Melvin Wayne Osmond (born August 28, 1951) is a retired American musician and singer. He is the second oldest of the original Osmond Brothers singers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children.
The Osmonds
Starting in 1958, Wayne and three of his brothers (Alan, Merrill, and Jay in their respective age orders) began singing as a barbershop quartet. They were later discovered in 1961 by Jay Emerson Williams, the father of Andy Williams, at a performance at Disneyland which was being filmed for the Disneyland After Dark episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. In 1962, the four Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show, a musical variety program. Each of these four Osmond brothers were also cast in nine episodes of the 1963–1964 ABC Western series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Wayne in the role of young Leviticus Kissel. His last intended appearance with the Osmonds was October 13, 2018, although he made an additional appearance with his brothers a year later as a birthday present to their sister, Marie.
Personal life
Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of Olive May (née Davis; 1925–2004) and George Virl Osmond (1917–2007). On December 13, 1974, Wayne married Kathlyn White from Bountiful, Utah, a former Miss Davis County Fair and Miss Utah of 1974. They have five children, three daughters and two sons. In the 1990s, Osmond moved to Branson, Missouri. In 1997, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was successfully treated. Like the rest of his family, he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Discography
See also
List of people with brain tumors
References
External links
Wayne Osmond on Official Osmond Family website
1951 births
Living people
American banjoists
American clarinetists
American flautists
American Latter Day Saints
American male drummers
American male guitarists
American male pianists
American male pop singers
American male saxophonists
American male television actors
American multi-instrumentalists
American rock guitarists
American rock saxophonists
American pop rock singers
American rock pianists
American rock drummers
American rock singers
Guitarists from Los Angeles
Guitarists from Utah
Lead guitarists
Songwriters from California
American bagpipe players
Musicians from Ogden, Utah
People from Branson, Missouri
The Osmonds members
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