Ozzy Osbourne 1948-2025: The life of the 'Prince of Darkness' in pictures
Heavy metal singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76. From his early days as frontman for Black Sabbath to his long solo career, and his late-career shift to reality TV star, here's his life in pictures.
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Tony Iommi and Ozzy Osbourne perform live onstage as 'Earth' (later renamed as Black Sabbath) on Aug. 1, 1969. (Photo by Ellen Poppinga - K & K/Redferns)
Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne plays a keyboard in 1970. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
Black Sabbath's Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler in 1970: , (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
Warner Bros. Records publicity still photo of Black Sabbath. Left to right: Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne, circa 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage circa 1970. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne performs with the other members of Black Sabbath circa 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Black Sabbath pose for a group portrait with gold discs in London, U.K., in 1973. Left to right: Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Black Sabbath (Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne) pose for a portrait in 1975 in London, U.K.. (Photo by Roger Morton/Cleopatra Records/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne with his children Jessica and Louis at their home in in Birmingham, U.K., on Aug. 19, 1978, (Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne with his guitarist Randy Rhoads, performing live onstage at Gaumont Theatre on Oct. 20, 1980. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
Ozzy Osbourne records the 'Blizzard of Ozz' album with guitarist Randy Rhoads at Ridge Farm Studio in West Sussex, England, in May 1980. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
Left to right: Bob Daisley, Rudy Sarzo, Ozzy Osbourne, Tommy Aldridge and Bernie Torme perform at Madison Square Garden on the Diary of a mad man tour, on April 5, 1982 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images)
Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne pictured outside his new house in Birmingham, U.K., beside his Volvo car, on Nov. 18, 1982. (Photo by Birmingham Post and Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne signs autographs in New St.,, Birmingham, U.K., on Nov. 22, 1982. (Photo by Birmingham Post and Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne performs in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 16, 1983. (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns)
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne in Brazil, 1985. (Photo by Dave Hogan)
Ozzy Osbourne with his mother, Lilian, in Birmingham, U.K., on Feb. 23, 1986. (Photo by Birmingham Post and Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon and their children Aimee, Kelly and Jack, post for a photo in the U.S. in 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne at home with his collection of gold discs in 1991. (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns)
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath are inducted into the RockWalk on Nov. 18, 1992 in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath arrives for the 42nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath in Wisconsin on May 26, 2001. (Photo by Hayley Madden/Redferns)
Ozzy Osbourne at 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' at the NBC Studios in Los Angeles, Calif., on October 12, 2001. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne, centre, poses with his family, from left, daughter Aimee, wife Sharon, daughter Kelly, son Jack and his son Louis, after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on April 12, 2002. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Ozzy Osbourne poses with his wife Sharon, daughter Kelly and son Jack during the ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 12, 2002. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
Prince Harry chats to Ozzy Osbourne at the Party of the Park Concert at Buckingham Palace on June 3, 2002. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth II is introduced to Ozzy Osbourne and Kermit the Frog on stage during 'Party at the Palace' in London, U.K., on June 3, 2002. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Sir Elton John and Ozzy Osbourne attend the 'Sharon Osbourne and Sir Elton John Join Forces to Raise Funds for Colon Cancer and HIV/AIDS' at Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's Home in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 19, 2003. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
Fans shout to rock star Ozzy Osbourne, as he walks down the red carpet, on arrival to become the first artist to be honoured on the city's Hollywood style 'Walk of Fame' in Birmingham, England, Friday, July 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)
Ozzy Osbourne performs during the VH1 Rock Honors concert at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Metallica's James Hetfield, left, performs with Ozzy Osbourne at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs at his Ozzy Scream Tour 2011 concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday March 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
From left, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath with their Inspiration Award at the Kerrang Awards 2012, at a central London venue. Thursday, June 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
Ozzy Osbourne, left, and Sharon Osbourne, right, pose with Bonny the dog at the premiere of 'Seven Psychopaths' at the Bruin Theatre on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Singer Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Slash perform on stage at the 10th annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert at Club Nokia on Monday, May 12, 2014 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)
Ozzy Osbourne walks by victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Larry Papke)
Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Alexander stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Ozzy Osbourne performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills in Inglewood, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Jack Black, left, and Ozzy Osbourne appear during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
