Ozzy Osbourne, who handed away at age 76 on Tuesday, July 22, is greatest recognized for his contributions to rock music.
However the Black Sabbath frontman was so iconic that his affect was felt in different elements of popular culture as nicely.
All the time sustaining a humorousness about himself, the singer and musician made a number of cameos — both taking part in himself or one other character — in motion pictures and TV reveals.
Watch With Us has compiled a listing of a few of Ozzy Osbourne’s greatest cameos on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Tubi, Peacock and extra.
‘Austin Powers in Goldmember’ (2002)
Beyoncé was, in fact, the largest music star within the third and ultimate Austin Powers film, showing alongside Mike Myers as Austin’s affiliate Foxxy Cleopatra. However Ozzy’s look within the film’s climax is fairly memorable too.
Showing alongside Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne in a direct tribute to their actuality present The Osbournes, which premiered the identical 12 months, this cameo used some fourth wall-breaking humor to acknowledge the similarity of a joke to at least one from the earlier movie.
The household discusses the scene with their trademark potty mouths, and it’s nonetheless humorous in any case these years.
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‘Moulin Rouge’ (2001)
This can be a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, however the Prince of Darkness’ iconic scream could be heard on this musical drama. Whereas Kylie Minogue performs the Inexperienced Fairy for many of the scene through which Christian (Ewan McGregor) tries absinthe for the primary time, her voice transforms into Osbourne’s on the finish of the trippy scene.
It’s a short cameo, but it surely’s delightfully surprising and suits completely with the tone of the movie, which continuously mashes up musical genres.
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‘Little Nicky’ (2000)
On this Adam Sandler film, Ozzy performs himself as soon as once more — and this time, he saves the entire world from evil. Sandler performs the son of Devil (Harvey Keitel) and an angel named Holly (Reese Witherspoon), who is shipped to Earth to cease his two demonic brothers from unleashing evil.
When Nicky’s evil half-brother Adrian (Rhys Ifans) transforms himself right into a bat through the climax of the movie, Nicky summons Ozzy Osbourne to recreate his notorious 1982 stunt — biting the bat’s head off. By no means underestimate the ability of a rock icon.
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‘The Decline of Western Civilization Half II: The Steel Years’ (1988)
This documentary movie from director Penelope Spheeris paperwork life in Los Angeles at numerous time limits as seen via the eyes of struggling up-and-coming musicians. Ozzy Osbourne is certainly one of a number of rock icons who contributes to the film, explaining how intertwined medication and alcohol had been with Black Sabbath’s rise.
The film paints a sobering image of the excesses of the steel scene, delving deep into the historical past behind bands like Megadeth, Lizzie Borden and KISS (plus many extra). It’s the second movie in a trilogy by Spheeris, who’s greatest recognized for helming Wayne’s World with Mike Myers.
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‘The 7D’ (2014-2016)
If you happen to’d like a family-friendly intro to Ozzy, try his cameo within the Disney XD animated collection The 7D. The present follows a bunch of dwarves who shield their kingdom of “Jollywood” from hazard. Within the season 2 episode “Bummer Trip,” Ozzy and Sharon voice the Duke and Duchess of Drear — the dad and mom of villainous Hildy Gloom, who’s voiced by their daughter Kelly Osbourne.
This meta gag was a nod to their real-life household fame and tied on to Hildy’s storyline. It options the Osbourne household’s signature humor — albeit cleaned up for a youthful crowd.
You should purchase episodes of The 7D on Amazon Prime Video or stream it on YouTube TV with a subscription.
