Paul Osbourne, Jean Osbourne, Iris Osbourne, Gillian Osbourne, Tony Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne was born near Coleshill at Marston Green Maternity Hospital, but grew up in Birmingham’s Aston neighborhood.

He had five siblings.

Ozzy Osbourne siblings: Paul Osbourne, Jean Osbourne, Iris Osbourne, Gillian Osbourne, Tony Osbourne

Lilian (1916–2001), his mother, was a non-practicing Catholic who worked at a factory during the day.

His father, John Thomas “Jack” Osbourne (1915–1977), worked at the General Electric Company as a toolmaker on night shifts.

Jean, Iris, and Gillian are Osbourne’s older sisters, and Paul and Tony are his younger brothers.

The family lived at 14 Lodge Road in Aston in a tiny two-bedroom house. Ozzy Osbourne has been known as “Ozzy” since he was a child.

At school, Osbourne struggled with dyslexia.

He was sexually abused by school bullies when he was 11 years old.

As a teenager, Osbourne claimed to have tried suicide several times.

He was drawn to the stage and performed in school productions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado and HMS Pinafore, among others.

He has a “hesitant” Brummie brogue. At the age of 14, Osbourne became a Beatles fan after hearing their first hit single.

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