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Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi

Actor · Born February 19, 1948 · Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

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Biography

Anthony Frank Iommi (/aɪˈoʊmi/) (born 19 February 1948) is a British musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader and primary composer and sole continuous member for nearly five decades. Iommi was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". On his last day of work in a sheet metal factory, as a teenager, Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring fingers of his right hand in an accident, an event which crucially impacted his playing style. He briefly left Black Sabbath (then known as Earth) in 1968 to join Jethro Tull, but did not record any material with the band, and subsequently returned to Black Sabbath in 1969. In 2000, he released his first solo album Iommi, followed by 2005's Fused, which featured his former bandmate Glenn Hughes. After releasing Fused, he formed Heaven & Hell, which disbanded shortly after the death of Ronnie James Dio in 2010 (they toured on Black Sabbath songs when Dio was in the band but changed the name for legal reasons). In 2011, Iommi published his autobiography, entitled Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath.

Acted in 21

2010s

  1. 2013

    Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses

    Guitars

  2. 2010

    Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken

    guitar

  3. Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights

    Guitars

2000s

  1. 2007

    Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall

    Guitar

  2. 2006

    Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology

    Guitar

  3. 2004

    Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1999

    Black Sabbath - The Last Super

    Movie

  2. Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

    Guitars

  3. Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

    Guitar

  4. 1994

    Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

    Guitars

  5. Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live

    Guitars

  6. 1993

    Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud

    Movie

  7. 1992

    Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY

    Guitars

1980s

  1. 1989

    Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia

    Guitarrista

  2. 1981

    Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue

    Guitars

1970s

  1. 1976

    Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno

    Movie

  2. 1975

    Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

    Movie

  3. 1974

    Black Sabbath: California Jam

    Movie

  4. 1970

    Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1

    Tony Iommi

  5. Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live

    Guitars

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2010

    Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

    Executive Producer

Wrote 1

2010s

  1. 2017

    Black Sabbath: The End of The End

    Writer

Appearances46

2020s

  1. 2026

    Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

    Self

  2. 2025

    Ozzy Osbourne: The Final Encore

    Himself

  3. Ozzy: No Escape from Now

    Self

  4. Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

    Self

  5. 2022

    Dio: Dreamers Never Die

    Self

  6. Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony

    Self

  7. Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

    Self

  8. Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

    Self

  9. Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

    Self

  10. 2021

    Under the Volcano

    Self

  11. 2020

    The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

    Self

    76

  12. Gibson TV: The Conversation

    Self · 4 episodes

2010s

  1. 2017

    Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham

    Self - Guitars

  2. Black Sabbath: The End of The End

    Self

  3. 2014

    The Nation's Favourite Queen Song

    Self

  4. The Joy of the Guitar Riff

    Self

  5. 2013

    Black Sabbath: 13

    Self

  6. 2011

    God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

    Self

  7. Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

    Self

  8. 2010

    Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

    Himself

  9. Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

    Self

  10. Heavy Metal Britannia

    Self

2000s

  1. 2007

    Seven Ages of Rock

    Self · 7 episodes

  2. Highway Star: Journey In Rock

    Self

  3. 2006

    Heavy: The Story of Metal

    Self · 4 episodes

  4. 2005

    Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

    Self

  5. Hard Rock Treasures

    Self

  6. 2004

    Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest

    Self - Guitar

  7. 2002

    Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

    Self

  8. Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

    Self

  9. Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary

    Self

  10. 2001

    We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll

    Self

1990s

  1. 1997

    Classic Albums

    Self · 1 episode

  2. 1996

    The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

    Self - Guitar

  3. 1992

    Later... with Jools Holland

    Self - Performer · 1 episode

  4. Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy

    Self

  5. Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

    Self

  6. Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two

    himself

  7. Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

    Self

  8. 1991

    Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me

    Self

  9. Guitar

    Self

1980s

  1. 1989

    Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2

    Self

  2. 1985

    Live Aid

    Self

  3. Black Sabbath: Live Aid

    Self

  4. 1980

    Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

    Self

1970s

  1. 1970

    Black Sabbath: Live in Paris 1970

    Self - Guitar