Tony Iommi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-02-19 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
Tony Iommi
Biography
Anthony Frank Iommi (/aɪˈoʊmi/) (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. Iommi was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
On his last day of work in a sheet metal factory, as a teenager, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand in an accident, an event which crucially impacted his playing style. He briefly left Black Sabbath (then known as Earth) in 1968 to join Jethro Tull, but did not record any material with the band, and subsequently returned to Black Sabbath in 1969. In 2000, he released his first solo album Iommi, followed by 2005's Fused, which featured his former bandmate Glenn Hughes. After releasing Fused, he formed Heaven & Hell, which disbanded shortly after the death of Ronnie James Dio in 2010 (they toured on Black Sabbath songs when Dio was in the band but changed the name for legal reasons).
In 2011, Iommi published his autobiography, entitled Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
(2022)
(2022)
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
Under the Volcano
as Self
(2020)
(2020)
(2017)
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
as Himself
(2017)
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
as Self - Guitars
(2016)
(2014)
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
Black Sabbath: 13
as Himself
(2013)
(2012)
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
as Guitars
(2011)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
(2011)
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
as Himself
(2010)
(2010)
Heavy Metal Britannia
as Self
(2010)
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
as Guitars
(2009)
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
as lead guitar
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
Hard Rock Treasures
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
as Self - Guitar
(2002)
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
(1999)
(1999)
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
as Guitars
(1999)
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
as Himself
(1996)
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
as Self - Guitar
(1994)
(1994)
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
as Guitars
(1993)
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
as Guitars
(1992)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
as Guitars
(1991)
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
as Himself
(1991)
Guitar
as Self
(1989)
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
as Guitarrista
(1989)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
as Self
(1985)
Live Aid
as Self
(1985)
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
as Self
(1981)
(1980)
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
as Self
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
(1970)
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
as Self - Guitar
(1970)
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
as Tony Iommi
(1970)
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
as Guitars
Crew
(2017)
(2010)
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Executive Producer