Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth, Bio, Career & Personal Life

Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth is $250 Million.

Ozzy Osbourne is a Grammy Award-winning singer who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the rock band ‘Black Sabbath. The songwriter struggled through lots of childhood problems to emerge as one of the most famous hard rock stars of his era.

He suffered from dyslexia as a young school student and couldn’t complete his education as he had to earn money to cater to his family.

Combining with Geezer Butler, he formed his first music group ‘Rare Breed’ but the band split as soon as they delivered their first two performances.

He decided to try once more, and with his pal Geezer Butler, they formed a band called ‘Earth’ where they recruited drummer Bill Ward and guitarist Tony Iommi.

The band was subsequently renamed ‘Black Sabbath’ and went on to achieve tremendous success with their debut album ‘Black Sabbath, and also with the rest of their subsequent releases.

Ozzy Osbourne also had a solo career and diverted to acting along the line in his career. He is very wealthy today, and here is his biography and meteoric journey to stardom.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Early Life

John Michael Osbourne, better known as Ozzy was born in Birmingham, England on 3 December 1948.

He is one of the six children of Jack and Lillian Osbourne. His father was a toolmaker while his mother worked in a car components firm.

He dealt with learning disabilities as a child and received little formal education before leaving school at 15 in a quest to find work.

He did several menial jobs like a plumber, laborer, and toolmaker. Ozzy had a brush with the law in his teenage days when he broke into a clothes store and had to spend five weeks in Winson Green Prison.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Career

Ozzy Osbourne was inspired to become a musician by a song by The Beatles titled “She Loves You”. By the end of 1967, he joined Geezer Butler’s ‘Rare Breed’ as a vocalist.

The group went on a number of shows before they split. Ozzy and Butler got back once again and invited Bill ward and Tony Iommi to form the band “Polka Tulk Blues”. Subsequently, they renamed the band “Earth” before settling for “Black Sabbath.”

The group released their first album titled ‘Black Sabbath’ in 1970. In that same year, they released a second album, ‘Paranoid’. And it debuted on several charts including the United Kingdom Album chart and Dutch Album charts.

After several albums with the band ‘Black Sabbath, Ozzy left the group and decided to go solo. His reason for leaving was a fight he had with Tony Iommi And Geezer Butler.

He embarked on a solo project, a band called ‘Blizzard of Ozz’. His debut album with this band was a self-titled album that was made available in 1980.

Asides from doing music, Ozzy has been a part of several films and television series. He has also been included in a series of video games, and his voice has been included in several animated movies.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Albums

Solo Albums

• Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
• Diary of a Madman (1981)
• Bark at the Moon (1983)
• The Ultimate Sin (1986)
• No Rest for the Wicked (1988)
• No More Tears (1991)
• Ozzmosis (1995)
• Down to Earth (2001)
• Under Cover (2005)
• Black Rain (2007)
• Scream (2010)
• Ordinary Man (2020)

With Black Sabbath

• Black Sabbath (1970)
• Paranoid (1970)
• Master of Reality (1971)
• Vol. 4 (1972)
• Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
• Sabotage (1975)
• Technical Ecstasy (1976)
• Never Say Die! (1978)
• Reunion (1998)
• 13 (2013)

Ozzy Osbourne’s Movies

• Trick or Treat (1986)
• The Jerky Boys: The Movie (1995)
• South Park (1999)
• Little Nicky (2000)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Brütal Legend (2009) (Video Game
• Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
• Bubble Guppies (2015)
• Sherlock Gnomes (2018
• Trolls World Tour (2020)

Awards & Achievements

Ozzy Osbourne has received several award-winning nominations. According to the Grammy Awards website, he has won three Grammy awards from eight nominations.

He has also won a Godlike Genius Award, Teen Choice Award, NME Award, MTV Europe Music Award, and others.

Personal Life & Family

Ozzy was first married to Thelma Riley. He adopted her son and went on to have two biological children with her before they divorced due to his alcohol and drug problems.

Ozzy got married again in 1982. In this marriage with Sharon Arden, he had three children, bringing his total number of children to six.

The rock star published a memoir, ‘I am Ozzy’ in 2009. He has been in the full glare of the media severally for his alcoholism and drug abuse.

He has also been spotted many times misbehaving in public in an intoxicated state and has been criticized for being a bad example to his younger audience. Now 72 years of age, he weighs 76kg and has a height of 176cm.

Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth

John Michael Osbourne, or simply Ozzy, is most recognized for founding the hard rock group ‘Black Sabbath.

He accomplished a lot with this band and also registered himself as a solo musician and actor who has been seen in many films in the last few decades.

is known as one of the biggest rock and heavy metal vocalists of all time and is said to have made millions of dollars from the albums he has sold and performed. He earned over $6 million for his “Blizzard of Ozz” album and more than $4 million for the “Diary of a Madman”.

The singer cum songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has a net worth of $250 million as of 2021. His rock band “Black Sabbath’ sold over a hundred million copies and their hit songs have continued to get attention to date.

Despite his alcohol and drug-related problems, Ozzy still stands as one of the greatest rock stars that have ever walked the face of the earth.