Ozzy Osbourne
- Profession: Singer
- Place/Date of Birth: Birmingham, 03 December 2020
- Associated with: Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne
Osbourne’s counselling - Mar 05
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are so upset that their kids have left home they need counselling. As Aimee, Jack and Kelly all fly the nest to pursue new careers their parents have found themselves with a children shaped hole in their lives. You think they’d be glad to get rid of the troublemakers but Sharon and Ozzy have told press that they’re calling in TV counsellor Dr Phil for some help and advice. Their first session will feature on their reality TV The Osbournes, so don’t take it too seriously.
ITV Ozzy - Mar 05
Ozzy and Sharon are all set to host a controversial British talk show for ITV. It is hoped that the rock and roll couple will be able pull in the big celebrities - good friends like Elton John and Robbie Williams might even show up. The show will be aired after 10pm to account for Ozzy and Sharon’s bad language and no doubt unconventional line of questioning.
Ebay entrance - Mar 05
Ozzy Osbourne’s front door could go up for sale on Ebay. The owner of Ozzy’s childhood home in Aston is so sick of Black Sabbath fans making pilgrimages to his home and leaving graffiti on his front door that he wants to replace the door and give away the small piece of rock and roll history. Ali Mubarret says that he will either put the door on ebay and give the proceeds to charity or give it away to a hardcore Ozzy fan.
Sweet charity - Feb 05
The Osbournes plan charity single for tsunami victims. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have announced plans for a star studded cover version of Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven in aid of the Asian Tsunami disaster. Already on board are Ozzy and daughter Kelly, Elton John, Pink, Velvet Revolver, Gwen Stefani, Steven Tyler, Rod Stewart and Robbie Williams.
TV star for sale - Feb 05
There’s no room for Estate Agent exaggeration when you sell one of the most famous homes in the world. According to reports the Osbourne family are putting their Beverley Hills mansion up for sale. The house, where most of the family’s eponymous reality show was filmed will be available to the highest bidder - someone who, presumably, won’t mind noisy neighbours, fleas and dog poop. Sharon and Ozzy decided to move somewhere smaller now that Kelly and Jack, their youngest children, have moved out.
Ozzy robbery - Nov 04
The Osbournes have been robbed of several million dollars worth of jewels. Ozzy and Sharon were asleep in their Buckinghamshire mansion early on Monday morning when they heard movements downstairs - and it wasn’t the dogs having a late night scrap. According to reports Ozzy ambled down to chase the intruders, even getting one in to a headlock, but nonetheless they got away with a substantial amount of Sharon’s very pricey jewellery. While Ozzy and Sharon recover from the latest in a long line of ordeals Simon Cowell, Sharon’s co host on ITV’s X Factor, has told press that he believes that the burglary was a stunt to raise his rival’s profile.
Ozzy ice cream - May 04
An ice cream shop is serving up flavours honouring Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
The owners of Country Cow Creamery have designed ice creams named Ozzy’s Carnivorous Carrot Cake and Death by Sharon to be sold throughout America. The company shipped five gallons of the ice creams to Sharon and Ozzy’s home on dry ice as a thanks for letting them use their names.
All over for Osbournes? - May 04
Hit reality series The Osbournes could be all over bar the shouting.
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At the age of 15, he left school and began work as a plumbers mate, and then in a slaughter house but it was when he landed a job testing car horns at the Lucas factory where first developed his musical interest. He began as a singer in a series of local bands until 1969 he watched an old horror movie at a local theatre. The film was called "Black Sabbath" - the new group was born.
Their first album was released in 1970. Ozzy remained with the band for eight years and then reunited the group in July 1985 at the Live Aid Concert. In December 1999 Osbourne and Black Sabbath performed their last ever concerts in Birmingham. Ozzy released 10 records with Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath sold over 100 million records (to date) worldwide. Ozzy left the band and went solo in 1979.
His concerts are guaranteed sell. His first solo record Blizzard Of Ozz in 1981. The record quickly goes Quadruple Platinum. Ozzy and his wife/manager Sharon launch OZZfest in 1996, the first national music festival of its kind dedicated to hard rock music and breaking new artists. He won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2000 as a part of Black Sabbath for "Iron Man." He also received an MTV Movie Awards 2001 nomination for "Best Cameo" for his role in "Little Nicky."
Film director Penelope Spheeris shot a full-length documentary on OZZfest titled "We Sold Our Souls For Rock ’n’ Roll," that debuted at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Ozzy appeared in Adam Sandler’s "Little Nicky."
December 2007