Friday, January 14, 2005

Pop Quiz: Donny Osmond


Aidin Vaziri | Out of the 837 comeback attempts he's made, this has to be Donny Osmond's most convincing. At 46, the former teen pinup and host of the television game show "Pyramid" has discovered lite rock with his latest album, "What I Meant to Say," and scored a British Top 10 hit with the song "Breeze On By."



Donny Osmond
Q: You recently went to Wales to find out about your family history.
A: I always wanted to go out there because a lot of my ancestors come from there.
Q: Did you find anything interesting?
A: My great-great-great-grandfather's gravesite and where he lived. It's really strange to go to the area where your roots are from.
Q: Are there any real characters in the Osmond family tree -- I mean, besides you?
A: We've got a couple of interesting characters in my pedigree, but nothing that really stands out.
Q: No pirates or ghosts?
A: Not that I know of.