Tony Iommi
Known for: Acting
Born: February 19, 1948
Place of birth: Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
67 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
8.4
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025
NR
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025
NR
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2025
7.7
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
NR
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
2022
NR
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
NR
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
2022
NR
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2022
6.9
Under the Volcano
2021
7.6
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020
7.0
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
2020
NR
Gibson TV: The Conversation
2020
8.3
Black Sabbath: The End - Live In Birmingham
2017
7.7
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
2017NR
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
2016
NR
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
7.7
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
2014
7.8
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
2013
NR
Black Sabbath: 13
2013NR
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
2012
7.9
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
10.0
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
2011
NR
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010
7.1
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010
7.1
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010
7.0
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010
7.6
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007
9.2
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
7.0
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
2007
7.0
Heavy: The Story of Metal
2006
NR
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
7.6
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
9.0
Hard Rock Treasures
2005NR
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
2005![Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FwjonX0GollRQxf4ColT5I2WTLSr.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
7.5
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
2004
NR
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004
10.0
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002
6.4
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
9.0
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002
7.0
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
2001
NR
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1999
NR
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
1999NR
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
1999
5.7
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
1999
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
7.4
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
NR
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
1994
8.0
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
1994
7.7
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
NR
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992
NR
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992
7.2
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
1992
8.2
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992
7.8
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992NR
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992
10.0
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
1991
NR
Guitar
1991![Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FdrjUxW2ZhkxYVbUzvHToilSjDvK.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
3.8
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
1989
NR
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
1989
7.9
Live Aid
1985
NR
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
1985
6.0
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981
5.4
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
1980
NR
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
1976
10.0
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975
NR
Black Sabbath: California Jam
1974NR
Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
1972
7.0
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
1970
NR
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
1970
7.0
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
1970NR
World Alone
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