Profile
Ozzy Osbourne
Musician + Songwriter
Male
Born
Dec 3, 1948
Age
64
Hometown
Birmingham
Genres
Blues rock + Hard...
Instruments
Synthesizer
Performed With
Kelly Osbourne + ...
Record Label
Jet Records
Other Names
John Michael Osbo...
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose dark and hard sound helped spawn the heavy… Read More
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Romance
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Thelma MayfairMarried 1971 - 1982
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Thelma RileyMarried 1971 - 1982
Family
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Ozzy Osbourne
Age 64
children
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Jessica HobbsDaughter, Age 41
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Louis John OsbourneSon, Age 38
Places
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News + Updates
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Will These Couples Make It Or Break It?Huffington Post - Apr 24, 2013
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Sharon Osbourne Says She Is 'Devastated' About Ozzy's Drug UseHuffington Post - Apr 23, 2013
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Simpson Buys Osbourne Estate For $11.5 MillionSan Francisco Chronicle - Apr 19, 2013
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Ozzy Osbourne Confirms Marriage Is Fine And Blames Drugs For His 'Insane' BehaviourDaily Mail (UK) - Apr 16, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1948
Birth
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England, on 3 December 1948.
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TEENAGE
1967
18 Years Old
In late 1967, Geezer Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with Osbourne.
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TWENTIES
1978
29 Years Old
In 1978, Osbourne left the band for three months to pursue interest in a solo project he called Blizzard of Ozz.
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THIRTIES
1980
31 Years Old
In 1980, under the management of Osbourne's then girlfriend (later wife), Sharon Arden, the Ozzy Osbourne Band formed again as The Blizzard of Ozz.
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In 1982 Osbourne appeared as lead vocalist on the Was (Not Was) pop dance track "Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)".
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1985
36 Years Old
In 1985 California teenager John McCollum committed suicide while listening to Ozzy Osbourne's "Suicide Solution".
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FORTIES
Osbourne was awarded his only solo Grammy for the track "I Don't Want to Change the World" from live album Live & Loud for Best Metal Performance of 1994.
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Osbourne's entire CD catalogue was remastered and reissued in 1995.
1997
48 Years Old
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Osbourne reunited with the original members of Sabbath in 1997 and has performed periodically with them ever since.
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FIFTIES
2001
52 Years Old
Down to Earth, Osbourne's first album of new studio material in seven years, was released on 16 October 2001.
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2002
53 Years Old
In June 2002, Osbourne performed the Black Sabbath anthem "Paranoid" at the Party at the Palace concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, an event in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
In 2003 Osbourne recruited former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted after he left the band in 2000 (and Trujillo replaced him on Metallica's line-up).
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2004
55 Years Old
Since the quad accident, aside from some short-term memory problems, he fully recovered and headlined the 2004 Ozzfest, in the reunited Black Sabbath.
2006
57 Years Old
In March 2006, he said that he hoped to release a new studio album soon with long time on-off guitarist, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society.
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Tickets for the 2007 tour were offered to fans free of charge, which led to some controversy.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
Osbourne revealed in July 2009 that he was currently seeking a new guitar player.
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On 13 April 2010, Osbourne announced the release date for Scream would be 15 June 2010. The release date was later changed to 22 June. A single from the album, "Let Me Hear You Scream," debuted on 14 April 2010 episode of CSI: NY.
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2011
62 Years Old
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A documentary about his life and career, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, premiered in April 2011 at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD in November 2011.
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