Ozzy Osbourne
Born
3 December 1948 (77)
Place of Birth
Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
Also known as
John Michael Osbourne, Prince of Darkness
Biography
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their eponymous debut studio album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. The band was highly influential in the development of heavy...
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their eponymous debut studio album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. The band was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid (1970), Master of Reality (1971), and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973). Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to problems with alcohol and other drugs. He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and released 13 studio albums, the first seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in the US. He reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions. He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the group's final studio album, 13 (2013), before they embarked on a farewell tour that ended with a 2017 performance in their native Birmingham. Osbourne sold over 100 million albums, including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024. He was also inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame both solo and with Black Sabbath in 2005. He was honoured with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, he received the Global Icon Award. In 2015, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In the early 2000s, Osbourne's career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show, The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. He co-starred with Jack and Kelly in the television series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour. On 5 July 2025, Osbourne performed his final show at the Back to the Beginning concert event amid ongoing health battles, having announced earlier in the year that this would be his last live performance, though he intended to continue recording music. He died later that month on 22 July 2025. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ozzy Osbourne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography (40)
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
2025
Ozzy Osbourne: Remembering a Rock God
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2025
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Post Malone: Runaway
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
2022
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
We Need to Do Something
2021
WWE Hall Of Fame 2021
2021
The Osbournes: Night of Terror
2020
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020
Ozzy Osbourne: Throne of Darkness
2020
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
2020
Trolls World Tour
2020
The Rainbow
2019
#NoJoke
2019
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
2017
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
2017
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
2014
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Black Sabbath: 13
2013
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
2012
Sunset Strip
2012
Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil
2012
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
2011
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
2011
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
Lady Gaga: Out Of Control
2011