Ozzy Osbourne
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-12-03
Day of Death
2025-07-22 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
Ozzy Osbourne
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
Ozzy Osbourne: Remembering a Rock God
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home
as Self
(2024)
(2022)
Post Malone: Runaway
as Self
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
(2021)
We Need to Do Something
as Good Boy (voice)
(2021)
WWE Hall Of Fame 2021
as Himself
(2020)
Trolls World Tour
as King Thrash (voice)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
(2019)
The Rainbow
as Self
(2019)
#NoJoke
as Self
(2018)
Sherlock Gnomes
as Fawn (voice)
(2017)
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
as Self - Vocals
(2017)
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
as Himself
(2017)
Cum On Feel The Noize
as Self
(2016)
Ghostbusters
as Famous Rock Star
(2016)
(2014)
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
(2013)
Black Sabbath: 13
as Himself
(2012)
Sunset Strip
as Self
(2012)
(2011)
Gnomeo & Juliet
as Fawn (voice)
(2011)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
as Himself
(2010)
Lemmy
as Self
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
as Vicar (voice)
(2006)
Randy Rhoads – Six String God
as Himself - Vocals
(2005)
(2005)
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary
as Himself
(2005)
(2004)
(2002)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Ozzy Osbourne
(2002)
When Rock Ruled the World
as Self
(2002)
Ozzy Osbourne - Live at Budokan
as himself
(2002)
(2002)
(2002)
Ozzy: Crown Prince of the Darkness
as Self (archival footage)
(2002)
(2001)
Moulin Rouge!
as Voice of the Green Fairy
(2001)
Satan’s Top 40
as Self
(2001)
Satan’s Top Forty
as Self
(2001)
(2000)
Little Nicky
as Himself
(2000)
Hellraisers
as Self
(1999)
(1999)
Slade: It's Slade
as Self
(1999)
(1999)
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
as Himself
(1998)
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
as Self
(1997)
Private Parts
as Ozzy Osbourne
(1995)
The Jerky Boys
as Band Manager
(1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
(1995)
(1993)
(1992)
(1991)
Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts
as Self
(1991)
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
as Himself
(1990)
Ozzy Osbourne: Speak of the Devil
as Vocals
(1990)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8
as Self
(1990)
Sam Kinison: Banned
as The Judge
(1989)
Moscow Music Peace Festival
as Self [Black Sabbath]
(1989)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
as Self
(1989)
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
as Self
(1989)
(1988)
(1988)
More Bad News
as Self
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
The American Way
as Self
(1986)
WrestleMania 2
as Self
(1986)
Trick or Treat
as Rev. Aaron Gilstrom
(1986)
WrestleMania II
as Himself
(1986)
Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy
as Himself
(1986)
The British Bulldogs
as Himself
(1985)
Live Aid
as Self
(1985)
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
as Self
(1984)
(1981)
Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours
as Self (vox)
(1980)
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
as Self
(1976)
(1975)
(1974)
(1970)
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
as Self - Vocals
(1970)
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
as Ozzy Osbourne
(1970)
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
as Vocals
Crew
(2023)
Lafayette
Songs
(2020)
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Executive Producer
(2017)
(2013)
(2010)
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Executive Producer
(1970)
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Director, Writer