Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 6, 1956
Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As
- Randall William Rhoads
Randy Rhoads
Biography
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. He died in a plane accident while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads, who was a major influence on neoclassical metal, is cited as an influence by many guitarists and is included in several "Greatest Guitarist" lists.
Known For - Movies
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
as Self (archive footage)
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
as Self (archive footage)
Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours
as Self (guitars)
Randy Rhoads – Six String God
as Self - Guitar
Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years
as Himself
