'You're very loved': Marie Osmond celebrates brother Jay's birthday with adorable throwback photo

Jay Osmond is recognized as a multifaceted and gifted artist, and was The Osmond Brothers' youngest band member

PUBLISHED MAR 4, 2023

Marie Osmond wishes brother Jay Osmond on his birthday with a throwback gift (Instagram/marieosmond)

OGDEN, UTAH: Marie Osmond posted a wonderful birthday message for her brother Jay Osmond on Thursday, March 2. She posted a throwback snap of herself with the actor and producer, who turned 68, and fans took to the comments to wish him.

Marie expressed her affection for her older brother in the caption. She humbly added in the Instagram post that he was celebrating his 68th birthday and used the peeping-through-fingers emoji. She wrote, "Hope it's the best one ever. You're very loved."

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Marie Osmond shares a heartfelt throwback picture of brother, Jay Osmond on his 68th birthday (Instagram/@marieosmond)

Jay is a multi-faceted artist

The older brother of the 63-year-old actress was born in Ogden, Utah on March 2, 1955. Marie was born a little over four years later on October 13, 1959. She is one of the most well-known members of Jay’s large and close-knit family. Jay comes from a big family and shares his parents, Olive Osmond and George Osmond, with eight other siblings.

Jay is recognized as a multifaceted and gifted artist. He is well recognised for being The Osmond Brothers' youngest band member. The 68-year-old is not only a skilled producer but also a vocalist and percussionist. Jay's career started while he was just a toddler, and by age two, he was already performing. Their mother, Olive, passed away in 2004 after a marriage that lasted over six decades. Their parents tied the knot in 1944.

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 13: (L-R) Entertainers Jimmy Osmond, Alan Osmond, Tom Osmond, Jay Osmond, Marie Osmond, Virl Osmond, Donny Osmond, Wayne Osmond, and Merrill Osmond, joke around during a meet and greet with fans at the Orleans Hotel & Casino August 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The members of the Osmond family have reunited to film a television special for PBS called, "The Osmond 50th Anniversary, starring The Osmond Brothers, with special guests Donny, Marie, and Jimmy," which is scheduled to air in the U.S. in March 2008. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

In addition, the producer is acknowledged as having worked on seven different projects, including ‘The Gift of Love’, ‘Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater’, and the TV series ‘Marie’ which starred Marie and the now-deceased actor Gavin Macleod. His first marriage was to Kandilyn Harris, and his most recent marriage was on May 21, 2014, with Karen Randall.

Illness in the family

Jay Osmond disclosed he had a ‘mini stroke’ in a Facebook post made on August 25, 2020. “I hadn't said this earlier since I didn't want to alarm anyone,” Osmond wrote in the post. He further wrote, "A couple of months ago, I came really close to a stroke. BP over 200. They said I had a mini stroke.”

Fans and followers know that health problems have frequently plagued the Osmond family. Jimmy Osmond suffered a stroke while performing on stage in the UK version of ‘Peter Pan’ late in 2018.

HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 7: (L-R standing) Jay, Tom, family patriarch George, singer Andy Williams, Merrill, Allan and Wayne Osmond. Seated are Donny, Marie and Jimmy Osmond posing at a ceremony honoring The Osmond family with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame August 7, 2003 in Hollywood, California. Donny injured his neck while body surfing in Hawaii. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Marie told People then, "My brother Virl had a stroke, my brother Tom had a quadruple bypass, Jimmy had a stroke, and Donny, of course, is undergoing surgery." She continued, "I've experienced a lot of loss and challenging situations in my life. I'm not claiming that there are differences; everyone does. But I have a lot of faith”.