John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne donating merchandise profits to Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s charity
peoplemagazine.co.zaOzzy Osbourne is marking Parkinson’s Awareness Month by donating 10 per cent of the profits from his tour merchandise to Michael J.
Fox’s charity. The Black Sabbath rocker has been struggling with injury and illness since battling pneumonia and suffering a fall at his home last February, and earlier this year, revealed he had been living with Parkinson’s disease – to which he was first alerted in 2003.
To help raise awareness of the illness and fund research into a cure, Ozzy has now pledged that a cut of the profits from her online merchandise store will go towards The Michael J.
Fox Foundation, which is dedicated to finding better treatments and a cure for the neurological disease. “Past tours exclusive merch last bits of remaining stock
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