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Birthday: Feb 19, 1948
Place of Birth: Handsworth, Birmingham, England, UK

Tony Iommi

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper Himself 1999
Under the Volcano Self 2021
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall Guitar 2007
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Self 2010
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One Himself 1992
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die Himself 1978
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace Self 2002
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights Guitars 2010
Dio: Dreamers Never Die Self 2022
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm 2020
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll Self 2001
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 Himself 2002
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me Himself 1991
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology Guitar 2006
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia Guitarrista 1989
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive 2004
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses Guitars 2013
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live Guitars 1970
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Self 2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Himself 2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary Self 2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary Self 2022
Hard Rock Treasures Self 2005
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud 1993
Guitar Self 1991
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast lead guitar 2009
Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009 Himself 1970
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival 2005
The Joy of the Guitar Riff Self 2014
Black Sabbath: [1992] Monsters of Rock Italy Guitars 1992
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY Guitars 1992
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour Guitars 1992
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy Guitars 2012
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 Guitars 1994
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 Guitars 1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington Guitars 1999
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1975
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation Self 2016
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2 Self 1989
Black Sabbath: The End of The End Himself 2017
Black Sabbath: 13 Himself 2013
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Self - Guitar 1996
Black Sabbath - The End - Live In Birmingham Himself - Guitars 2017
Live Aid Self 1985
Black Sabbath - Live in Paris Himself - Guitar 1970
Heavy Metal Britannia Self 2010
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne Self 2011
Black Sabbath: California Jam 1974
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Self 2005
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live Guitars 1994
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two himself 1992
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue Guitars 1981
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 Himself 2011
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary Self 2002
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest Self - Guitar 2004
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song Self 2014
Highway Star: Journey In Rock Self 2007
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 Tony Iommi 1970
Black Sabbath - Live, Gathered In Their Masses 2013
Series Cast Year
Classic Albums Self 1997
Heavy: The Story of Metal Self 2006
Seven Ages of Rock Self 2007
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