Hevy Metal revolutionized, sung by the golden jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, creak a bat in the middle of a concert … Ozzy Osbourne, leader of the Black Sabbath Group of Heavy Metal, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, was also a pioneer of the reality shows.
With his wife Sharon and his children Kelly and Jack, they lent themselves, in the early 2000s, to the then emerging reality show game, agreed to be filmed in their daily lives.
The show, baptized The Osbournes He landed in MTV on March 5, 2002, immersing the spectator in family life. A rich and famous family, who lives in luxury conditions, but with a rather classical dynamic: adolescent children who spend their time arguing and who do not hide ashamed by their parents.
If today the stars left on Instagram and Tiktok, show their audience to glimpse their lives, such an incursion into the private life of celebrities was a revolution.
Tense notoriety
“It was before social networks and people had limited access to celebrities such as Ozzy Osbourne was limited. There were journal covers, tours, etc.,” he recalls with AP Nick Caruso, journalist of specialized television media.
“The program made it possible to discover their family from within. Even when they did normal things, such as discussing between parents and children, or with their neighbors.”
Above all, the program has increased the notoriety of Ozzy Osbourne and has allowed him to reach another audience than to the only heavy metal fans. Some have also seen betrayal.
“We had no idea what I was waiting for. We were surprised by the reception and how our lives changed,” Ozzy Osbourne himself said.
The public discovered an Ozzy Ozzy away from the prince of the beast Dark Dark and Bat Croqueur, a loving father and sometimes abused by his offspring, bombarded and trained by his wife Sharon (who was his agent)
Above all, The Osbournes He paved the way for other celebrities. He followed actress Anna Nicole Smith (Anna Nicole’s show) The Hulk Hogan receiver (The wonderful world of Hulk Hogan), Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie (Simple life) and, of course, the Kardashian family (The incredible Kardashian family ) In 2007. More recently, Sylvester Stallone’s family also lent himself to the game, but also Alec Baldwin.
Source: BFM TV
