The Prince Of Darkness will be gracing us with his presence once again as he hits the road to embark on a 10 week tour of the US. But this time he won’t be playing any music.
Combining his skills as a touring metal tyrant and reality TV star, he is teaming up with son Jack, to bring us Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour. The new History channel series involves the father son duo hitting up historical hotspots all around the world, including Mt. Rushmore, Stonehenge, The Alamo, Roswell, The Jamestown Settlement and Sun Studios.
They will also be visiting some famous artefact sites like the Cold War missile silo, Allan Cors’ private museum of working war machines and gold miner Rattlesnake Randy’s stream of dreams.
“[It’s] like a father and son spoof on history. We went to Stonehenge and met a guy who thinks he’s the f—ing reincarnation of King Arthur… We’re going to Mount Rushmore, to the abandoned silos where America used to have their Minutemen missiles and all that. It’s educational for me, actually — history with an Osbourne slant.” Ozzy told Billboard in October.
Lest we forget Ozzy’s public reappearance last year at The Alamo, where he was arrested in 1982 for publicly urinating on a monument dedicated to soldiers who died in the Texas Revolution in 1836. He was there with son Jack in tow, filming for the upcoming new series.
The Prince of Darkness is definitely not shy of being in the spotlight, with MTV’s The Osbourne‘s running for 3 years straight with consistently killer ratings in the early 2000s. Ozzy has also caused quite the cyber stir in the last few weeks, with the reported breakdown of his 34 year long marriage to wife Sharon, followed closely by the announcement of his metal fest collaboration with Slipknot, Ozzfest meets Knotfest.
Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour will premiere July 27th.
Gallery: Ozzy Osbourne & Sharon Osbourne – A Timeline Of The Prince & Princess Of Darkness
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1970
Ozzy and Sharon began their relationship as a professional one. At the time, Black Sabbath were in talks with Sharon's farther Don Arden to manage the band. Sharon worked as a receptionist for her father and began working regularly with Ozzy. The frontman has revealed despite the professional relationship, he was immediately attracted to Sharon, but admitted "she probably thought I was a lunatic". In 1971, Ozzy married his first wife, Thelma Riley. A relationship Ozzy would label "a mistake" later on. Image: Instagram -
1979
Ozzy was kicked out of Black Sabbath at the behest of his fellow bandmates who could no longer handle his substance abuse. Ozzy Osborne, now based in LA was signed to Arden's label Jet Records, and was sent his own personal handler - Sharon. Image: Instagram -
1980
Ozzy would release his first solo album 'Blizzard of Ozz'. Under the watchful gaze of Sharon, who pieced together the backing band and facilitated the corporate side of the release, the album was a critical success and boosted Ozzy's career. Image: Amazon -
1982
Ozzy and Sharon tie the knot on July 4 - a date Ozzy picked so that he'd never forget their anniversary date. Image: Instagram -
1989
The couple of now had three kids together - Aimee, Jack and Kelly. However, Ozzy's substance abuse has reached new lows and this year he would be arrested for attempting to murder Sharon in a black out. Following a court-ordered seperation and stint in rehab, Sharon and Ozzy were back together three months later. Image: Instagram -
1996
Ozzy and Sharon would enter one of their most successful ventures ever - Ozzfest. Image: Facebook -
2005
The Osborne's TV show officially ends, with various family members enjoying success in other TV programs, which continues to this day. Image: Pintrest -
2013
Cracks between the couple's relationship begin to show. Ozzy relapses into drunk and alcohol abuse leaving Sharon at the time to address rumours of a divorce, denying them. Image: Instagram -
2002
The Osborne's would begin shooting their MTV reality TV series involving the whole family. Later Ozzy would go on to say he regretted ever agreeing to the show however the exposure catapulted Sharon to the status of a TV celebrity. This was also the year that Sharon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Image: MTV -
2016
Sharon confirms that the couple had split after 34 years of marriage. Ozzy, while still wearing the ring, has moved out of the marital home. Image: Splash News
