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Topics: Ozzy Osbourne, MTV, Film and TV, Streaming, Sharon Osbourne, Amazon Prime
Niamh Shackleton
Topics: Ozzy Osbourne, MTV, Film and TV, Streaming, Sharon Osbourne, Amazon Prime
People are rushing to rewatch The Osbournes in the wake of Ozzy Osbourne's passing.
On Tuesday (July 22), it was announced that the Black Sabbath frontman had died the age of 76. He is survived by his wife of over 40 years Sharon and his five children: Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly, and Jack.
The family's statement read: "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. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time."
The late singer was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019 and died in his family's mansion near Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England.
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Thames Valley Air Ambulance is reported to have been called to the property to issue 'advanced critical care' at the scene and stayed their for two hours before Ozzy died.
While Ozzy was of course famous for his heavy metal band Black Sabbath (which is widely credited for creating the genre of rock music), his family were lesser known. But all that changed when he, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack landed their own reality TV show imaginatively called The Osbournes.
Debuting on MTV in 2002, the show quickly became a fan favorite, and it went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program. In 2003, it also won an NME award for Best TV Series.
There were four seasons and 52 episodes of The Osbournes before it drew to a close in 2005, all of which are currently available to stream on Amazon's Prime Video.
Following Ozzy's tragic death earlier this week, people have been rushing to rewatch the beloved show and its hilarious moments featuring the singer — with many noting his love of burritos.
"The Osbournes was arguably one of the only reality TV shows ever worth watching. RIP Ozzy," one person said in tribute to the Black Sabbath star.
Another person said on Twitter: "If you’re a millennial, The Osbournes was iconic—one of the funniest, wildest shows on TV. It made us all fall in love with Ozzy. Rest in peace to a true legend."
A third fan of the series said: "His music wasn’t really my thing, but ‘The Osbournes’ definitely was… & boy did that man love his burritos. Tonight I eat a burrito for you, sir! RIP."
Also sharing their respects to Ozzy, somebody else branded his reality show as their 'comfort' program.