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Osmond gained fame at age 13 with the hit song "Paper Roses" and starred with her brother, Donny Osmond, on television's "Donny and Marie Show" during the 1970s. She has faced some obstacles in recent months. In November she announced that her 16-year-old son has entered a rehabilitation facility. Michael is one of Osmond's five adopted children. She ... has three other children from two marriages.
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Marie is an American actress and singer who was born on October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah, and is well-known for being part of the show business clan, The Osmonds. However, she was never a part of her family’s band, and found her own success instead as a country music artist during the 70s and 80s. One of her most well-known tunes is the country pop ballad “Paper Roses,” which she produced and sang back in 1973. In 1976, Marie and her brother Donny hosted their own variety show, Donny and Marie, which is ... something that she is remembered for, and it ran until 1979.
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Marie went into brief retirement from the music business and pursued a career in acting in the early 1980s. She turned down the lead role as Sandy in Grease because she didn't approve of the script's moral content [1], [2], and the role went to Olivia Newton-John. She appeared in some TV movies and did voice-over work for children's cartoons. Prior to the comeback success of her brother Donny in the late 1980s, Marie made a comeback in country music as a solo artist by signing a deal with Curb Records in Nashville. In 1985, Marie and Dan Seals sang a duet called "Meet Me In Montana" which became a #1 country hit that year.
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Donny and Marie were launched as a twosome in 1975. An ABC executive was so impressed, he signed the teens to a primetime deal. In 1976, the squeaky clean siblings made history as the youngest entertainers ever to host their own variety show and Friday nights became synonymous with Donny and Marie. It was four solid seasons of family fun with guest appearances by the Osmond Brothers and the biggest stars of the day.
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The singer and her brother Donny Osmond sat down with Larry King yesterday afternoon to tape his evening show. They expected the conversation to cover the loss of their father, their 50th Anniversary Show and Marie’s Dancing with the Stars experience. The pair were said to be livid that King would ambush Marie.
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On "The Early Show" plaza, Dave Price speaks with Donny Osmond about the DVD of "The Best of Donny and Marie: Volume 1." Osmond is ... starring on Broadway in "Beauty and the Beast."
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