Jay Osmond

Jay Osmond
Born Jay Wesley Osmond
(1955-03-02) March 2, 1955
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Occupation Musician, Film/TV producer
Years active 1962–present
Religion Mormon
Spouse(s) Kandilyn Harris Osmond (m. 1987- 2011)
Karen Randall (m. 2014)
Children Jason George
Eric Clinton
Marcus Jay
Website Official website

Jay Wesley Osmond (born March 2, 1955) is a member of the Osmond family of performers. He is a drummer who provided the beat for the family male quintet The Osmonds.

Life and career

Osmond was born in Ogden, Utah, the sixth son of Olive May (née Davis; May 4, 1925  May 9, 2004) and George Virl Osmond (October 13, 1917  November 6, 2007). Four of the Osmonds were cast over a seven-year period on NBC's The Andy Williams Show. They also appeared in nine episodes of the 1963-1964 ABC western television series, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, with Jay in the role of young Lamentations Kissel. The series starred then 12-year-old Kurt Russell on a wagon train headed to the American West.[1]

In addition to drums, he sang lead vocals on the group's hit "Crazy Horses," a hard rock song that fit Jay's more guttural voice better than usual lead singers Merrill or Donny. Jay continued with Merrill and Wayne (later joined by Jimmy) as a member of the Osmond Brothers when the group shifted to country music in the 1980s.

Personal life

Jay married Kandilyn Harris on August 25, 1987. They were divorced in 2011. Together they have three sons: Jason George (born on September 23, 1988), Eric Clinton (born on January 2, 1991) and Marcus Jay (born on January 8, 1996). Jay's oldest son Jason married Lauren Merrill on March 11,2011 and they have one son, Grayson George, born on February 5 2013, and one daughter Roslyn Renee born on March 27, 2015. Jay married Karen Randall on May 19, 2014. His step-granddaughter London was killed in September 2014.

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