Brian Blosil and Marie Osmond Marriage Profile

After nearly 20 years of marriage and parenting eight children, Marie Osmond and Brian Blosil decided to end their marriage. Here's information on how they met, their wedding, children, and more.

News Updates:
3/30/07: In a joint announcement, Marie Osmond and Brian Blosil announced their intention to divorce.

Born:
Olive Marie Osmond: October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah.

Brian Blosil: Abt 1953.

Wedding Date:
After meeting in January 1986 at a mutual friend's party in Provo, Marie and Brian were married on October 28, 1986.

Wearing a full-length white wedding dress, Marie, age 27, and Brian, age 33, had their wedding at the Jordan River Temple officiated by Paul H. Dunn. Her wedding dress was decorated with sequins and pearls and featured a high neck and long sleeves.

Children:
Five of Marie's children were adopted.

• Stephen James Craig Blosil: Born on April 20, 1983 in Provo, Utah. His father is Steve Craig. Stephen is an actor and musician.

• Jessica Blosil: Born 1987.

• Rachael Blosil: Born 1989. Her father is Brian Blosil.

• Michael Blosil: Born 1991.

• Brandon Blosil: Born 1996.

• Brianna Blosil: Born 1997.

• Matthew Blosil: Born 1999. His father is Brian Blosil.

• Abigail Blosil: Born 2002.

Occupations:
Marie: Singer, author, actress, producer, talk show host, and owner of "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" multimillion-dollar business. Marie is also a co-founder and co-host of Children's Miracle Network.

Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression
by Marie Osmond, Marcia Wilkie and Judith Moore

Brian: Record producer.

Residence:
Provo, Utah.

Previous Marriages and Relationships:
Marie was previously married and previously engaged.

• Jeff Crayton: Marie and Jeff, an actor, were engaged for five weeks before they cancelled their wedding in 1979.

• Steve Craig: Although Steve and Marie had met five years earlier after a BYU basketball game, they had only dated 18 months before their wedding. Marie, age 22, and Steve, age 25, were married on June 26, 1982 at the Salt Lake city Temple of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a private ceremony officiated by Paul H. Dunn.

Marie wore a wedding dress made of 35 yards of silk taffeta with a 16-foot train designed by Ret Turner. Her wedding dress was described as glittering. They reportedly had 4,500 guests at their wedding reception.

They had a short honeymoon only lasting three days.

Steve was a former basketball player for BYU, professional basketball player, real estate salesman, and production designer. They had a son. After two separations and reconciliations, Marie filed for divorce in May 1985 citing mental cruelty. The divorce was granted in October 1985.

Quotes :
Brian and Marie, joint statement on their divorce: "Our marriage has always been a faithful one, and neither of us is assigning fault for the divorce."
Source: People.com

Marie about marriage: "You start backward if you live together before getting married. I think you should start with being friends, not with intimacy first. that's not what marriage is about, anyway. It's about friendship and wanting to be one, wanting to know everything about each other and to help each other. If you both feel that way, it's smooth sailing. Selfishness is the problem."
Source: The Daily Intelligencer, March 10, 1987.

Doug Robinson about their earlier separation and reconciliation: "In 1999, five months after the birth of her third child, as has been chronicled repeatedly, she gave the credit cards and checkbook to her nanny, drove up the California coast and holed up in a small hotel, never intending to return to her family. Blosil reached her on a cell phone and drove up to be with her. She was suffering from postpartum depression, which left her so inert that she had been unable to get out of bed or even decide what to wear. In the aftermath, Osmond and Blosil were separated for several months but reconciled."
Source: Doug Robinson, Deseretnews.com, "Marie Osmond, yesterday and today", December 17, 2006.

Marie about meeting Brian: "He was funny and charming. His priorities were very similar to mine: a strong relationship to God, a dedication to his family, and a love for children ... He helped me learn how to recover and set my own boundaries. Actually, he was so careful about not imposing on me that I had to ask him to marry me."
Source: Behind the Smile: My Journey out of Postpartum Depression, pages 29-30.

Marie about marrying Steve, 1982: "I know I'll never find anyone I love or respect more than Steve."
Source: The chronicle Telegram, June 26, 1982.

Marie about Steve Craig: "Steve is the father of my son, and we'll always have a relationship. I have no reason to say anything about him. The things that happened are between us ... Divorce is sad, but sometimes it's necessary."
Source: The Daily Intelligencer, March 10, 1987.