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How Donny Osmond Rose to the Top After Admitting He ‘Once Lost It All’: ‘Starting All Over Again’
In an exclusive interview with Closer, Donny Osmond reflects on 60 years in show business and how he rose back to the top after he ‘once lost it all.'
Donny admits his childhood “was nothing but work — dancing in front of mirrors and sitting at the piano learning my parts with five-part harmonies.” But he credits those early lessons and the discipline he developed for his ability to persevere through six decades in the entertainment industry. “You can’t go to a university and learn comedy from Jerry Lewis or Milton Berle or Bob Hope — but those were all people I worked with from a young age.” In 1979, Donny & Marie won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Variety Program, but the stress of a weekly series wore on its young stars.
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