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James 'Jimmy' Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963 in Canoga Park, California) is a singer, actor, and businessman. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Canoga Park, California is a district of the city of Los Angeles, located within the San Fernando Valley. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ...

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Biography

Jimmy Osmond is the youngest of his siblings and an occasional member of their musical group, The Osmonds. He is the youngest child of George and Olive Osmond, and his siblings are Virl, Tom , Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Marie Osmond. He remains the youngest performer to have a No. 1 single in the UK singles chart, with "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" in 1972.[1] The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... Olive Osmond (born Olive May Davis in Samaria, Idaho on May 4, 1925 - May 9, 2004 in Provo, Utah) was the matriarch of the American Osmond singing family, and mother of entertainers Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond. ... Alan Osmond (born June 22, 1949) was a member of the 1970s group The Osmonds. ... Wayne Osmond (1951 - present) is the second oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers. ... Merrill Davis Osmond (born April 30, 1953) was the lead singer of the 1970s music group The Osmonds. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... The cover to Donny Osmonds 2005 album What I Meant to Say. ... 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 UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is a popular song by Little Jimmy Osmond. ...


Jimmy married Michele (née Larson) in 1992. Their four children are Sophia Michele, Zachary James ("Zack"), Arthur Wyatt, and Isabella Olive Renae Osmond ("Bella").


In 2005, Jimmy Osmond appeared as a contestant in the British version of the reality television show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, creating an excellent impression with fellow contestants and viewers; he finished in fourth place. In 2006 he appeared on All-Star Family Fortunes. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Family Fortunes is a long-running British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. ...


Recordings

Jimmy has earned six gold records. The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...


Singles

  • "My Little Darling" / "My Little Darling" (Japanese)
  • "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" (Swedish)
  • "Happy Robbers" / "I Found A Little Happiness" (Japanese)
  • "Goodbye Mr. Tears" / "Put Your Hand In The Hand"
  • "Chuk Chuk" / "Jimmy Boy" (Japanese)
  • "If Santa Were My Daddy" / "Silent Night"
  • "Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool" / "Mother Of Mine"
  • "Tweedle Dee" / "Mama’d Know What To Do"
  • "Little Arrows" / "Don’t You Remember"
  • "I’m Gonna Knock On Your" / "Give Me A Good Old Mammy Song"
  • "Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus"
  • "You’re There" / "Life Is Just What You Make It"
  • "Kimi Wa Pretty" / "Tokyo Savannah" (Japanese)
  • "Ring Ring" / "After All"
  • "She Put The Light On" / "Uncertain"
  • "Living In Love" / "One More Chance" (Japanese)
  • "Siempre Tu" (Spanish)
  • "Dos En Uno" (Spanish)
  • "Otono Y Primavera" (Spanish)
  • "Shine"

Tweedle Dee is a rhythm and blues song which was covered for the popular market. ...

Albums

  • Little Jimmy Osmond (Japan, 1972)
  • Killer Joe (1972)
  • Little Arrows (1975)
  • Kimi Wa Pretty (Japan, 1981)
  • Siempre Tu (in Spanish; Mexico, 1985)
  • Keep The Fire Burnin’ (US 2000, UK 2001)

Soundtracks

  • Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus
  • The Great Brain (1978)
  • Hugo The Hippo (1976)
  • The Osmonds (animated TV series, 1972)

Movies

The Great Brain is a series of childrens books by American author John Dennis Fitzgerald (1907-1988). ... John Dennis Fitzgerald (1907- 1988) was an American author. ... Hugo the Hippo (known as Hugó, a víziló in Hungarian) is a 1975 animated film originally made by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary. ...

Television

Donny & Marie was a variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to May 1979. ... We Are Family is a 1979 album by Sister Sledge. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... Family Fortunes is a long-running British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. ...

Business interests

  • Two theaters in Branson, Missouri, including The Osmond Family Theater, where he performs with his brothers.
  • Osmond Real Estate in Utah.
  • Hummy Bears books and plush toys
  • The Osmond family marketing and merchandising (since before the age of fifteen).
Preceded by
Benny Hill

Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) A typical busy night on The Strip (Hwy 76) The Titanic Museum is shaped to look like the real Titanic and is a popular tourist attraction in Branson The Duttons performing their famous song where they all play each others violins at their theater in Branson Missouri Herkimer and Cecil... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor & singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. ...

UK Christmas Number One single

Long Haired Lover From Liverpool Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ... Long Haired Lover From Liverpool is a popular song by Little Jimmy Osmond. ...


1972 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Succeeded by
Slade

Merry Christmas Everybody This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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