Tony Iommi
Born
February 19, 1948 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
Back to the Beginning
2025
Black Sabbath - Back to the Beginning
Self
2025
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Self
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
Himself
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
Self
2022
Under the Volcano
Self
2021
Rockfield : The Studio on the Farm
2020
Black Sabbath - The End - Live In Birmingham
Himself - Guitars
2017
Black Sabbath: The End of The End
Himself
2017
Graspop Metal Meeting 2016 Compilation
Self
2016
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Self
2014
The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Self
2014
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered In Their Masses
Guitars
2013
Black Sabbath: 13
Himself
2013
Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy
Guitars
2012
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Self
2011
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Himself
2011
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Self
2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
2010
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
Guitars
2010
Heaven and Hell: Rockpalast
lead guitar
2009
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
Guitar
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
2007
Highway Star: Journey In Rock
Self
2007
Heavy: The Story of Metal
Self · (4 episodes)
2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology
Guitar
2006
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Self
2005
Hard Rock Treasures
Self
2005
Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival
2005
![Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wjonX0GollRQxf4ColT5I2WTLSr.jpg){kind=small}
Black Sabbath [2004] with Rob Halford Live at Ozzfest
Self - Guitar
2004
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Himself
2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Self
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
Self
2001
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
Guitars
1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
Guitars
1999
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
Himself
1999
Classic Albums
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Self - Guitar
1996
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
Guitars
1994
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live
Guitars
1994
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993
![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg){kind=small}
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
Guitars
1992
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
Guitars
1992
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
Himself
1992
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
himself
1992
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
Guitars
1992
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Himself
1991
Guitar
Self
1991
![Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/drjUxW2ZhkxYVbUzvHToilSjDvK.jpg){kind=small}
Black Sabbath: [1989] Headless in Russia
Guitarrista
1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2
Self
1989
Live Aid
Self
1985
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
Guitars
1981
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
Himself
1980
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975
Black Sabbath: California Jam
1974
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
Himself - Guitar
1970
Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live
Guitars
1970
Heaven & Hell - Live at Wacken Open Air 2009
Himself
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Tony Iommi
1970