British musician Ozzy Osbourne fronted the heavy metal band Black Sabbath before becoming a reality TV star with 'The Osbournes.'

Sir Elton John has announced he’s retiring from global touring after his three-year concert series kicks off this September. The singer told Entertainment Tonight his two young sons are too important for him to continue playing more than 100 shows a year.

Jazz and blues vocalist Bessie Smith's powerful, soulful voice won her countless fans and earned her the title "Empress of the Blues."

Corey Feldman was a child actor and teen heart throb in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was often paired with actor Corey Haim.

Corey Haim was a Canadian actor who was a teen hearthrob in the 1980s (often paired with Corey Feldman). He battled addiction as an adult and died of natural causes in 2010.

Samuel L. Jackson is known as one of the hardest-working Hollywood actors. In 2011, he was named the highest-grossing actor of all time.

Reality-show star Jack Osbourne is the son of heavy-metal musician Ozzy Osbourne.

In the mid-1980s, Grammy-winning musician Chris Cornell formed the band Soundgarden, which became one of the most successful bands of the 1990s and a forerunner of Seattle grunge.

Bassist John Taylor first rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the internationally successful band Duran Duran.

Actor Charlie Sheen, star of such films as 'Platoon' and of TV's 'Two and a Half Men,' is probably as well known for his acting as he is for his more recent "tiger-blood" fueled meltdown. In November 2015, he revealed he was HIV-positive.

Folk singer Cat Stevens wrote the song "The First Cut is the Deepest" in the '60s. Since then it has become a hit for four different artists.

American actor Rob Lowe rose to fame as a heartthrob in such movies as 'St. Elmo's Fire,' later finding a comfort zone on TV with 'The West Wing,' 'Parks and Recreation' and 'The Grinder.'

Hailed as Britain's "best ever pop singer" by Rolling Stone, the English-born Dusty Springfield charted several 1960s hits, including "Son of a Preacher Man."

Betty Ford became the First Lady when President Nixon resigned and made her Vice President husband, Gerald Ford, the acting President.

Notorious sex offender and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between from 1978 to 1991. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms, and then murdered by a fellow prison inmate in 1994.

Sam Kinison was an American comedian best known for his crass humor and trademark scream. The Grammy-nominated comedian received his first break from fellow comedian Rodney Dangerfield.

Ann-Margret is a Swedish-born actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley, among others.

Sandra Dee became the “Queen of Teens” in 1950s Hollywood, appearing in such films as Gidget and A Summer Place.

Famous 20th century artist Jackson Pollock revolutionized the world of modern art with his unique abstract painting techniques.

Keith Urban is a Grammy-award winning country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was a celebrity judge of 'American Idol' and is married to actress Nicole Kidman.

Actor Peter Lawford ran with the Rat Pack, married a Kennedy and was the last person to speak to Marilyn Monroe.

American film actress Rita Hayworth is best known for her stunning explosive sexual charisma on screen in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

Lon Chaney Jr. was known for being the only actor to play all of the "big four" monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula.

Singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson made it big with country songs like "Me and Bobby McGee" before starting his film career.