Black sheep In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...

is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. Black sheep may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''The Black Sheep'' (1920 film), a British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan * ''Black Sheep'' (1935 film), an American romantic drama film directed by Allan Dwan * ''The Black Sheep'' (1949 film), a Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez * ''The Black Sheep'' (1960 film), a West German crime film directed by Helmut Ashley * ''The Black Sheep'' (1968 film), an Italian comedy film starring Vittorio Gassman * ''The Black Sheep'' (1992 film), also known as ''Le Mouton noir'', a documentary film directed by Jacques Godbout * ''Black Sheep'' (1996 film), American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade * ''Black Sheep'' (2006 New Zealand film), New Zealand horror comedy film by Jonathan King * ''Black Sheep'' (2006 German film), a German comedy film directed by Oliver Rihs * '' Black Sheep'' (2018 film), a British documentary short

Music

Performers

Black Sheep (anarcho-folk band) Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side proj ...

, an English band formed by Julian Cope *

Black Sheep (duo) Black Sheep is an American hip hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres "Dres" Vargas Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo was from New York but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina, where both of the ...

, an American hip hop duo * Black Sheep (metal band), a 1980s American band fronted by Willie Basse * Black Sheep (rock band), a 1970s American band featuring Lou Gramm *

The Black Sheep Band The Black Sheep Band is an American punk rock Supergroup (music), supergroup that made a record for charity in 2011 called ''A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1''. Members of the band include well-known musicians and punk pion ...

, a Chicago-based punk supergroup that cut one album for charity *

The BlackSheeps The BlackSheeps was a Norwegian Sami band from Nesseby Municipality in Finnmark county. Their breakthrough came following their participation in the MGP jr, a song contest for children organised by Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. Having won MGP ...

, a Norwegian punk band *

Beowülf Beowülf is an American crossover thrash metal band formed in Venice Beach, California, in 1981 by Michael Alvarado, Dale Henderson, Mike Jensen and Paul Yamada. The group never gained a large mainstream success, but is considered one of the ...

, originally Black Sheep, an American crossover thrash band

Albums

* ''Black Sheep'' (Cakes da Killa album), 2024 * ''Black Sheep'' (Julian Cope album), 2008 * ''Black Sheep'' (Nat & Alex Wolff album), 2011 * ''Black Sheep'' (Ra album), 2009 * ''Black Sheep'', a 1996 album by

Martin Sexton Martin Sexton (born March 2, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and music producer. Early life Born in 1966, Sexton grew up in Syracuse, New York, the tenth of twelve children in a working class Irish-American family. He acquired his fir ...

* ''Black Sheep'' (EP), a 2019 EP by Dean Brody

Songs

* "Black Sheep" (John Anderson song), 1983 * "Black Sheep", a song by Sonata Arctica on their 2001 album ''

Silence Silence is the absence of ambient hearing, audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low sound intensity, intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be exten ...

'' * "Black Sheep", a song by Sneaker Pimps on their 2002 album ''

Bloodsport A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms of hunting and fishing. Activities charact ...

'' * "Black Sheep", a song by Nellie McKay in the 2005 film '' Rumor Has It...'' * "Black Sheep", a song by August Burns Red on their 2007 album '' Messengers'' * "Black Sheep", a song by Metric in the 2010 film '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' * "Black Sheep" (Gin Wigmore song), 2011 * "Black Sheep" (Dean Brody song), 2019 * "Black Sheep", a song by Palaye Royale on their 2020 album '' The Bastards'' * "Black Sheep", a song by Crown the Empire on their 2023 album ''

Dogma Dogma, in its broadest sense, is any belief held definitively and without the possibility of reform. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, or Islam ...

Novels

* ''

La Rabouilleuse ''La Rabouilleuse'' (, ''The Black Sheep'', or ''The Two Brothers'') is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of ''La Comédie humaine#The Celibates (Les Célibataires), The Celibates'' in the series ''La Comédie humaine''. ''The Black ...

'' (''The Black Sheep''), an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac * "''Die schwarzen Schafe''" (translated as "Black Sheep"), a 1951 short story by

Heinrich Böll Heinrich Theodor Böll (; ; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972). Bio ...

* ''Black Sheep'' (Heyer novel), a 1966 novel by Georgette Heyer * ''Black Sheep'' (Hill novel), a 2013 novella by Susan Hill * ''Black Sheep'', a 2013 young adult novel by Na'ima B. Robert

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Black Sheep'' (play), a 2001 play by Lee Blessing * ''Black Sheep'' (web series), a 2016 Indian web series * "The Black Sheep", an episode of the 2018 Indian TV series ''

Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone ''Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone'' is a Hindi-language streaming television series. The series captures the journey of former pornstar-turned-actor Sunny Leone, born in a middle-class Sikh family, and her makeover from being ...

Businesses

Black Sheep Brewery The Black Sheep Brewery is a brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England. History The Black Sheep Brewery was established by Paul Theakston in 1991. Following a successful launch as a Business Expansion Scheme, it became a public limited co ...

, a British ale-maker * Black Sheep Coffee, a British coffeehouse chain *

Black Sheep Productions Black Sheep Productions (or simply Black Sheep) is a Philippine film production studio owned by Star Cinema, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. Founded in 2018, the studio produces films that are situated in between independent films and mai ...

, a Filipino motion picture company * ''Cwmni y Ddafad Ddu Gymreig Cyfyngedig'' ("Welsh Black Sheep Company Limited"), which issued private banknotes between June 1969 and 1972 *

The Black Sheep (restaurant) The Black Sheep is a Vietnamese-American restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2017, the Black Sheep was named restaurant of the year by '' Eater Las Vegas''. History Andy Hooper, Jon Schwalb, and chef Jamie Tran opened the Black Sheep after DB Br ...

, a Las Vegas restaurant that serves Vietnamese cuisine *

Black Sheep Restaurants Black Sheep Restaurants is a Hong Kong–based hospitality group. Founded by Syed Asim Hussain in 2012, the group operates over two dozen restaurants in the city. Black Sheep's portfolio includes restaurants serving Punjabi, Cantonese, Sichuanese, ...

, a Hong Kong–based hospitality group

Military

* The Black Sheep, a name for

VMA-214 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 (VMFA-214) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron that currently flies the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II. The squadron's home field is Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, and it is ...

, a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron *

8th Fighter Squadron The 8th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 54th Fighter Group Air Education and Training Command, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. It currently operates the General Dynamics F-16 ...

, a former United States Air Force unit