Table of Biography
Ozzy Osbourne is a Grammy award-winning musician from England. Ozzy Osbourne is better known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is also known as Prince of Darkness and The Godfather of Metal.
Early Life and Education
Ozzy Osbourne was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England on December 3, 1948, and is 75 years old. His real birth name is John Michael Osbourne.
His mother’s name is Lilian Osbourne and his father’s name is John Thomas Osbourne. Ozzy’s father worked at a car factory and his mother was a homemaker.
Moreover, he spent his childhood in a tough situation with his two brothers and three sisters.
His father couldn’t provide his children with a decent childhood because he worked in a car factory. There is no information about his educational life. He dropped out of school to pursue his music career.
Relationship Status and Controversy
Ozzy Osbourne previously married Thelma Riley in the year 1971. However, their marriage ended in 1982 due to his drug use and misbehaving with his family.
He and Thelma had two kids Louis and Jessica along with an adopted child Elliot. He married his manager Sharon Osbourne in the year 1982.
From their marriage, they have three kids named Aimee Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Jack Osbourne.
Caption: Ozzy Osbourne with his wife Sharon Osbourne (Source: Instagram)
He made headlines in news media due to his drug abuse and alcoholism, and for misbehaving in public places in an intoxicated state.
He once bit off the head of a dove while releasing doves into the air while intoxicated. Moreover, he bit the head of a bat while performing when he mistook the bat for a rubber bat.
Besides that, he cheated on his wife Sharon with celebrity hairstylist Michelle Pugh. Moreover, he has been arrested several times for drug use, intoxication, and domestic violence.
Net Worth 2024
Throughout his musical career, he has sold millions of album copies as a solo artist and as a Black Sabbath member.
According to sources, he has an estimated net worth of $220 million. According to sources, he received a salary of around $45K – $65K per year.
Professional Life
Ozzy Osbourne started his music career with Greezer Bulter and formed his first band Rare Breed in 1967. After only two performances the band broke up.
They formed another band Earth with guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill. They changed their band name to Black Sabbath in 1969.
Black Sabbath chose to play a heavy blues style of music with occult themes. The band released its first album Black Sabbath in February 1970.
However, the album received negative reviews from music critics despite being a commercial success. The band released their second album Paranoid in September 1970 after the success of their first album.
Songs like Iron Man and Paranoid became massive hits across the world. They reached the top ten in both the U.S. and the U.K. after the release of their third album Master of Reality in 1971.
Moreover, the band included acoustic songs first time in their album. Black Sabbath experimented with heavy sound with the album ‘Black Sabbath Vol. 4’ in 1972.
Caption: Ozzy Osbourne’s album Ordinary Man (Source: Instagram)
The fifth album Sabbath Bloody Sabbath released in 1973 and added more musical instruments to their setup. Moreover, the album got favorable reviews from critics and sold millions of copies.
Black Sabbath released Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, and Never Say Die over the next few years. However, he developed serious drug issues and was expelled from the band in 1979.
Solo Career
He started his solo career in 1981 with his debut album ‘Blizzard of Ozz’. His debut album became a commercial success and went multi-platinum in the United States.
Following the success of his debut album, he released his second album Diary of a Madman the same year. Moreover, he released Bark at the Moon album in 1983.
Additionally, he wrote all the songs by himself. The album became certified Gold in the United States. He released The Ultimate Sin and No Rest for the Wicked albums in 1986 and 1988 respectively.
His album ‘No More Tears’ was released in 1991 and ‘Ozmossis’ was released in 1995. He and his wife started organizing Ozzfest in the mid-1990s.
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour that features various bands playing different genres of music like heavy metal, alternative metal, hardcore punk, and gothic metal.
Moreover, he and his family appeared in a reality show, ‘The Osbournes’ that aired on MTV from 2002 to 2005.
He planned to retire during the 1990s but later changed his plan. He was announced as the headline act for the Download Festival on November 6, 2017.
Osbourne announced his final world tour dubbed No More Tours II on February 6, 2018. He and Post Malone collaborated on the song Take What You Want on September 6, 2019.
Moreover, the song charted at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. He released his album Ordinary Man on February 21, 2020.
The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart with positive reviews from music critics.
Black Sabbath reunion
On November 11, 2011, it was announced that the original Black Sabbath line-up of him, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward would reunite for a world tour and new album produced by Rick Rubin.
Black Sabbath played at the O2 Academy in their hometown Birmingham on May 21, 2012, since their reunion.
The album entitled 13 released on June 11, 2013, topped both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. The band began a farewell tour titled The End in January 2016.
The band played their final show in their home city of Birmingham, England on 2 and 4 February 2017. The show was attended by thousands of fans and watched live by many fans.
Black Sabbath is considered one of the great bands of all time. It is sad for both the band and fans to say farewell.
It is an honor and privilege to watch and listen to one of the greatest bands in the history of music to all the fans in the world.
Achievements
Ozzy Osborne won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1994. He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame both as a solo artist and as a member of Black Sabbath in 2005.
He and his former bandmates at Black Sabbath were inducted into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Osbourne was honored at the second annual VH1 Rock Honors in 2007.
He received the honor of being the first inductee into The Birmingham Walk of Stars on May 18, 2007. Ozzy received the Living Legend award in the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards in 2008.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on 27 April 2012. On April 6, 2021, WWE inducted him into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame for his various appearances.
Ozzy Osbourne – Body Measurements
Ozzy Osbourne stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 76 Kg. He has dark brown hair and green eyes. Besides that, there is no further information about his body measurements.
Caption: Ozzy Osbourne body measurement (Source: Instagram)
Ozzy Osbourne – Social Media
He is pretty active on social media like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 12 million followers on his official Facebook page.
Besides that, he has over 4.4 million followers on Instagram and over 5.3 million followers on Twitter. Moreover, he has a self-titled YouTube channel with over 1.58 million subscribers.