Hollywood's oddest couples

Birth dates: his: 3rd December 1948; hers: 10th October 1952

Age difference: 4 years

Their story: Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, stars of the wildly popular real-life MTV show The Osbournes, have recently celebrated 20 years of marriage (and by celebrity standards, that's an even more amazing feat).

Ozzy and Sharon met when her father, Don Arden, was the manager for Ozzy's heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Truckloads of drugs and alcohol (and one failed marriage for Ozzy) later, Sharon quite literally picked the singer up off the floor of his apartment and forced him to start cleaning up his act. Through rehab, dove and bat beheadings and numerous Ozzfest tours, Sharon and Ozzy have proven that even rock stars can have a happy marriage.

Their nuptials: Ozzy and Sharon were married on a beach in Hawaii on 4th July 1982. Soon after, the crucifix-obsessed couple bought out Ozzy's contract from Sharon's father and she took over the management duties. With a well-documented ball-buster persona, she continues to negotiate million-dollar deals for her family.

Their offspring: In addition to two children from Ozzy's previous marriage to Thelma Reilly, Ozzy and Sharon have three children of their own: Aimee (2nd September 1983), Kelly (27th October 1984) and Jack (8 November 1985). While Aimee decided against appearing in The Osbournes, Kelly and Jack, who are both involved in the music industry, seem to relish the attention. Kelly has just released her first single, a rocked-out, glitzy cover of Madonna's Papa Don't Preach.

In addition, Sharon has just revealed that she has adopted the teenage son of a woman who recently died from colon cancer. Robert Marcato has been a friend of her daughters for years and Sharon was moved to help when his mother died of the same disease she herself is currently battling.

Sharon was diagnosed with cancer of the colon in July and immediately underwent an operation. But further tests revealed the cancer had spread and she has now begun a three-month course of chemotherapy. She has pledged to take Robert into the family and pay for his college education. He will appear in the second series of The Osbournes. Fact: Ozzy has been ordered back on the road again by his wife because he cannot cope with her chemotherapy treatment. The Black Sabbath frontman, who became hysterical when he learned of his wife's illness, almost passed out after watching her first chemo session. Sharon decided he would be better back on tour.

What they have to say: In a heart-rending quote, Ozzy earlier said: 'She's not allowed to die before me. I couldn't live without her.'

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