Location: Colonial Heights, VA
Challenge: Little Person
Website: littleozzybites.com
Lin Doak from Colonial Heights VA., started his musical journey at the age of 6 years old at the teaching of his grandmother, Jackie Fenderson, who has performed for Elizabeth Taylor and taught actor Blair Underwood modeling as a child. She taught Lin music from her piano and had him performing in childrens theatre most of his Childhood.
Lin fronts his own national touring tribute band Little Ozzy. Little Ozzy performs accurate Ozzy/Black Sabbath live shows. According to Howard Stern in a brief sentence on his radio show, "Little Ozzy embodies his idol in such a way it will leave you with an eerie feeling that you were in his presence. This self proclaimed Pint Sized Prince of Darkness is serious in spirit, talent and authenticity".
Lin is a former MiniKISS member who left the band after 4 years of touring the USA to create a little person fronted 100% LIVE band!
In May 2012, Lin performed as his alter-ego Little Ozzy in front of 14 million people on America's Got Talent. Lin never auditioned for the show. The producers were searching specifically for a pint-sized, Ozzy impersonator and his picture popped up on a Google search. Ozzy's wife, Sharon, obviously got a kick out of it.
Lin adds "Sharon was like, ‘Oh no, another Ozzy - and a little one.' She kind of turned her head and she warmed up quick". However, both Howard Stern & Howie Madel hit their buzzers pretty quick. Still, Lin didn't mind - he knew going in, he wasn't there to compete. Lin says "They're looking for a million dollar act. I knew that any Ozzy tribute band is not a million dollar act. I knew I wasn't going any further". Lin and his band have been booked at clubs all over the country, and on many nights he plays to a packed house. Little-people impersonators have become all the rage in recent years. Aside from his Ozzy tribute, Lin has also performed as Johnny Cash Jr., Wee-Willy Nelson, and also he was inthe pilot episode for a L.A. based reality show called Little Rockers, and made an appearance on Tattoo Nightmares.
Lin adds "Being little has allowed me to travel this entire country. It's allowed me to share the stage with foreigner, Peter Frampton. You meet rocks stars I grew up liking and it doesn't stop - it's just success, after success, and it's growing". Little Ozzy has headlined several House Of Blues throughout the US, The Fillmore, entertained at Def Leppard and Journeys private end of tour party, has shared the stage with Queensryche,Tesla, Foreigner, Jackyl, Kix, Peter Frampton. Little Ozzy has been featured in The Horse Magazine and has appeared in Rolling Stone, E Hollywood, TV Guide and Revolver Mag.
Lin can sing lead vocals, play guitar, bass , and drums well enough to play with anyone!
With Ozzy Osbourne himself telling Little Ozzy face to face "You sound like me honestly and you are very good" and his wife Sharon Osbourne giving Little Ozzy a major stamp of approval, the entire band perform the most accurate and captivating Ozzy/Black Sabbath live show that you will ever see. The only difference is the singer is 4ft 8 inches tall. Little Ozzy is so much more than just being a tribute band playing a few songs by the original artists. The entire band of musicians are so professional and skilled that it is impossible in your mind not to be hurled back in time through a musical journey as if you were really there. Little Ozzy embodies his idol "Ozzy Osbourne" in such a way it will leave you with an eerie feeling that you were actually in Mr Osbourne's presence. This self proclaimed "Pint Sized Prince of Darkness is serious in spirit, talent and authenticity.
He looks and sound just like Ozzy, only Little!
Little Ozzy - "Shot in the Dark"