Marie Osmond - Biography

Last Editor: kruegerin1				Marie Osmond Biography -   Name : Marie Osmond Profession : Singer Birth Details : born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah Birth name : Olive Marie Osmond Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m) Personal quotes : "Now I'm REALLY depressed!" (to a fan who recognized her as the voice of "Rose Petal," at a signing-party for her autobiography) Spouse : Brian Blosil (28 October 1986 - present) 8 children Steve Craig (26 June 1982 - 1985) (divorced) 1 child

Marie Osmond Trivia -

Was on Broadways "Anna and the King". She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video. Has five adopted children. Children: Stephen (b. 1983), Jessica (b. 1987), Rachael (b. 1989),Michael (b. 1991), Brandon (b. 1996), Brianna (b. 1997), Matthew (b.1999) and Abigail (b. 2002). Sister of Alan Osmond, Donny Osmond, Jay Osmond, Jimmy Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Virl Osmond, Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond. All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris. Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease (1978) on "moral grounds". In October, 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression, following birth of 7th child, Matthew, on July 6, 1999. She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return. Osmond said she basically gave the baby, and credit card, to her babysitter, got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her. She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone. Dated Andy Gibb, but they broke up because her parents did not approve of the relationship. In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. It has become QVC's top selling doll line, has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry, and has moved into the retail and direct response markets. She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair. In 1998, she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC. Co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider, of Children's Miracle Network, a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fundraising history, it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983, 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment, research and assistance, benefiting children's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1989, the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious Roy Acuff Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children. Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) She is a close childhood friend of Shawn Southwick. Daughter of George Osmond and Olive Osmond.

Marie Osmond Detailed Biography -

Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American entertainer and a member of the show business family, The Osmonds. The only daughter of George and Olive Osmond and the eighth of their nine children, Marie has released many albums and appeared on television for over 40 years. At age 13, her song "Paper Roses" reached #1 on the country music charts, making her the youngest female artist in history to top the chart. She has charted with her brother Donny ("I'm Leaving It All Up To You" and "Deep Purple"), Dan Seals ("Meet Me in Montana", also a country #1), and Paul Davis ("You're Still New to Me"). Other solo hits included "This is the Way That I Feel," "There's No Stopping Your Heart", "Read My Lips", and "I Only Wanted You". She and Donny also had a hit variety show, Donny & Marie (1976–1979). Marie played her mother, Olive, in the TV movie Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family. She also starred in the TV movies The Gift of Love and I Married Wyatt Earp. She garnered rave reviews as Anna in the Broadway musicals The King and I and Maria in The Sound of Music in the mid-1990s. She returned to television with brother Donny in 1998 to cohost The Donny and Marie Show, a talk/entertainment show that lasted two seasons. She appeared as herself in the 2001 TV movie Inside the Osmonds, which showed how the brothers' egos, their father's fiscal mismanagement, and the family's quest to build a multimedia empire led to their downfall. The film was produced by Jimmy Osmond. Marie has eight children. She had one son with her first husband (Steve Craig), two children with her second husband, and adopted five other children. Perhaps the only dent in her squeaky-clean image is her divorce from her first husband after two years of marriage in 1985. Her religion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, discourages divorce. She married her second husband, Brian Blosil, on October 28, 1986. In October 1999, she disclosed that she suffered from severe postpartum depression following the birth of her son. She became so despondent that she left her family and planned never to return. She eventually returned to her family and shared her postpartum experiences with other women. In 2005, Marie spoke out in support of Brooke Shields after Tom Cruise attacked Brooke's use of pharmaceuticals to treat her postpartum depression. In early August 2005, a fire destroyed the garage and office of her Utah home; no one was injured in the blaze. Currently, Marie hosts her own radio show, Marie and Friends, a nationally syndicated program. Along with actor John Schneider, Marie is the co-founder of Children's Miracle Network. She is a regular on QVC where her "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" is the top-selling line. Marie has launched her own embroidery machine, sewing machine, and embroidery designs through Bernina. She has recently been featured on the cover of Designs in Machine Embroidery], a national magazine for machine embroidery enthusiasts. The cover article featured an interview with Marie where she discussed how she became involved in embroidery.