{"id":84586,"date":"2023-11-26T23:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84586"},"modified":"2023-11-26T23:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T23:32:02","slug":"donny-osmond-saddened-as-creator-of-donny-and-marie-show-dies-at-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/celebrities\/donny-osmond-saddened-as-creator-of-donny-and-marie-show-dies-at-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Donny Osmond ‘saddened’ as creator of Donny and Marie show dies at 86"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donny Osmond has been inundated with support after sharing an emotional tribute to Marty Krofft, who has died aged 86.<\/p>\n

Alongside his brother Sid Krofft, Marty created The Donny and Marie show, which ran for three years in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Marty’s publicist Harlan Boll announced he had died from kidney failure.<\/p>\n

Breaking his silence on Sunday evening, Donny, 65, shared an emotional tribute on his Twitter page, now known as X.<\/p>\n

Alongside a picture of the trio together, he wrote: “I am so saddened by the passing of my dear friend, Marty Krofft.<\/p>\n

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“He and his brother, Sid, created the whole format of The Donny and Marie show.<\/p>\n

“Together, they put my sister and me on the map and both of us will be forever grateful for their vision and creativity. Marty Krofft\u2019s television legacy is incredible.<\/p>\n

“His fingerprint is on generations of entertainment and the impact he’s had in connecting people around the world is an astonishing legacy he leaves behind.”<\/p>\n

Donny went on to send his “best wishes” to Marty’s family and loved ones and concluded his post writing: “As Marie and I sang at the end of every show, ‘May God keep you in his tender care, till he brings us together again’.”<\/p>\n

Following the sad news, many of the singer’s 210,000 followers flocked to his post to send their condolences.<\/p>\n

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