Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy was requested to audition for “Pirates of the Caribbean” however she did not let him: ‘Largest mistake’

Sharon Osbourne's greatest mistake in managing the profession of her husband Ozzy Osbourne might have been a expensive one.

"He acquired provided to go and browse for Pirates of the Caribbean, and I've by no means stated this to anybody," she stated on Wednesday's version of The Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan. "I stated no. Now wouldn't he have been good? As a result of when Johnny … needed Keith to be a pirate, you keep in mind?"

The Smashing Pumpkins rocker stated that after all he did.
The "Johnny" she was referring to was Johnny Depp, who's portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow all through the franchise, which began with Pirates of the Caribbean — The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and led to Useless Man's Chest (2006); At World's Finish (2007); On Stranger Tides (2011); and 2017's Useless Males Inform No Tales. The swashbuckling movies, based mostly on the trip of the identical identify at Disney parks, collectively raked in additional than $1.4 billion in theaters, in response to Field Workplace Mojo. And that's not even together with the merchandise. Plus, producer Jerry Bruckheimer instructed EW in Could that two totally different films based mostly on the franchise are within the works.

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And naturally the "Keith" she additionally talked about was none aside from Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, who performed Sparrow's father, Captain Teague, in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Finish and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Artist Paul McCartney popped up, too, as Uncle Jack, in Useless Males Inform No Tales.

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Concerning the time Richards appeared within the films, which costarred Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, and plenty of different big-name actors, Ozzy was attracting quite a lot of consideration for his household's MTV actuality present, The Osbournes. He revealed in July 2020 that he had been recognized with Parkinson's illness, and retired from touring in February 2023, citing a spinal harm he'd struggled with for 4 years.

Black Sabbath, Osbourne's longtime band, introduced this month that the unique members will reunite onstage for the primary time in 20 years for Ozzy's remaining live performance on July 5 at Villa Park in Ozzy's native Birmingham, England.

Watch Osbourne inform Corgan concerning the audition she stopped about 54 minutes into the video beneath.

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