- Reconciled with Sharon shortly after she was diagnosed with colon cancer
- He was a comedian at one point in his life.
- He was estranged from his daughter, Sharon Osbourne, for 20 years.
- Was a music promoter and manager. Clients included Little Richard and Ozzy Osbourne.
- While managing Small Faces, he contributed the operatic vocal intro to their cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway", which appears on their second album, 1967's From The Beginning.
- Took his stage name from actor Robert Arden.
- Hard-edged, intimidating agent for several British rock bands of the 1960's and 1970's, such as Small Faces, and The Move, which later evolved into Electric Light Orchestra. Known for his strong-arm tactics and quick temper, he once nearly threw John Hawken out of a window at his Carnaby Street office in London. Hawken, a classically-trained pianist and keyboard player for Arden's group The Nashville Teens, was upset and complaining over the small amounts being advanced the band and was nearly choked to death by Arden at the time as well. Arden later did something similar to rock impresario Robert Stigwood in a dispute over royalties, this time hiring several henchmen to hang Stigwood out of a fourth-floor window.
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