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Osbourne left school at the age of 15 and was employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner, and slaughterhouse worker. He claims to have attempted suicide multiple times as a teenager. At the age of 11, he suffered sexual abuse from school bullies. His accent has been described as a 'hesitant Brummie'. Osbourne gained the nickname 'Ozzy' as a child. The family lived in a small two-bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston. Osbourne has three older sisters named Jean, Iris, and Gillian, and two younger brothers named Paul and Tony. His father, John Thomas 'Jack' Osbourne (1915–1977), worked night shifts as a toolmaker at the General Electric Company. His mother, Lilian (née Unitt 1916–2001), was a non-observant Catholic who worked at a Lucas factory. John Michael Osbourne was born at Maternity Hospital in Marston Green on 3 December 1948, and grew up in the Aston area of Birmingham. He co-stars with Jack and Kelly in the television series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour. In the early 2000s, Osbourne became a reality television star when he appeared in the MTV reality show The Osbournes alongside his wife and manager Sharon and two of their children, Kelly and Jack. In 2015, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, he received the Global Icon Award. He has been honoured with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars. He was also inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame both solo and with Black Sabbath in 2005. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024. Osbourne has sold over 100 million albums, including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases. His longevity and success have earned him the informal title of the 'Godfather of Metal'. He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the group's final studio album, 13 (2013) before they embarked on a farewell tour that ended with a 2017 performance in their native Birmingham. He has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions. He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and has released 13 studio albums, the first seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in the US. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems. The band was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid, Master of Reality, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their self-titled debut album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname 'Prince of Darkness'. John Michael ' Ozzy' Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English musician and media personality.

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