Meat Loaf - Biography

Last Editor: Amaze35864				Meat Loaf Biography -   Name : Meat Loaf Date of birth : 27 September 1947 Place of birth : Dallas, Texas, USA Birth name : Marvin Lee Aday Height : 6' 0½

Meat Loaf Trivia -

Got his start in show business in a traveling stage production of the infamous play, "Hair". Owns a production company called Yellow Rose, Inc. with actor Brett Cullen. Is diabetic. Has told numerous contradictory "official" stories of how he got his stage name. Occasionally hosts VH1 show "The List". Played 300 soldout concerts between 1987-91. Fell off the stage and broke his leg during a concert at Toronto in 1978 - he finished the tour in a wheelchair. Has had 17 concussions. Well known as a singer. His song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad was a major hit in the late 70s. The album from which this song came was also a top seller as well. His 1970s album, 'Bat out of Hell', is the third highest selling album of all time, with an estimated 30,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It spent over 470 weeks in the UK charts - an all-time record. Is a vegetarian According to "The Guiness Book Of World Records 2000" Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" is the biggest selling album in the UK ever. Along with Derek St. Holmes, Meat Loaf handled lead vocals on Ted Nugent's 1976 Free For All record. Both his movie Blacktop (2000) and his special appearance in TV series "Lightning Force" (1991) were filmed in Vancouver B.C., Canada. Has an extensive line of theatre credits including "Hair" and it's sequel "Rainbow", "More Than You Deserve" which collabarated him with his future lyricist Jim Steinman, Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and the theatre production of "The Rocky Horror Show", later to reprise his role in the film version The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). His dent in the 90s music scene with "Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell" went all the way to number one and with roughly 18,000,000 copies sold worldwide, it is considered one of the biggest musical comebacks in music history. His first obscure single with local Michigan band Popcorn Blizzard, "Hello/Once Upon A Time" sold 5,000 copies! Was offered the title role in "Phantom Of The Opera" but turned it down Made a very special appearance in Ann Magnusons Cinemax comedy movie special Vandemonium Plus (1987) (TV) - he played Steve The Piglet. Despite his famous moniker, Marvin doesn't like to eat meatloaf. Only single to chart for Meat Loaf in the 1980s was "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us" which peaked at #84 According to the Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, Meat Loaf began a Slim Fast plan in 1990 and lost 84 pounds. This made him one million richer Had a massive standing ovation at the CBS convention in New Orleans in 1977-78 was offered lead vocalist position in the rock band Foreigner, but wanted to stay with Jim Steinman Has played in two movies with Richard O'Brien, _Rocky Horror Picture Show' , and Spice World (1997). Was starring Off-Off Broadway in Paul Foster and John Braden's "Silver Queen" at La Mama E.T.C. when he was offered the role of "Eddie" in the American stage premiere of "The Rocky Horror Show". He had to leave "Silver Queen" a week before closing. His role was taken over by "Silver Queen's" director Robert Patrick, who had to wrap Meat Loaf's costume's trousers around him twice. Daughter Pearl is back up singer with his band. Won a Grammy for the song "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" Has two daughters: Pearl and Amanda Aday. 17 November 2003 - Collapsed while performing on a London stage. Doctors said it was a prolonged, non-life threatening viral infection. Was the producers' second choice to play "Bluto" in Animal House (1978) if "John Belushi" was unavailable. Went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas

Meat Loaf Detailed Biography -

Known throughout the world for his great musical talents, Meat Loaf Aday has also enjoyed a prodigious acting career. He will next be seen starring opposite Melanie Griffith in Crazy in Alabama, directed by Antonio Banderas, and with Glenn Close in the upcoming television movie Ballad of Lucy Whipple. Meat Loaf became known to American audiences as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which he also performed on Broadway. His additional films include Black Dog, with Patrick Swayze, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Wayne's World and Leap of Faith, among others. He also performed on Broadway in Hair, Shakespeare in the Park and The National Lampoon Show. His off-Broadway appearances include As You Like It and Othello. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Meat Loaf began his career in Los Angeles and made his chart debut in 1971. The notorious 1977 album Bat Out of Hell has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and is the number three selling record of all time. His 1993 sequel, Bat Out of Hell II: Back to Hell, earned him a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance for "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," and was one of the biggest selling records of the year (selling over 18 million copies worldwide). Meat Loaf simultaneously just released a new album, Storytellers, in partnership with VH-1, and his first autobiography, To Hell and Back.