The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne + Director Q&A

SONIC SUNDAYS

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U.S. Theatrical Premiere Screening and
Crandell LIVE! Q&A with Director Greg Johnston

For over five decades, Ozzy Osbourne has personified rock and roll, from his childhood in poverty and time in prison, to fronting metal band Black Sabbath, a successful solo career and a lovable 21st century television dad. Director Greg Johnston’s documentary follows Ozzy on and off the rails on the crazy train that was his incredible life.

The inaugural edition of our new music film series, Sonic Sundays, kicks off with the U.S. Theatrical Premiere of The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne. The film was meant to premiere at SXSW back in 2020, but the pandemic ended its theatrical life. A broadcast version has aired, but this is the first time that the theatrical version of the film will be screened in the U.S. (it’s only screened once before, in the UK prior to Ozzy’s passing).

Greg Johnston is an Emmy Award-winning producer who developed and produced the groundbreaking docu-series The Osbournes, chronicling the domestic life of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his family. He also developed and produced the wildly popular MTV docu-comedy Newlyweds with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson, as well as bringing the emotional father and daughter story of acting dynasty Ryan and Tatum O’Neal’s conflicted relationship to the small screen with Oprah Winfrey’s network.

In the 1980s Greg’s passion for music landed him in New York City with an internship at the burgeoning MTV. Johnston worked his way up through almost every department at the music television network, including producing The Headbanger’s Ball, and culminating in a move to Los Angeles to help start the MTV West Coast division. During his nearly 20-year career at MTV, he produced and developed many series and specials, including the first MTV Movie Awards, for which he received a Cable Ace Award.

Ten years after The Osbournes series, Greg reconnected with the Osbourne family to produce three seasons of Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour, culminating with a personal highlight: producing and directing the acclaimed SXSW-selected documentary, The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne. Greg has also produced films for The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, including the induction of Judas Priest, Randy Rhoads, and most recently, Ozzy Osbourne, among others.

Johnston has produced and developed hundreds of hours of television on networks including MTV, HBO, AMC, A&E, ABC, NBC, Bravo, Oxygen, Lifetime and CMT. He has a record collection consisting of over 5,000 albums.