Tony Iommi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Known For
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Live Aid
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
Photos
Filmography
World Alone
Movie · as Tony Iommi
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
Movie · as Self
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Movie · as Self
Ozzy Osbourne: The Final Encore
Movie · as Himself
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Movie · as Self
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
Movie · as Self
Under the Volcano
Movie · as Self
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
Movie
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie · as Self
Gibson TV: The Conversation
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
Movie · as Self - Guitars
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
Movie · as Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Movie · as Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: 13
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
Movie · as Guitars
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Movie · as Self
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Movie · as Guitars
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
Movie · as Himself
Heavy Metal Britannia
Movie · as Self
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken
Movie · as guitar
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Movie · as Guitar
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
Movie · as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie · as Guitar
Heavy: The Story of Metal
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Hard Rock Treasures
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
Movie
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
Movie
![Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wjonX0GollRQxf4ColT5I2WTLSr.jpg)
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Movie · as Self
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Movie · as Self
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Movie · as Self
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
Movie · as Guitar
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
Movie
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
Movie · as Guitars
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
Movie
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
Movie · as Self
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
Movie · as himself
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie · as Self
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Movie · as Self
Guitar
Movie · as Self
![Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/drjUxW2ZhkxYVbUzvHToilSjDvK.jpg)
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
Movie · as Guitarrista
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
Movie · as Self
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
Movie · as Self
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
Movie
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Movie
Black Sabbath: California Jam
Movie
Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
Movie
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
Movie · as Guitars
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris 1970
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Movie · as Tony Iommi