Ozzy Osbourne Dead at 76

Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76 following a battle with Parkinson’s.

“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” Osbourne’s family shared in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, July 22. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

The legendary singer’s death comes weeks after he took the stage one final time with Black Sabbath in Birmingham, England, on July 5. (Following the show, Ozzy’s daughter Kelly Osbourne slammed rumors that her father was close to death.)

Osbourne originally joined a band titled Rare Breed with Geezer Butler in 1967. The band broke up, only to later rebrand as Black Sabbath with the additions of Tony Iommi and Bill Ward. In 1978, Osbourne briefly left to pursue a solo career — before rejoining the heavy metal group that same year.

The England native, who candidly discussed his past issues with alcohol and drugs, was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979. He reunited with the members to record the group’s final album, 13, and joined the band’s farewell tour, which ended in 2017.

After getting married to Sharon Osbourne in 1982, the couple transitioned into reality TV with their MTV series The Osbournes. The series, which ran from 2002 to 2005, offered a glimpse at Ozzy’s life with Sharon, 69, and their daughter Kelly and son Jack Osbourne. The pair also share daughter Aimee Osbourne.

Ozzy, for his part, was also father to children Elliot, Louis and Jessica with Thelma Riley, to whom he was married from 1971 to 1982.

Ahead of his passing, Sharon announced on The Talk UK in June 2022 that her husband was going to have an operation amid health issues. “It’s really going to determine the rest of his life,” the former America’s Got Talent host said at the time.

That same month, Ozzy — who revealed he had Parkinson’s disease in January 2020 — took to social media to offer an update on how he was doing post-surgery.

“I am now home from the hospital recuperating comfortably,” he wrote via Instagram. “I am definitely feeling the love and support from all my fans and send everyone a big thank you for their thoughts, prayers and well wishes during my recovery.”

Ozzy spoke about his ongoing health issues just before his death during a May interview with The Guardian.

“You wake up the next morning and find that something else has gone wrong. You begin to think this is never going to end,” he said, noting that wife Sharon organized the final Black Sabbath show as a way to “give me a reason to get up in the morning.”