Tony Iommi Net Worth

Frank Anthony Iommi was born on 19th February 1948, in Birmingham, England, and is a guitarist, certainly best known as one of the founding members of the pioneer heavy metal band Black Sabbath, so Iommi is widely recognized as one of the most influential guitarists of the heavy metal genre. Tony has been active in

Frank Anthony Iommi net worth is
$140 Million

Frank Anthony Iommi Wiki Biography

Frank Anthony Iommi was born on 19th February 1948, in Birmingham, England, and is a guitarist, certainly best known as one of the founding members of the pioneer heavy metal band Black Sabbath, so Iommi is widely recognized as one of the most influential guitarists of the heavy metal genre. Tony has been active in the entertainment industry since 1960.

How much is the net worth of Tony Iommi? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is over $140 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Music is the main source of Iommi’s fortune.

Tony Iommi Net Worth $140 Million

To begin with, Iommi started playing the guitar in his adolescence; he was initially inspired by the group Hank Marvin & The Shadows. In 1967, Iommi formed a group called Earth with bassist Terry Butler, drummer Bill Ward and singer John Osbourne. Tony’s career as a guitarist was about to end prematurely when he suffered an accident in a factory and lost parts of two fingers, so thought he could never play guitar again. However, he continued playing.

As another band in England had the same name, Earth, Iommi and his friends were forced to change their band’s name, thus taking the name Black Sabbath. With this change, they decided to change the musical direction as well. The band decided to explore relatively dark lyrical subjects, with stronger music. Sabbath created the foundations for heavy metal and their albums “Black Sabbath” (1970), “Paranoid” (1970) and “Master of Reality” (1971) as well as several following albums reached the top of the heavy rock charts. Iommi played the base guitar in songs like “Black Sabbath”, “War Pigs”, “NIB”, “Paranoid”, “Children of the Grave”, “Iron Man” as well as “Into the Void” and which became the most recognized riffs in rock history. However, the constant consumption of drugs left the band without Osbourne in 1979. Tony’s net worth was well established.

After keeping alive Black Sabbath, the band released album “Mob Rules” with Ronnie James Dio, who restored the commercial success of the band. Yet, Iommi shifted the focus to Europe and recorded several albums with Tony Martin and toured in Russia and Europe. In 1992, alongside several prominent artists he participated in the tribute concert for Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen.

It is worth mentioning the fact that Sabbath organized very successful tours in the late 1990s, garnering new fans who had been too young to have known the band in its heyday in the 1970s. A Grammy Award persuaded them to continue the reunion tour when the song “Iron Man” won in the category of the Best Metal Performance in 1999.

The first solo, self-titled album of Tony Iommi appeared in 2000; the work of 10 songs was well received by the press and the public. Iommi also hosted his radio show “Black Sunday” (2003 – 2006) on station Planet Rock in the UK, and wrote an autobiographical book – “Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath”. In 2011, with other legendary artists Ian Gillan and Jon Lord, he formed a band whose aim was to raise money for charitable work in Armenia. The band was called Who Cares, and released a single CD. In 2012, Iommi was diagnosed with a lymphoma that was in its early stages. In 2013, a tour with Black Sabbath began, with Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne. The same year the guitarist received an honorary doctorate of Arts of the University of Coventry, for his contribution to popular music.

Finally, in the personal life of the musician, he married Maria Sjoholm in 2005; they have one child.


Full NameTony Iommi
Net Worth$140 Million
Date Of BirthFebruary 19, 1948
Place Of BirthHandsworth Birmingham, England, UK
Height6' (1.83 m)
ProfessionGuitarist, Songwriter, musician, producer
NationalityBritish
SpouseMaria Sjoholm (m. 2005-)
ChildrenToni-Marie Iommi
ParentsAnthony Frank, Sylvia Maria Iommi, Paranoid, War Pigs, Iron Man
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/tonyiomm/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/tonyiommi
MySpacehttps://myspace.com/iommiofficial
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409546
Allmusicwww.allmusic.com/artist/tony-iommi-mn0000007040
Record LabelsRhino, I.R.S., Warner Bros.,
Albums“Black Sabbath” (1970), “Paranoid” (1970), “Master of Reality” (1971), "Mob Rules" (1981), "Iommi" (2000), "The 1996 DEP Sessions" (2004), "Fused" (2005), "Live Evil" (1982)
Music Groups"Black Sabbath" (1963), "Hank Marvin & The Shadows", "Earth"
NominationsGrammy Award for Best Rock Song
MoviesThe Last Supper, Highway Star – A Journey in Rock, Hard Rock Treasures, Black Sabbath: Total Rock Review, Black Sabbath: Up Close and Personal, Tony Iommi: Inside Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken, Black Sabbath: Masters from the Vaults: Cross Purposes, Guitar Legends
TV Shows“Black Sunday” (2003 – 2006)
#Trademark
1Long Guitar Solos
2Jet Black Hair
3Black clothes
4Sunglasses
5Raw droning guitar riffs
6Signature Gibson SG Lefty guitar
7Black leather jacket, large silver cross necklace, black mustache, left-handed Gibson guitar
#Quote
1Here's what led to Ozzy being kicked out of Black Sabbath. By the time we were about to let him go, we didn't know how to go about doing so, and I was still unsure about making the decision, but Geezer and Bill came up to me and said, Either Ozzy goes, or we go. And you know Bill, he's like the businessman of the band, he's got the haircut, the suit, and the briefcase, and he fucking goes and tells Ozzy, Tony doesn't want to work with you anymore. So to this day, Ozzy still thinks that I fired him on my own, when actually the other two were the ones who wanted him out. But I wasn't very pleased with him either.
2I was with Jethro Tull for two weeks. So what?
3[on how he created the heavy music for Black Sabbath] "Well, to be honest, we just became so fed up with people talking while we were playing that we said, 'Screw it, let's turn it up, so they won't be able to chatter.' The band just kept getting louder and louder."
#Fact
1The son of Italian immigrants.
2Is close friends with Queen guitarist Brian May.
3Is good friends with KISS bass player Gene Simmons.
4The Black Sabbath album Seventh Star was actually a Tony Iommi solo album, but the record company put pressure on him to use the Black Sabbath name instead of his own (obviously to sell more copies.).
5The only member of Black Sabbath to appear on every one of the band's albums.
6His birthday (February 19) is also the anniversary of the death of AC/DC singer Bon Scott.
7Was engaged to Lita Ford in the mid 1980s. During that time, he recruited Eric Singer and Gordon Copley from Lita's band to play on what would become Black Sabbath's "Seventh Star" album.
8Was briefly a member of Jethro Tull. He appears with them during their appearance on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996).
9Often tunes his guitar down to a D (from the traditional E piano tuning) or C# to get a darker sound and more depth.
10He is the only original member of Black Sabbath to have stayed in the band throughout its numerous lineup changes.
11Accidentally cut the tips off his middle and ring fingers on his right hand (his fingering hand, he plays guitar left-handed) in a work-related accident in 1966. Has played guitar using plastic tips on these fingers ever since.
12In grade school in Birmingham, England, used to bully the man who would later become his bandmate, Ozzy Osbourne.
13Guitarist for Black Sabbath.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lords of Dogtown2005writer: "Iron Man"
Imaginary Heroes2004writer: "It's Alright"
Slugs2004writer: "Paranoid" - as Frank Iommi
The Simpsons1991-2003TV Series writer - 2 episodes
School of Rock2003"Iron Man"
Mike Graham Presents: The Best of Classic Championship Wrestling Vol. 12003Video writer: "Iron Man"
Ozzy Osbourne: Live at Budokan2002Video documentary writer: "Paranoid"
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace2002TV Movie documentary performer: "Paranoid" / writer: "Paranoid"
Ultimate X: The Movie2002Documentary short writer: "Paranoid"
Grounded for Life2001TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dogtown and Z-Boys2001Documentary writer: "Into the Void", "Paranoid"
Solitude2000writer: "Solitude" - as Iommi
Wings of the Crow2000writer: "Children Of The Grave"
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 22000performer: "Goodbye Lament" / writer: "Goodbye Lament"
Gilmore Girls2000TV Series writer - 1 episode
Attraction2000performer: "Neat" / writer: "Neat"
Almost Famous2000writer: "Paranoid", "Sweet Leaf" - as Frank Iommi
Futurama2000TV Series writer - 1 episode
Black Sabbath: The Best of MusikLaden Live1999Video short writer: "Black Sabbath", "Paranoid", "Iron Man"
Any Given Sunday1999writer: "PARANOID" - as Anthony Iommi
Detroit Rock City1999writer: "Iron Man" - as Frank Iommi
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper1999Video documentary writer: "War Pigs", "N.I.B.", "Electric Funeral", "Fairies Wear Boots", "Into the Void", "Sweet Leaf", "Snowblind", "After Forever", "Dirty Women", "Black Sabbath", "Iron Man", "Children of the Grave", "Paranoid"
That '70s Show1999TV Series writer - 1 episode
Heart By-Pass1998TV Movie documentary writer: "Iron Man"
Private Parts1997writer: "Paranoid"
The Jerky Boys1995writer: "Symptom of the Universe" - as Frank Iommi
The Stöned Age1994writer: "Paranoid" - as Anthony Iommi
Dazed and Confused1993writer: "Paranoid" - as Anthony Iommi
Rock N' Roll Racing1993Video Game music: "Paranoid" - uncredited
Mystery Science Theater 30001992TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Wayne's World1992"TIME MACHINE"
Zombie and the Ghost Train1991as Lommi, "SOLITUDE"
Sid and Nancy1986writer: "Paranoid" - as Iommi
Live Aid1985TV Special documentary writer: "Paranoid", "Iron Man"
Heavy Metal1981writer: "The Mob Rules"
Top of the PopsTV Series writer - 1 episode, 1978 music - 1 episode, 1978
Countdown1974TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rage2006-2014TV Series writer - 3 episodes
300: Rise of an Empire2014writer: "War Pigs"
This Is the End2013writer: "War Pigs", "The End of the Beginning"
The Hangover Part III2013writer: "N.I.B."
Elementary2013TV Series writer - 1 episode
Atop the Fourth Wall2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Jim Norton: Please Be Offended2012TV Movie writer: "Hole in the Sky"
Dark Shadows2012writer: "Paranoid"
Metal Evolution2011TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
On Track with SEAT2011TV Series writer - 1 episode
Fresh Meat2011TV Series writer - 1 episode
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series2011TV Series writer - 1 episode
Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights, Live in Europe2010Video writer: "E5150", "The Mob Rules", "Children of the Sea", "I", "Bible Black", "Time Machine", "Fear", "Falling off the Edge of the World", "Follow the Tears", "Die Young", "Heaven and Hell", "Country Girl", "Neon Knights" - uncredited
It's Kind of a Funny Story2010writer: "It's Alright"
Formula 1: BBC Sport2010TV Series writer - 1 episode
Bones2010writer: "Sweet Leaf" - as Anthony Iommi
Californication2007-2009TV Series writer - 2 episodes
WWF Raw2009TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Brütal Legend2009Video Game writer: "Children of the Grave", "Never Say Die", "Symptom of the Universe"
Gentlemen Broncos2009writer: "Paranoid"
The Art of the Steal2009Documentary writer: "Iron Man"
Madden NFL 20102009Video Game writer: "Paranoid"
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs2008TV Movie writer: "Heaven and Hell"
Grand Theft Auto IV2008Video Game writer: "Heaven and Hell"
Iron Man2008writer: "Iron Man"
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock2007Video Game writer: "Paranoid"
Heaven and Hell: Live from Radio City Music Hall2007Video writer: "E5150", "After All The Dead", "The Mob Rules", "Children of the Sea", "Lady Evil", "I", "The Sign of the Southern Cross", "Voodoo", "The Devil Cried", "Computer God", "Falling Off the Edge of the World", "Shadow of the Wind", "Die Young", "Heaven and Hell", "Lonely is the Word", "Neon Knights"
Music Within2007writer: "N.I.B"
Rock Band2007Video Game music: "Paranoid" / writer: "Paranoid"
We Are Marshall2006writer: "Paranoid"
Guitar Hero II2006Video Game lyrics: "WAR PIGS" - as Frank Iommi / music: "WAR PIGS" - as Frank Iommi
Guitar Hero2005Video Game writer: "Iron Man"

Composer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tony Iommi: The Guitar That Drives Black Sabbath1992Video documentary
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die1984

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band2010TV Series

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song2014TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Joy of the Guitar Riff2014TV Movie documentaryHimself
E! Live from the Red Carpet2014TV SeriesHimself
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards2014TV SpecialHimself - Nominee
Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered in Their Masses2013VideoHimself
Black Sabbath: 132013Documentary shortHimself
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2013TV SeriesHimself
How the Brits Rocked America2012TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
That Metal Show2011TV SeriesHimself - Host
The One Show2011TV SeriesHimself
Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights, Live in Europe2010VideoHimself
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid2010DocumentaryHimself
Heavy Metal Britannia2010TV Movie documentaryHimself
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs2008TV MovieHimself
The Story of the Guitar2008TV Series documentaryHimself
Heaven and Hell: Live from Radio City Music Hall2007VideoHimself
Highway Star: A Journey in Rock2007DocumentaryHimself
E! True Hollywood Story2007TV Series documentaryHimself
Rock School2006TV SeriesHimself
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey2005DocumentaryHimself
Hard Rock Treasures2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Jubilee Girl2002TV MovieHimself
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace2002TV Movie documentaryHimself
FanClub2001TV SeriesHimself (Black Sabbath)
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll2001DocumentaryHimself
Black Sabbath: The Best of MusikLaden Live1999Video shortHimself (Guitar) (as Black Sabbath)
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper1999Video documentaryHimself (Guitar)
Rock Family Trees1998TV Series documentaryHimself
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey1997DocumentaryHimself
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus1996DocumentaryHimself - Jethro Tull
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud1993VideoHimself (Black Sabbath guitarist)
The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 21992Video documentary shortHimself
Tony Iommi: The Guitar That Drives Black Sabbath1992Video documentaryHimself (Black Sabbath guitarist)
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume 11992VideoHimself (Guitar) (as Black Sabbath)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness1992TV Movie documentaryHimself
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me1991Video documentaryHimself
Guitar1991Video documentaryTony Iomi
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 21989VideoHimself
Live Aid1985TV Special documentaryHimself (as Black Sabbath)
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die1984Himself / Guitarist (as Black Sabbath)
Black and Blue1981DocumentaryHimself (Black Sabbath)
Top of the Pops1970-1978TV SeriesHimself - Member: Black Sabbath / Himself
Beat-Club1970TV Series

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