and his song "We Are One" was used as the theme song to the Glenn Beck Radio Program from 2016 to 2017; he also hosted a brief revival of Wonderama in 2017. Since 2021, David Osmond has been a host of KUTV's lifestyle/infotainment program Fresh Living.Like his father, David Osmond was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis; David's case was diagnosed in 2005 and has, to date, been less severe than his father's.