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Ozzy Osbourne
(1948-)
Who Is Ozzy Osbourne?
Ozzy Osbourne rose to fame in the 1970s as the frontman of the seminal heavy metal band Black Sabbath, delivering such iconic songs as "War Pigs," "Iron Man" and "Paranoid." He embarked on a successful solo career in 1979, earning attention for his outrageous public acts and drawing the ire of conservative groups.
Osbourne later garnered a new legion of fans by starring with his family in the unlikely hit reality show The Osbournes.
Early Life and Career
John Michael Osbourne was born into a working-class family in Birmingham, England, on December 3, 1948.
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The fourth of six children, he acquired the nickname Ozzy while in elementary school, where he struggled with his dyslexia. These and other challenges prompted Osbourne to leave school at age 16, at which point he worked a series of menial jobs, including a stint in a slaughterhouse.
He soon moved on to more illicit activities by committing a seri