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New York Post
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ozzy Osbourne's fans made him 'come alive': 'Bolt of lightning'
One thing Ozzy Osbourne loved more than music was his fans. The Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Tuesday at 76, released a documentary five years before his death titled 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' Directed by 'The Osbournes' executive producer Greg Johnston, 'Nine Lives' focused on the 'Crazy Train' singer's legendary life and music career. 11 Ozzy Osbourne in 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne' (2020). Cameron Glendenning 11 Ozzy Osbourne during a concert in December 1981. MediaPunch/Shutterstock The doc was filmed after Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003 (although he would not reveal his startling diagnosis to the world until January 2020). Cameron Glendenning, who also worked on 'The Osbournes' and served as the cinematographer of 'Nine Lives,' has opened up about filming the doc in the wake of Osbourne's passing. 'I don't even remember where we were, but one of the first times I ever shot him live, Ozzy felt frail, and he felt frail even back then, and he would walk around gingerly,' Glendenning exclusively told The Post. 11 Ozzy Osbourne and Cameron Glendenning during a break from filming ' The Osbournes.' Cameron Glendenning 11 Ozzy Osbourne and Cameron Glendenning recreating a photo from behind the scenes of 'The Osbournes.' Cameron Glendenning But despite the 'Shot in the Dark' rocker's battle with the debilitating disease, Osbourne miraculously 'came alive' once on the stage in front of his thousands of fans. 'The moment he walked out on stage, it was just like he was shot with a bolt of lightning and he came alive,' Glendenning recalled. 'I didn't even think it was physically possible for a person that existed day to day the way he did to have that much energy and to turn on that much and to be that much of a showman.' 'When I say showman, I mean it in the most authentic way possible, like the thing that I will take away is that energy,' he continued. 'What I eventually learned is that the energy that he got to be there in that moment, he was getting that from his fans, who he so genuinely loved that it brought him alive.' 11 Ozzy Osbourne in 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' Cameron Glendenning 11 Thousands of fans gathered to watch Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final gig in Birmingham, England, on July 5, 2025. AFP via Getty Images 'That's something I'll never forget,' Glendenning added. As for the doc itself, Glendenning suggested that Osbourne was relieved to have it completed. 'The shooting dates had been spread out for a number of different complications,' the Hollywood cinematographer said, 'and I think he was really just happy to get it over with.' 11 Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne attend the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House in London on October 30, 2017. WireImage 11 Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne during a red carpet event. Juan Rico / BACKGRID Still, the documentary will forever remain a remnant of Osbourne's life and legacy for his millions of fans after his death. The 'Miracle Man' singer's family announced his passing in a heartfelt statement. 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,' his family said to The Post on Tuesday. 11 Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne during an event at the Hollywood Palladium in LA on May 12, 2016. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP 11 Ozzy Osbourne holds a replica of his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as he poses with his family during the LA ceremony on April 12, 2002. AP 'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,' they added. Tributes have continued to pour in for the 'Mama, I'm Coming Home' crooner, and a series of remarks Osbourne made years before his death have resurfaced in the wake of his passing. 'If I can't continue doing shows on a regular basis, I just want to be well enough to do one show where I can say, 'Hi guys, thanks so much for my life,'' he told Rolling Stone in 2023. 11 Ozzy Osbourne arrives with his family for the 54th annual Emmy Awards in LA on September 22, 2002. REUTERS 'That's what I'm working towards, and if I drop down dead at the end of it, I'll die a happy man.' Osbourne got his wish. His passing came less than three weeks after his final show with Black Sabbath in the band's hometown of Birmingham, England. Osbourne is survived by his wife, Sharon; their three children, Aimee, Kelly, and Jack; and his three children, Jessica, Louis, and Elliot, from his first marriage to Thelma Riley. The late Prince of Darkness also had 10 grandchildren.
New York Post
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside the 'chaos' of Ozzy Osbourne's MTV hit reality show
They put the funk into dysfunctional, and now Ozzy Osbourne's former reality TV crew is looking back on 'The Osbournes' after the Black Sabbath legend's death. 'It was absolutely chaos,' Cameron Glendenning, who worked on the hit MTV series for almost its entire four-season run, exclusively told The Post. '[The family] gave zero warning. There was no, 'Hey, director, heads up, I'm gonna go into the living room and do X, Y, Z.' That s–t did not happen.' 14 Ozzy Osbourne and 'The Osbournes' crew member Cameron Glendenning. Cameron Glendenning 14 Ozzy, Robert, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne during Season 2 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 'We monitored them with surveillance cameras in the house,' the Hollywood cinematographer continued. 'And when we would see them doing something insane, we would run in with cameras, but that was it. That was the only heads up that we had.' Filming Ozzy and the 'Crazy Train' singer's family was so chaotic that the TV crew was often left scrambling to follow the Osbournes when they suddenly decided to leave the house. 'They wouldn't tell us where they were going for dinner. They'd just hop in the car and be like, 'Follow us,'' Glendenning recalled. 'We'd just get in the car, and we would be like, what the f–k is happening?' 14 Ozzy Osbourne and Cameron Glendenning having fun while shooting 'The Osbournes.' Cameron Glendenning 14 Ozzy Osbourne and Cameron Glendenning recreating a picture from their time on 'The Osbournes.' Cameron Glendenning 'We would all jump in the van in a panic,' he added. 'So we were always ready to go. I swear, it was funny, almost a quick response team.' Despite the insanity of it all, Glendenning said that those outrageous moments were often the most standout parts of 'The Osbournes.' 'That was a really exhilarating part of that show because it was challenging, like super challenging, for the producers,' he shared. 14 Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne during 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Kelly Osbourne, Jack Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne during Season 1 of 'The Osbournes' on MTV. ©MTV/courtesy Everett Glendenning worked as a camera operator and technical supervisor on 'The Osbournes' from the end of its first season in 2002 to its fourth and final in 2005. He later reunited with the Black Sabbath frontman in 2020 when he served as the cinematographer for 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' But 20 years after 'The Osbournes' ended in 2005, and in the wake of Ozzy's shocking death, Glendenning clarified one major misconception about the famous family's hit reality show. 14 Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne during Season 1 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Kelly, Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne in 2002. WireImage 'I would make the argument still to this day that the show was not reality television. That show was a documentary,' he said. 'There was no setups, there was no bulls–t. There is no, 'Hey, we're gonna put the family in this situation,'' he explained. 'The idea, if we were even to suggest something like that, that person wouldn't be at work the next day.' Glendenning called 'The Osbournes' a unique 'fly-on-the-wall documentary' unlike any project he has 'worked on or known about since.' 14 The Black Sabbath legend during Season 1 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Kelly Osbourne and the family's dog Minni during 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 'I think that show having the reputation as one of the first reality shows in the way it was kind of categorized, was misleading because it wasn't produced like a reality show,' he said. 'That show was shot like a documentary.' 'It was a real documentary, and it was edited like a reality show, but there's a great distinction there,' he added. 'And I feel like that should be more known about that show. Because there's an integrity to the way that we produced it.' Glendenning gives Ozzy's wife and co-star, Sharon Osbourne, credit for how it was filmed. 14 Sharon, Jack, Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne appear as guest presenters on MTV TRL at The Penthouse, Leicester Square on December 17, 2004, in London. Getty Images 'That was 100% from Sharon Osbourne,' he concluded. 'She would never have tolerated anything that was bulls–t.' Glendenning revealed that Ozzy's former reality TV crew is 'mourning' the late legend. He also emphasized the late star's commitment and 'total devotion' to his family. Sue Kolinsky, a producer on the popular show, also reminisced about working with the Prince of Darkness and his family back in the day. 'We realized early on that anything Ozzy did was going to be funny,' Kolinsky told The Post. 'Like making a milkshake – we were gonna have [that be] three minutes of an episode. He was so funny, and he had no idea how funny he was.' 'No one ever said to Ozzy, 'Hey, can you say that again?' Whatever you shot, that's what we had to use,' she added. 'And that's what made the show so brilliant, because it really was real.' 14 The Prince of Darkness in a promo for 'The Osbournes' during its four-season run from 2002 to 2005. Courtesy Everett Collection 14 Sharon, Ozzy, Jack, Kelly and Robert Osbourne with their dog Minni during Season 3 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/courtesy Everett Ozzy's family announced his death on Tuesday following a battle with Parkinson's disease and other health issues. 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,' they said in a statement to The Post. 'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.' 14 Ozzy Osbourne in 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne' (2020). Cameron Glendenning The statement was signed by Sharon, as well as Ozzy's children Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis. Louis and Jessica Osbourne, who Ozzy had with his first wife, Thelma Riley, later honored their dad on social media.
New York Post
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ozzy Osbourne's reality TV crew ‘mourning' rock legend's death
Ozzy Osbourne's former reality TV crew is grieving the heavy metal icon after his shocking death at 76. Cameron Glendenning, who worked as a camera operator and technical supervisor on 'The Osbournes' from the end of its first season in 2002 to its fourth and final in 2005, broke his silence shortly after the Black Sabbath legend's passing. 'I'm definitely mourning,' Glendenning exclusively told The Post in a phone interview. 'But I also have a huge feeling of gratitude just for being a part of that crazy time and place, and just being around a person like Ozzy was just so incredibly rewarding to me, especially in my earlier life.' Advertisement 11 Ozzy Osbourne with 'The Osbournes' crew member Cameron Glendenning. Cameron Glendenning 11 Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne during Season 1 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 'I can't even describe how f–king surreal it all was,' he added. Advertisement Glendenning also revealed that he and other crew members from 'The Osbournes' have been exchanging messages ever since Ozzy's family announced his death on Tuesday, July 23. 'I just texted Greg [Johnston] to offer my sympathies because I know Greg would be hurting a lot today,' he said. 'My friend Lucas [O'Brien] is in Miami now, and he reached out just kind of reminiscing a little bit.' 11 The Black Sabbath legend in 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne' (2020). Cameron Glendenning 11 Cameron Glendenning reunited with the 'Crazy Train' singer in 2020 when he served as the cinematographer for 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' Cameron Glendenning Advertisement Johnston served as a producer on 'The Osbournes' for all four seasons of the popular MTV reality show. O'Brien worked as a camera assistant for 13 of the show's 52-episode run. 'There are a number of people from that crew, and we're all still friends,' Glendenning added. 'We all still talk very regularly. We definitely created a family on that show. It was really special. It really was.' As for his time filming 'The Osbournes,' Glendenning said that he never took the experience for granted. 11 A shot of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne from 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 11 Ozzy Osbourne and Cameron Glendenning having fun while shooting 'The Osbournes.' Cameron Glendenning 'I always try to just soak it all up, and I think I did,' he shared. 'And I definitely feel very lucky to have experienced so much with those guys. I've got stories for a lifetime.' After working on 'The Osbournes' in 2005, Glendenning later reunited with the 'Crazy Train' singer in 2020 when he served as the cinematographer for 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' Even though nearly 15 years had passed, Glendenning said that Ozzy never changed. 11 Ozzy Osbourne during Season 1 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection 'He was such a working-class kid, and he was so down to earth, and he remained that way forever,' Glendenning shared. 'Even after attaining the status that he grew to have, he was always that same person.' 'He never made you feel anything less than an equal,' Glendenning continued. 'I was 25 years old, I think, when I first started working with him. And I was a kid, man, and I was looking at a guy that had been a legend for 40 years already at that point.' 'He was just open-eyed. He wanted to have fun. It could have been me, or it could have been the president of Sony Records. It didn't matter. That's what was so cool about Ozzy. He was just totally down to earth.' Advertisement 11 Ozzy, Kelly, Aimee, Sharon and Jack Osbourne during filming of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/Courtesy Everett Collection Glendenning was not the only member of Ozzy's former reality TV crew to speak out following his death. Sue Kolinsky, a producer on 'The Osbournes,' told The Post that she had been 'on the phone all day' talking with other people she worked with on the reality show. Ozzy's family was the first to announce that the 'Shot in the Dark' rocker died Tuesday following a long battle with Parkinson's disease and other health issues. Advertisement 11 Sharon, Ozzy, Jack, Kelly and Robert Osbourne with their dog Minnie during Season 3 of 'The Osbournes.' ©MTV/courtesy Everett 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,' they said in a statement to The Post. 'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,' they added. The statement was signed by Ozzy's wife of over 40 years, Sharon Osbourne, and four of the 'War Pigs' singer's six children, including Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis. Advertisement Other tributes have continued to pour in for the 'Mama, I'm Coming Home' singer. 11 Ozzy Osbourne in 'Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne.' Cameron Glendenning 11 The Prince of Darkness in a promo for 'The Osbournes' during its four-season run from 2002 to 2005. Courtesy Everett Collection As the world mourns the rock god, Ozzy's former reality TV crew is thinking about the late Black Sabbath frontman's family in the wake of his passing. Advertisement 'My heartfelt sympathies go out to Sharon, Jack, Kelly, the rest of his family and everybody that's worked hard along the way. I think we're all definitely mourning him,' Glendenning told The Post. 'There's not much that I could say that would be of comfort to them other than to maybe just show them how much he meant to everybody that he touched, like all of us that worked for them and how much we all still care about them as a family,' he added. 'And that's for real good reasons,' Glendenning concluded. 'That's cause they deserve it.'
