Donny Osmond adds AI version of himself as a teen to Las Vegas residency
2025-02-06
Category: entertainment

Donny Osmond is bringing on a new co-star for his Las Vegas residency: himself. "We are going to be making history together," the legendary crooner told his fans in a video he shared to Instagram. "Can you imagine sharing the stage with your 14-year-old self?"&nbsp; He said, "Thanks to some mind-blowing AI and CGI technology, I’m going to be talking and singing with Donny Osmond – you know, the one from 1972."&nbsp; DONNY OSMOND SAYS UNITED STATES OWES ITS GREATNESS TO MILITARY VETERANS ‘PERIOD, FULL STOP’  A preview of the technology showed Osmond sitting next to himself as a young teen wearing a purple hat, brown pants and a flowered shirt, talking about how one of them is the "real" Donny Osmond and the other is the "original." "Thanks to some mind-blowing AI and CGI technology, I’m going to be talking and singing with Donny Osmond – you know, the one from 1972."  "What does it feel like to sing with yourself 50 years in the future?" the 67-year-old Osmond asks himself in the clip.&nbsp; His younger self said it was kind of like singing with his grandpa.&nbsp; "I am your grandpa," he answered. "You're my grandson, Daxton Osmond." He snapped his fingers and the AI filter dropped, showing Daxton. "Well, I guess I am Daxton Osmond," Daxton answered before snapping his own fingers, putting the filter that changed his voice and face back in place, "but I do like to be Donny Osmond." DONNY OSMOND SAYS HIS ‘STRONG MARRIAGE’ AND FAITH KEEP HIS ‘FEET ON THE GROUND’ "The future’s so fun!" 1972 Donny Osmond added.&nbsp;  "It’s so fun, isn’t it," the older version laughed.&nbsp; "It’s incredible. This is something you’re not going to want to miss," Osmond added to fans.&nbsp; Last year, Osmond told Fox News Digital that while artificial intelligence has its pitfalls in the industry, in the right way, there are endless possibilities.&nbsp; LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS "AI is a tool, not a substitute," he said. "So, I love the prospects of AI. I love what it can do for me as a producer, as an artist – as a tool. And that's it." Osmond had previously revealed that he would have a new co-star, teasing that the person was "a great singer, they’re an Osmond, and maybe, just maybe, the best dressed Osmond."&nbsp;  Osmond and his younger sister and former TV co-star Marie Osmond had a Las Vegas residency that went on for more than 11 years, ending in 2019. &nbsp; Osmond began his solo residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas Showroom in 2021, and it runs through this June.&nbsp; CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The 67-year-old became a teen idol in the early 1970s thanks to hits like "Puppy Love" and "I Knew You When" and he and Marie Osmond starred on "Donny &amp; Marie" from 1976 until 1979.&nbsp;