Ozzy Osbourne
Acting
- Born:
- 1948-12-03
- Died:
- 2025-07-22
- Place of birth:
- Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
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 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
Known For
Filmography
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Ozzy Osbourne: The Final Encore
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal
Ozzy Osbourne: Remembering a Rock God
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Post Malone: Runaway
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
We Need to Do Something
WWE Hall Of Fame 2021
The Osbournes: Night of Terror
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne: Throne of Darkness
The Osbournes Want to Believe
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
Celebrity Watch Party
Trolls World Tour
The Rainbow
#NoJoke
The Conners
Sherlock Gnomes
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Cum On Feel The Noize
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
Ozzy and Jack's World Detour
Ghostbusters
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All
Lennon or McCartney
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
The 7D
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Black Sabbath: 13
Gogglebox
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
Sunset Strip
Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Lady Gaga: Out Of Control
Gnomeo & Juliet
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Conan
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
The Talk
Lady Gaga: One Sequin at a Time
Ozzy Osbourne: Ozzfest UK 2010
Fish Hooks
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil - Blizzard Of Ozz Tour 82
Music Nuggets
A Comedy Roast
Lemmy
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Live from Studio Five
Osbournes Reloaded
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Ozzy Osbourne : Quilmes Rock Festival 2008
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Seven Ages of Rock
The Graham Norton Show
Scream Awards
The One Show
You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous
Randy Rhoads – Six String God
VH1 Rock Honors
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
The Queen at 80
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
The Friday Night Project
A Bear's Christmas Tail
Battle for Ozzfest
Parkinson
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
The Osbourne Family Christmas Special
Lita Ford: The Complete Video Collection
Anderson Cooper 360°
Celebrities Uncensored
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince Of F*?$!@# Darkness - (Unauthorized)
Ozzy: Crown Prince of the Darkness
Bo' Selecta!
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Ozzy Osbourne - Live at Budokan
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
V Graham Norton
When Rock Ruled the World
The Osbournes
Moulin Rouge!
Satan’s Top Forty
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Satan’s Top 40
Little Nicky
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hellraisers
You Only Live Once
Rove
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
Slade: It's Slade
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Behind the Music
South Park
Classic Albums
Private Parts
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
The Frank Skinner Show
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Ozzy Osbourne: [1995] Monsters Of Rock Chile
The Jerky Boys
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
Raw
GMTV
Later... with Jools Holland
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
Sam Kinison: Banned
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Moscow Music Peace Festival
Ozzy Osbourne: (1989) Philadelphia, PA
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
Ozzy Osbourne: Wicked Videos
Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
The Freddy Krueger Special
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
More Bad News
The American Way
The Cook Report
Trick or Treat
The British Bulldogs
Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy
WrestleMania II
Live Aid
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
Al TV
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
Ozzy Osborne Live in Dortmund
1983 Dortmund Pop Rock Festival
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours
Wetten, dass..?
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
An Audience with...
The BRIT Awards
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Black Sabbath: California Jam
Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris 1970
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
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