00:00 With a career spanning six decades, 65 albums,
00:04 and five Emmy nominations,
00:06 our next guest is the true definition of an icon.
00:10 And if you're hoping to catch his Vegas show,
00:12 we have some good news for you.
00:14 That's right, it's Donnie Osmond.
00:17 Okay.
00:18 Hello guys, how you doing?
00:19 We are doing fantastic and we are super excited
00:22 because you just announced that you're actually
00:25 extending your Vegas residency into 2024.
00:30 Congratulations, this show has something for everyone.
00:34 What has the response been like?
00:35 It's been unbelievable.
00:36 But what's even more exciting is I look out in the audience
00:39 and the different generations and genres of people
00:43 that are coming to, you know,
00:44 discovering who Donnie Osmond is.
00:46 Last night I did a show.
00:48 There's a segment in my show I call the request segment.
00:51 And I put all 65 albums on the screen
00:54 and the audience can pick any song I've ever recorded
00:57 from any album and we do it like that.
00:59 By the way, 65.
01:01 65, yeah right.
01:02 They've got a lot of options, okay.
01:04 People think they're plants in the audience,
01:07 but it changes every night, they're not plants.
01:09 And last night I had this little teenager
01:11 out in the audience and she was waving,
01:15 "Psst, pick me, pick me."
01:15 So I said, you know, wonder what she wants.
01:17 Maybe Mulan, you know, the song,
01:19 "Let's get down to business."
01:20 You wanted to hear that or something like that.
01:22 She said, she wanted, "Could she be mine?"
01:25 That was like three albums ago.
01:26 ♪ She could be Bardo or Monroe ♪
01:29 And I'm thinking, why do you know that song?
01:31 How do you know that song?
01:31 She says, "I listen to it every day."
01:33 No, 'cause people--
01:34 She sang every word with me.
01:35 No, people still connect with it.
01:38 And you just went to the UK, right?
01:40 I'm just about to.
01:41 At the end of the year. You're about to go
01:41 to the UK. Yep, yep.
01:42 And you had the US tour that just ended.
01:45 I gotta know, what's better?
01:47 The UK fans or the US fans?
01:48 Oh, that's unfair to ask me that.
01:50 (laughing)
01:51 Okay, I'll give you an honest answer.
01:54 In the US, it's the US.
01:55 In the UK, it's the UK.
01:56 (laughing)
01:58 And that's why he's been around for six decades.
02:00 Exactly.
02:01 Yeah, the UK's gonna be a fun,
02:02 that's gonna be an arena tour.
02:05 We're playing these huge arenas.
02:07 And this show works in big places
02:09 as well as smaller places.
02:10 I like it.
02:11 Well, you got your first big break
02:13 when you were on the Andy Williams show.
02:16 Yep, there it is.
02:17 And you were just five years old.
02:18 Look at you right there.
02:19 If you had the chance to pass on some show business wisdom
02:23 to your younger self, looking back even
02:25 at this video right here, what would you tell yourself?
02:28 What a question.
02:29 You tell that little guy right there.
02:31 I would say to him, put your seatbelt on, buddy.
02:34 It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
02:36 But there's gonna be lots of ups, lots of downs.
02:40 But when you hit 65, you're gonna be loving life.
02:43 Mm, I like that.
02:44 That's so awesome.
02:45 Now, you grew up in the spotlight alongside Michael Jackson,
02:48 who was your friend.
02:50 What's your favorite memory with him?
02:53 Oh, I got a lot of 'em.
02:55 Okay, the first thing that pops into my mind,
02:57 American Music Awards.
02:59 When Dick Clark created that show, the very first one,
03:02 he said, "I want Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson
03:04 to not perform, but present an award."
03:07 After the show, there it is, right there.
03:08 That's the picture.
03:09 That's what we were presenting.
03:11 And after the show was over,
03:13 we're both stage right in the wings,
03:15 and I turned to Mike and I said, "Are you hungry?"
03:17 He said, "I'm starving."
03:19 (laughing)
03:20 He said, "Follow me."
03:22 We go into my limousine, and we drive to Jack in the Box,
03:26 and we buy all these tacos.
03:28 Yes!
03:29 And here's the memory of Michael Jackson and myself,
03:32 driving down Sunset Boulevard.
03:34 We opened up the moon roof, or whatever it's called,
03:36 sticking our heads out, the wind blowing our hair,
03:38 eating tacos, laughing our heads off.
03:40 That's the memory I hang on to.
03:42 That is a good memory.
03:44 That is very special, to have those intimate moments
03:47 with somebody in just real life.
03:49 Oh, I could go on the rest of the show,
03:50 with just fun things that we did together.
03:52 But yeah, I miss him.
03:55 We lost the genius.
03:56 Well, speaking of memories,
03:57 we love seeing you as a peacock on the mass singer.
04:00 Well, you know what that's a--
04:01 I was a huge fan of yours.
04:03 You were the flamingo, weren't you?
04:04 I was.
04:05 I watched you like a hawk,
04:05 because at the time, Marie and I were at the Flamingo.
04:09 No way!
04:10 In Las Vegas, I'm now at Harris,
04:11 but we were at the Flamingo.
04:12 And I watched you like a hawk.
04:13 I've gotta be honest.
04:14 You were amazing.
04:16 I studied you as the peacock,
04:19 and it had a lot to do with why I chose to be the flamingo,
04:22 because you danced,
04:24 and I wanted to be able to move in my costume.
04:27 I thought that you were absolutely brilliant.
04:30 Thank you.
04:30 So, oh my God, yeah.
04:32 I gotta tell you, it's a great show.
04:34 When Dina Katz, you know Dina?
04:36 We love Dina.
04:37 When she called me up,
04:38 and she said, "You're the first one I'm calling."
04:40 And we're doing a show, and she explained the show.
04:42 I said, "Stop talking right now.
04:44 "I get the joke.
04:45 "I'm in."
04:45 Yeah, because apparently,
04:47 being on a reality competition show,
04:49 it like runs in the family.
04:51 You're amazing at it.
04:53 I actually want you to check out this clip right here
04:55 from a show called "Claim to Fame."
04:57 I don't know what you're talking about.
04:59 Hugo, who do you think is Chris's claim to fame?
05:04 Chris, I think your claim to fame
05:09 is Elton John.
05:14 (dramatic music)
05:16 Wow.
05:17 Let's see if you're right.
05:19 Oh no.
05:21 Unbelievable.
05:27 What the (beep) is this guy doing?
05:30 I'm just gonna say one thing.
05:32 Whoever that kid is, he's doing a great job.
05:35 (laughing)
05:36 Clearly, because-- And he's good looking.
05:38 He's so cute, but he literally,
05:40 the kid Chris narrowly escaped elimination
05:42 because everyone is thinking that he is your son.
05:47 So do you care to respond?
05:48 Yeah, everyone thinks that you're his son.
05:50 I have no idea.
05:52 (laughing)
05:53 And you play it so good too.
05:55 Again, six decades in the business.
05:58 He is not making a step, Donnie.
06:00 Thank you so much.
06:01 We appreciate you for being here.
06:03 When you're in Vegas, let me know.
06:05 I'll get you the best seats in the house.
06:06 We are there.
06:08 Tickets for Donnie's residency at Harris Las Vegas
06:11 are on sale now.
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