Ozzy Osbourne, who helped pioneer the heavy metal genre as a frontman of the rock band Black Sabbath, and later became a TV star thanks to the MTV show “The Osbournes,” died on Tuesday at 76.

Ozzy Osbourne was a heavy metal icon. He was also an unlikely reality TV pioneer on "The Osbournes," with his wife Sharon and kids Kelly and Jack.

Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who dominated rock for decades as a solo artist and member of Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76.