Background
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of the nine children of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond.
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the fifth of the nine children of Olive May (née Davis) and George Virl Osmond.
He is releasing a new album, "A Tribute to Classic Rock", and tours worldwide. Four of the Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on National Broadcasting Company"s The Andy Williams Show, a musical variety program They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 American Broadcasting Company western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Merrill in the role of young Deuteronomy Kissel.
The series starred then 12-year-old Kurt Russell on a wagon train headed to the American West.
A tenor/countertenor vocalist well into adulthood, Merrill was either lead singer or co-lead singer (usually sharing duties with younger brother Donny) on almost all of the Osmonds" songs. Merrill is the first of the performing siblings to marry.
Justin Osmond works with several organizations and launched the Olive Osmond Perpetual Hearing Fund in 2010.