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Ozzy get's a sitcom, plans live album, USO shows.
01-16-02
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Ozzy is having no problems keeping busy
these days. Some antiMUSIC readers may remember the rumored Ozzy themed
sitcom we reported on back in January of last year. In March the show will
become a reality in the form of a new series on MTV called “the Osbournes”.
MTV Entertainment President Brian Graden let the Ozz out of the bag at
the Television Critics Association on Monday and hailed the new series
as "America's first reality sitcom."
“The Osbournes” takes the world of reality
TV to the extremes as it cronicles the real life adventures of the Ozzman,
his manager and wife Sharon and two of his children, the 17-year-old Kelly
and the 16-year-old Jack. The Osbourne’s home was turned into a “big brother”
house where almost every waking moment of the family was captured on film
(except the W.C. and even Ozzy takes Sundays off.)
“The Osbournes” premiers March 5th at 10:30
p.m. on MTV. The network initially plans to air 6 to 10 episodes
but Graden said that they "We can keep going as long as they're [Ozzy’s
Family] comfortable."
Absent is daughter Aimee who opted out
of the show as to not damage her chances at a singing career of her own.
She remains curiously absent, spending her time in the guesthouse. What
kind of craziness will Ozzy and family bring to TV? We’ll have to wait
and see but we do know that Ozzy’s neighbor Pat Boone was supposedly captured
as the good neighbor. Only on American TV.
Ozzy Osbourne is also taking his music
to the troops. The metal madman is set to undertake a USO tour sometime
within the next month. Due to security reasons the details are being kept
under wraps but USO tour producer Bernie Rone told Rolling Stone, "We're
dealing with kids who know who Ozzy Osbourne is," Rone said. "We have to
look at what's happening right now and get the troops what they want."
After the USO tour Ozzy will head to the
land of the rising sun for another tour. There are plans for Ozzy to record
his February 15th Tokyo concert at the Budokan for a new live CD with anticipated
release this summer. No titled has been released to the public but "Live
at Budokan" is a little too obvious.
The tour will hit several cities in Japan
and one performance is set for Korea at press time. From there Ozzy has
two dates scheduled for Alaska before returning to the continental United
States to perform in Los Angeles, to make up for the cancelled December
stop on the Merry Mayhem tour.
Ozzy Tour Dates:
2/8 - Osaka
2/9 - Osaka
2/11 - Nagoya
2/13 - Fukuoka
2/15 - Tokyo
2/18 - Yokohama
2/21 - Seoul
2/24 - Anchorage, AK
2/25 - Fairbanks, AK
2/26 - Los Angeles -CA - Los Angeles Sports
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