Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t just a heavy metal icon — he was also a father to six children.
The rocker, who died on July 22 at 76 years old, welcomed two children — Louis and Jessica — with his ex-wife Thelma Riley. He also adopted her son, Elliot, from a previous relationship. After the two split, he married television personality Sharon Osbourne in 1982 and went on to welcome three more children: Aimee, Kelly and Jack.
While his older children stayed out of the spotlight, Ozzy and Sharon, along with then-teenagers Kelly and Jack, appeared on the MTV show The Osbournes for four seasons from 2002 to 2005. Aimee, the couple’s oldest child, chose not to be involved in the series.
Since the show ended, both Kelly and Jack have found successful careers in media and started families of their own, while Aimee is the frontwoman for her band ARO.
The punk rock family may be a bit unconventional, but their love for each other is strong.
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“I’ve never said anything I’ve done is right. Like every family we’ve had problems. But I’m so proud of all of my kids,” the X Factor judge told PEOPLE in 2007.
Here’s everything to know about Ozzy Osbourne’s six kids.
Jessica Osbourne
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Before he wed Sharon, Ozzy was married to Riley, with whom he welcomed two children. While her younger siblings have all made at least one appearance on Ozzy’s show, Jessica never joined her family on camera — though she did make an impression another way.
In one season 2 episode, Ozzy found out he was a grandfather for the first time when his daughter called him to let him know she was in labor and had given birth to a daughter named Isabelle.
Jessica, who remained in England with her mom after the Osbourne family moved to Los Angeles, has continued to live her life out of the spotlight.
Louis Osbourne
Ozzy’s older son, Louis, was born in 1975. Like Jessica, he has lived primarily out of the public eye though he has spoken about his famous family on occasion.
In 2013, Louis told Birmingham Live that he got along with his siblings and tried to “meet on special occasions” when they visited the U.K., where he also lives.
In his personal life, Louis met his wife Louise in 2002 when he was visiting his dad, who had just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The two got engaged just months later and wed in Louise’s native Ireland before moving full-time to Birmingham, U.K.
There, Louis has continued his work as a label owner, DJ and producer while his wife works in the acting industry. The couple share two children.
Louis was present for his dad’s final performance with Black Sabbath in July 2025, just days before he died. Following the concert, Louis wrote on Facebook that the show was “hugely emotional” for him.
“I was sobbing at times. It was everything we wanted it to be and more,” he wrote, per BBC. “I had been anxious for months about this as I’ve been worried about my dad’s ability to perform with his Parkinson’s disease.”
He continued, “I just wanted it to be a dignified send off for him. But as soon as he started singing we knew he was gonna nail it.”
Elliot
Ozzy was also a father to Riley’s son, Elliot, from a previous relationship. Ozzy adopted Elliot after marrying Riley in 1971.
Unlike his siblings, Elliot has remained largely out of the public eye.
Aimee Osbourne, 41
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Aimee was born on Sept. 2, 1983, in London. While Aimee lived with the family in California until she was 16, she moved out when Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack began filming The Osbournes.
“She felt too that she didn’t want to grow up on camera. She hated the idea — it was appalling to her,” Sharon said of Aimee during a 2018 episode of The Talk. “And so she left at 16 and I regret every day that she did.”
The mom of three added, “It broke my heart when she moved.”
Aimee later explained that she did not want to sacrifice her privacy by appearing on the show.
“I had grown up around having a pretty well-known dad anyway, and … I always really valued my privacy within that family,” she said. “And for me personally, and for who I am, you know, as far as morally and also just to give myself a chance to actually develop into a human being as opposed to just being remembered for being a teenager, it didn’t really line up with what I saw my future as.”
Aimee has followed in her dad’s musical footsteps. In 2003, she appeared in the MTV musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Now, she’s the lead singer of the synth-pop band ARO. The band debuted its first single, “Raining Gold,” in 2015, which is inspired by her life as the daughter of a larger-than-life rockstar.
“I wanted the song to touch on how overwhelming and isolating it feels to be constantly misunderstood and the importance of choosing to break free from that and just believing in yourself,” she said of the song during an interview with Rolling Stone. “It’s so valuable to always try and put yourself in someone else’s shoes. I hope this song reminds people of that.”
Aimee appears to have a good relationship with her parents, supporting Ozzy during his brief split from Sharon in 2016. As for her siblings, however, she hasn’t always maintained a close bond with Kelly and Jack over the years. “I wouldn’t say there is an ease between us, but there is an acceptance,” she told The Independent in 2015. “Do we socialise? No.”
Kelly shed more light on the sisters’ relationship during a 2021 appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.
“We don’t talk,” she said. “We’re just really different. She doesn’t understand me and I don’t understand her.”
Aimee and Jack, on the other hand, share a production company, Osbourne Media.
In May 2022, Aimee survived a deadly fire in a Hollywood recording studio. She and her producer escaped the building, but one person did not. “It is utterly heartbreaking that someone lost their life today in this fire & we are sending our prayers to this person & their family. What happened today was beyond horrific,” Sharon wrote on Instagram.
Kelly Osbourne, 40
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Kelly was born on Oct. 27, 1984, in London. She was only 17 years old when The Osbournes first aired and made her a household name.
Like her dad and older sister, Kelly pursued a career in music, albeit a short one. In 2002, she released her debut album Shut Up!, followed by her 2005 album Sleep in Nothing.
She then transitioned to a career path more similar to her mom’s, landing gigs as a television host and judge on shows like Fashion Police, Project Catwalk and Project Runway. In 2009, she competed on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and came in third place.
The reality star has also been open about her sobriety journey over the years, revealing that her addiction dates back to her early teens.
Kelly told PEOPLE during a 2009 interview that she first began abusing painkillers at age 13 when she was prescribed Vicodin after getting her tonsils out.
Kelly entered rehab for the first time at age 19 and has sought treatment several times in the years since. While she is sober today, following a relapse after four years of sobriety, she says addiction is something she will always struggle with and have to work at.
In 2022, Kelly announced she was dating Slipknot rocker Sid Wilson. “After 23 years of friendship I can’t believe where we have ended up!” Kelly captioned a photo of the two of them kissing on Valentine’s Day 2022. “You are my best friend, my soulmate and I am so deeply in love with you Sidney George Wilson. 💜.”
Months later, Kelly announced that she and Wilson were expecting their first child together. “I am over the moon to announce that I am going to be a Mumma,” she wrote alongside a selfie of her holding the ultrasound photo. “To say that I am happy does not quite cut it. I am ecstatic! 🤰💜.”
Sharon revealed that the couple had welcomed a son named Sidney during an episode of The Talk in January 2023, although Kelly wasn’t too happy that her mom let the news slip.
Prior to the birth, Ozzy had revealed the baby’s sex without his daughter’s permission, but Kelly later explained that he was just “so excited.”
“Kelly is big and she’s beautiful and I love it,” the proud grandfather said ahead of baby Sidney’s arrival, adding “the first thing that I’m gonna buy [the baby] is a microphone.”
Kelly and Wilson got engaged in July 2025, when he popped the question at Ozzy’s final Black Sabbath concert. Later, Kelly shared a video of the moment on Instagram.
After Ozzy interrupted the moment by jokingly saying, “F— off, you’re not marrying my daughter,” Wilson told Kelly, “Nothing would make me happier than to spend the rest of my life with you. So, in front of your family and all of our friends, Kelly, will you marry me?”
Jack Osbourne, 39
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Jack was born on Nov. 8, 1985, in London, where he lived for the first six years of his life. The Osbournes then moved from London to California and back again, staying in England until Jack was 11, at which point the family relocated to Beverly Hills permanently.
Jack was 16 when The Osbournes debuted, and like his sister, he struggled with substance abuse. He entered a two-month rehab program in 2003, while the show was still on the air, and has been sober ever since.
“I don’t want my life to be controlled by a drug,” he said in an MTV interview shortly after he finished treatment.
In October 2012, he married actress Lisa Stelly in an intimate ceremony in Hawaii. Over the course of their relationship, they welcomed three daughters: Pearl Clementine, Andy Rose and Minnie Theodora.
When Jack and Stelly were expecting their first baby, Sharon could barely contain her excitement about becoming a first-time grandparent. “I am going to be the grandmother from hell because I am going to spoil this baby so bad,” she told PEOPLE at the time. “My son and Lisa are going to be like, ‘Get her out of here!’ ”
Also that year, Jack was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. “It’s just one of those things you take as it comes,” Jack told PEOPLE. “It’s all about your outlook.”
In October 2018, Jack and Stelly announced they were separating; their divorce was finalized in March 2019.
Jack has established a successful career as a paranormal investigator. His first show, Portals to Hell, debuted in 2019. Currently, he stars alongside his parents in The Osbournes Want to Believe. In the Travel Channel series, Jack shows Ozzie and Sharon footage of paranormal activity and tries to get their take on it. “We’re skeptical believers,” Ozzy told PEOPLE of the show. “Some of it is hokey, but some of the stuff he showed us, we’re both baffled by it.”
In November 2019, Jack went public with his relationship with Aree Gearhart after they attended the American Music Awards together. By December 2021, Jack and Gearhart were engaged.
The couple announced they were expecting their first baby together in March 2022. Their daughter, Maple Artemis, was born on July 9, 2022. “I’m very happy to announce Maple Artemis Osbourne!” Jack captioned a photo of the baby. “Aree and Maple are doing great and are happy and healthy.”