Donny Osmond's Five Children: All About His Sons

Donny Osmond is best known for having a successful career as a singer and performer, but he is also the father of five sons: Donny Jr., Jeremy, Brandon, Chris and Josh.

He has five children with his wife of over 45 years, Debbie Osmond. The two married in 1978 and had their first son a year later.

Donnie has said that despite a career spanning decades, family has always come first. He told PEOPLE magazine, “That's the balance of my life. Family is the most important thing, because one day the curtain will come down, and then what do you have left?”

Here's everything you need to know about Donny Osmond's five kids.

Donald Clark Osmond Jr., 44

Donnie and Debbie welcomed their first son, Donald Clark Osmond Jr., on July 31, 1979. As Donnie Jr. has said, he was born after his father was in his teen idol heyday, so he missed out on some of the more intense periods of his father's career.

“I'd never seen anything like that climax with crazy fans throwing bodies on the stage,” he said. spectrum 2016. Donnie's TV variety show Donny and MarieThe Adventures of Donnie Jr., in which he co-starred with his sister, ended six months before Donnie Jr. was born.

In 2022, Donnie Jr. told People magazine that family is everything to his father.

“My dad put his family first and had unique ways of expressing that, like his orchard, where each tree was dedicated to each of his grandchildren,” he said. “Next to entertaining people, my dad's greatest talent was showing love, and he did that in a big way.”

As an adult, Donnie Jr. runs his own marketing company, OzComm, but has switched to business marketing rather than entertainment.

Donnie Jr. married his wife Jessica in 2010 and the couple have four children, the youngest of which was born on December 29, 2020.

Jeremy James Osmond, 43

Donny and Debbie welcomed their second child, Jeremy Osmond, on June 8, 1981. In 2001, Donny Parents Speaking about her relationship with Jeremy, she revealed that her second child went through a bit of a rebellious phase as a teenager.

According to the outlet, in addition to getting his tongue and eyebrows pierced, Jeremy dyed his hair leopard print, left the Mormon faith and church he was raised in, and didn't speak to his family for four years.

“I think a lot of the rebellion comes from the fact that he's my son, so the whole image of Osmond was something he couldn't stand,” Donnie said. “When you're forced to be a certain thing, you rebel. 'I don't want to be boxed in, I don't want to be just another Mormon Osmond.'”

Jeremy has since reunited with his family and also served a mission to Italy in 2001. The following year, he married Melissa Osmond, and the couple have three children.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Jeremy is a physical therapist who previously ran his own practice and is currently the executive director of Pointe Meadows Health and Rehabilitation.

Brandon Michael Osmond, 39

Donnie and Debbie's third son, Brandon, was born on January 29, 1985. As an adult, Brandon works for a design firm in Provo, Utah, and also runs his own company. Like his father, Brandon is passionate about music and performing, but in a 2022 interview with Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, he made it clear that he does it mostly for fun.

Brandon also spoke about the unique experience of having a celebrity father. “There was one time in my life when Donny Osmond and my dad met in the house. It was really hard because we kept them apart,” he told the outlet, recalling witnessing a phone call his father received shortly after his grandfather George Osmond died in 2007.

“So he picked up the phone, and this sweet high-pitched voice said, 'Hey Donnie, I just wanted to call and tell you I'm sorry about what happened to your dad.' They talked like that for a couple of minutes,” Brandon told Fox 13. “And at the end he said, 'Thank you, Michael. It means a lot to me,' and I realized that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had called my dad, not my dad had called him.”

He continued, “And it was really weird for me because they collided. Donny Osmond and my father were now the same person and I was really devastated. It was really painful for me to watch.”

Brandon married his wife, Shelby, in 2008 and the couple have four sons.

Christopher Glenn Osmond, 33

Chris Osmond was born in Irvine, California on December 12, 1990. Heavily influenced by his father's career and worldwide success, Chris showed interest in music and performing at an early age.

According to his website, he learned to play piano as a child and was a DJ as a teenager, then studied post-production audio engineering in college before taking a job at Disney in Burbank, California.

During an interview with Fox 13 in 2022, Chris spoke about being part of a famous family, saying, “For us, we're very lucky to have that name, and we're lucky to be able to have a positive impact on this world. But… it still forces us to be very creative.”

Chris later appeared in season 2. Reason for fameOn the show, Chris stumped contestants by having them guess his famous relatives, telling People that his dad “laughed it off” at the wrong answers, which ranged from Elvis Presley to Elton John.

In August 2023, Donny told People magazine that he thought the apparent generational gap worked in the show's favor: “I think he makes the show fun. [couldn’t] Understand who he is,” the legendary singer said.

“This dynamic of Chris being on the show really elevates the show because the older generation knows what the show is about,” Donny added, “and the younger generation has no idea.”

As for his own musical career, Chris has released three singles. He currently lives in Utah with his wife Alta, whom he married in 2017. The couple welcomed a daughter, Augie, in December 2020 and a son, Dune, in June 2023.

Joshua Davis Osmond, 26

Donnie and Debbie's fifth son, Joshua, was born on February 16, 1998.

In 2018, Donnie shared on Instagram that Joshua had served as a mission for the Church of Latter-day Saints in Rome, Italy for the past two years.

“Great reunion in Rome! 🇮🇹 After serving bravely for 2 years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Italy, our son Josh returns home with us and we are reunited with the whole family,” he wrote. “Great Birthday! Great Christmas.”

More than two years later, Josh married his wife, Summer, in an intimate ceremony at Josh's parents' home after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to cancel their original wedding plans.

After the wedding, Josh Closer Weekly Despite the changes in plans, the wedding “went perfectly,” she said. “It made the day even more personal and special. The wedding was even more beautiful than we could have ever imagined. It was a joyous celebration of a new step in our lives.”