Sharon Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne (b. Sharon Rachel Arden in London October 9, 1952) is a British music promoter and TV personality. She is the daughter of rock and roll entrepreneur Don Arden and his wife Hope, the wife and manager of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, and the mother of Aimee Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, and Kelly Osbourne.

TV Career

Osbourne gained celebrity as one of the stars of MTV's reality show, The Osbournes, about her family's daily life. As the person who negotiated with MTV to tape the show, she is often credited with her husband's resurgence in pop culture. The show began airing in early 2002, and when, in July 2002, Osbourne was diagnosed with cancer, she insisted filming continue. The final episode of the show aired in the US on March 21, 2005. MTV's British affiliate, has been airing the show since 2003.

Related Topics:
MTV - Reality show - The Osbournes - 2002 - March 21 - 2005 - British affiliate - 2003

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In 2003 Osbourne became the host of her own television talk show, The Sharon Osbourne Show. The show was meant to be a reflection of Sharon's personality and her home life ? similar to her reality show but with the inclusion of guest interviews and performances. However, it was never very successful in the ratings and critics panned her inability to perform the basic tasks required of a talk show host such as reading cue cards and conducting interviews. Eventually the show's format became extremely standardised ? not at all what Osbourne had wanted. A sequence on her reality show found her struggling to book any noteworthy celebrity guests because their agents did not feel an appearance would be beneficial. The show was cancelled in early 2004.

Related Topics:
Talk show - The Sharon Osbourne Show - Cue card - 2004

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At a charity auction, Osborne bid for and won the opportunity to guest star in an episode of the NBC comedy Will & Grace. She played a bartender in a spring 2004 episode.

Related Topics:
Auction - NBC - Comedy - Will & Grace - Bartender - 2004

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In October 2004, Osbourne announced that she and husband Ozzy would be teaming up for yet another MTV show entitled "Battle for Ozzfest", in which a group of unsigned bands battle it out for a spot on the 2005 Ozzfest tour. Osbourne lost 100 pounds thanks to a 1999 weight loss surgery called Adjustable gastric band.

Related Topics:
Ozzfest - Adjustable gastric band

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In January 2005 she was selected to feature in advertising for the United Kingdom supermarket chain ASDA.

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She is also one of the judges on the British TV talent show The X-Factor.

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