Between Black Sabbath and his solo career, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the most famous frontmen in hard rock history. Here’s a look back from 1969 through his death in 2025.

Just weeks before, Osbourne had starred in a all-star farewell concert topped by a final performance with Black Sabbath in their hometown of Birmingham. Osbourne revealed he had Parkinson’s disease in 2020, some 17 years after first being diagnosed. “It’s not a death sentence,” he said before releasing two more studio albums.

By the time he appeared at that final show, however, Osbourne was singing from a throne. “Parkinson’s is a progressive disease,” his wife Sharon Osbourne said earlier in 2025. “It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body, and it’s affected his legs – but his voice is as good as it’s ever been.”

 

Osbourne’s solo career happened out of the blue when he was fired from Black Sabbath for excessive substance abuse. He soon hooked up with rising guitar wunderkind Randy Rhoads for Blizzard of Ozz.

That arguably brought him greater fame – and more than his share of controversial moments – than he enjoyed in Black Sabbath, with whom he periodically reunited. Along the way, he went from being perceived as responsible for societal ills to a much-loved celebrity.

He had several commercial peaks and valleys but Osbourne remained in the public eye. He even became a reality TV star in the ’00s with the success of MTV’s The Osbournes, which brought us inside his life with his wife Sharon and their children, Jack and Kelly.

The gallery below reflects every side of Osbourne that we saw, from album covers to concerts to red-carpet moments with his family.

Ozzy Osbourne Year by Year Photos: 1969-2025

Between Black Sabbath and his solo career, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the most famous frontmen in hard rock history. Here’s a look back.

Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, 1969

Ellen Poppinga / K & K, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, 1969

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 1970

Chris Walter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 1970

Ozzy Osbourne, 1971

Chris Walter, WireImage

Ozzy Osbourne, 1971

Ozzy Osbourne, 1972

Michael Putland, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1972

Ozzy Osbourne, 1973

Michael Putland, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1973

Ozzy Osbourne, 1974

Jorgen Angel / Redferns, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1974

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 1975

Jorgen Angel, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 1975

Ozzy Osbourne, 1976

Erica Echenberg, Redferns

Ozzy Osbourne, 1976

Ozzy Osbourne, 1977

Richard E. Aaron, Redferns

Ozzy Osbourne, 1977

Ozzy Osbourne, 1978

Gus Stewart, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1978

Ozzy Osbourne, 1978

Richard E. Aaron, Redferns

Ozzy Osbourne, 1978

Ozzy Osbourne, 1980

Jet

Ozzy Osbourne, 1980

Ozzy Osbourne, 1980

Fin Costello, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1980

Ozzy Osbourne, 1981

Jet

Ozzy Osbourne, 1981

Ozzy Osbourne, 1981

Chris Walter / WireImage, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1981

Ozzy Osbourne, 1982

Larry Marano, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1982

Ozzy Osboure MTVs Julian Goldberg and J.J. Jackson, 1982

Hulton Archive, Getty Images

Ozzy Osboure MTV’s Julian Goldberg and J.J. Jackson, 1982

Ozzy Osbourne, 1983

Images Press, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1983

Ozzy Osbourne, 1984

Gary Gershoff, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1984

Ozzy Osbourne and Vince Neil, 1984

WireImage

Ozzy Osbourne and Vince Neil, 1984

Ozzy Osbourne, 1985

Ebet Roberts, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1985

Ozzy Osbourne, 1985

Frank Micelotta, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1985

Ozzy Osbourne, 1986

Ross Marino, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1986

Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, 1987

Time & Life Pictures, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, 1987

Ozzy Osbourne, 1988

Mirrorpix, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1988

Ozzy Osbourne, 1988

Epic

Ozzy Osbourne, 1988

Ozzy Osbourne, 1989

Goedefroit Music, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1989

Ozzy Osbourne, 1991

Martyn Goodacre, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1991

Ozzy Osbourne, 1992

Mick Hutson, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1992

Ozzy Osbourne, 1993

Bill Tompkins, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1993

Ozzy Osbourne, 1994

Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1994

Ozzy Osbourne, 1995

Niels van Iperen, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1995

Ozzy Osbourne, 1996

Brian Rasic, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1996

Ozzy Osbourne, 1997

Martyn Goodacre, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1997

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, 1998

Mick Hutson, Redferns

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, 1998

Ozzy Osbourne, 1999

Brian Rasic, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1999

Ozzy Osbourne, 2000

George De Sota, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2000

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, 2001

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, 2001

Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, 2001

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde, 2001

Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, and Jay Leno, 2002

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, and Jay Leno, 2002

Ozzy Osbourne, 2002

Vince Bucci, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2002

Ozzy Osbourne, 2003

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2003

Ozzy Osbourne, 2004

Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2004

Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoadss Mother, Dee, 2004

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads’s Mother, Dee, 2004

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 2005

MJ Kim, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 2005

Ozzy Osbourne, 2006

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2006

Ozzy Osbourne and Marilyn Manson, 2006

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Marilyn Manson, 2006

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, and Elton John, 2007

Amy Sussman, Getty Images

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, and Elton John, 2007

Ozzy Osbourne, 2008

Sergio Dionisio, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2008

Ozzy Osbourne, 2009

Angela Weiss, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2009

Ozzy Osbourne, 2009

Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2009

Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford and Nikki Sixx, 2010

Charley Galley, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford and Nikki Sixx, 2010

Ozzy Osbourne, 2010

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2010

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 2011

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, 2011

Ozzy and Jack Osbourne, 2011

Larry Busacca, Getty Images

Ozzy and Jack Osbourne, 2011

Ozzy Osbourne, 2012

Jason Merritt, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2012

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, 2013

Jo Hale, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, 2013

Ozzy Osbourne, 2013

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2013

Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, 2014

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, 2014

Ozzy Osbourne and Lady Gaga, 2014

Larry Busacca, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne and Lady Gaga, 2014

Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, 2015

Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images

Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, 2015

Ozzy Osbourne, 2016

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2016

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 2017

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 2017

Ozzy Osbourne, 2018

Kevin Winter, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2018

Kelly, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 2019

Emma McIntyre, Getty Images

Kelly, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, 2019

Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, 2020

Rich Fury, Getty Images

Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, 2020

Ozzy Osbourne Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame, 2021

YouTube / WWE

Ozzy Osbourne Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame, 2021

Ozzy Osbourne, 2022

Harry How, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 2022

Ozzy Osbourne With His Daughter Kelly, 2023

YouTube

Ozzy Osbourne With His Daughter Kelly, 2023

Ozzy Osbourne at Rock Hall Induction, 2024

Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne at Rock Hall Induction, 2024

Ozzy Osbourne at His Final Concert, 2025

Ross Halfin, Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne at His Final Concert, 2025

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