From the life of Ozzy Osbourne

Sharon and Ozzy with identical hairstyles in 1978.
Sharon met her future husband Ozzy 18 years working for his father, Don Arden, who at that time was the manager of the group «Black Sabbath». When Ozzy was fired from the group in 1979, Sharon began to meet with him and took his musical career in his own hands. Three years later, Ozzy and Sharon were married in Maui, Hawaii July 4, 1982.

Ozzy and Sharon on Halloween in 1986.
The couple have three children: Amy (born 1983), Kelly (born 1984) and Jack (born 1985).



At home with their kids - daughters Amy and Kelly and son Jack in 1986.



Ahh, this family life! 1989.
"When we got married, acquaintances bettors - how many weeks we will hold our marriage. And we surprised everyone! »



Surprisingly ordinary family portrait since the early 90s.
In his autobiography, "I - Ozzie" Osborne writes candidly about his long struggle with alcoholism. According to the singer, he began to abuse alcohol around the age of eighteen and forty years has become a chronic alcoholic drinks a day for three or four bottles of hard liquor (vodka or cognac). He repeatedly tried to get rid of their addiction, referring to various rehabilitation centers (including the Betty Ford Clinic) held in Alcoholics Anonymous, but the periods of abstinence were followed avidly. During treatment for alcoholism, he also became addicted to drugs (Vicodin, Valium, and others.). Osborne finally stopped drinking and abusing drugs only in the middle of two-thousand years.



In the picture - the whole family (not counting Amy). The Osbournes have allowed operators to place cameras throughout the house, because in 2002 began the popular TV show "The Osbournes».
May 19, 2002 on MTV in Britain and Ireland began to show a documentary television series «The Osbournes» about Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
The shape of the film was a staged and the real lives of the characters shot "family Osbournes" filled with domestic troubles and joys. There has been thoroughly conspiratorial scenario (in the last episode of last season shows how holding signs with words). Family Ozzy presented itself Simpsons family likeness. In the words of Ozzy "one broadcast destroyed millions of fantasy", because "the Godfather of Metal" appeared henpecked husband, and dad bad lot, unable to cope with the offspring.



In the same year, Sharon was diagnosed - cancer, but she insisted on going to the show continued shooting.
In July 2002, Osborne was diagnosed with colon cancer. Later, she admitted that the tumor has spread to her lymph nodes and began to pose a greater risk than originally anticipated. However, she insisted on the continuation of filming the show "The Osbournes." She managed to defeat cancer, prognosis of survival though she was less than 40%.



On the show Jay Leno in 2002, during the discussion of the fact that Sharon has decided to launch its own television show "Sharon Osbourne Show».
In 2003, Sharon has created his own talk show "The Sharon Osbourne Show", which aired on several channels the United States, as well as on the British Channel «Sky One». However, the rating of the show was not a success, and Osborne has been heavily criticized for its inability to perform basic tasks required in the talk show. The show was closed in early 2004, after the show one season.



2003 "The Osbournes" collected the highest ratings on MTV, like in the US and in the UK. The last episode of the show was broadcast in the United States March 21, 2005.
In 2005, Osbourne released his autobiography, co-sponsored by Penelope Dening. The book was called "Extreme or My Autobiography" and it told about her difficult childhood, vzlёtah, downs and personal life. The book became an international bestseller, and for 15 weeks has sold more than 621,000 copies.



Ozzy and his too serious teenage children, his wife and smiling Award American Music Award.
Last year the couple nearly divorced after Sharon Osbourne learned the eve of their 30th anniversary of marriage, that her husband repeatedly used drugs and alcohol, although "tied up" with these bad habits about seven years ago. The couple stopped talking and went away, but after a week again began to live with the condition that Ozzy joined the group of Alcoholics Anonymous, and will take a course of therapy. These and other stories are presented in a stellar pair forthcoming book Osborne "Unbreakable".

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