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Meat Loaf Biography (1951?-)

Original name, Marvin Lee Aday; born September 27, 1951 (some sources cite January 22, 1946, or various years between 1946 and 1951), in Dallas, TX; son of Orvis (in sales) and Wilma (an English teacher) Aday; married Leslie Edmonds, 1975 (divorced, 2001); children: Pearl, Amanda. Addresses: Agent: Kami Putnam, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Miles Levy, James/Levy/Jacobson, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1470, Burbank, CA 91505.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Musician, actor

Birth Details

September 27, 1951?

Dallas, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Boy in stands, State Fair, 1962
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Eddie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (also known as The Rocky Horror Show), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Scum, Scavenger Hunt, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Oklahoma Roy Budnitz, Americathon, United Artists, 1979
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Travis W. Redfish, Roadie, United Artists, 1980
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Marvin, Dead Ringer, 1981
• Der Formel Eins Film, 1985, released as Feel the Motion, 1987
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Gill, Out of Bounds, Columbia, 1986
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Titus, The Squeeze, TriStar, 1987
• Stand by Me: AIDS Day Benefit, 1987
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Medium Rare, 1989
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) The Life and Times of Charlie Putz, 1991
• Vern, Motorama, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
• Hoover, Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Tiny, Wayne's World, Paramount, 1992
• (As Marvin Lee Aday) Larry, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, BuenaVista, 1992
• Dennis, Spice World (also known as Five, Five Girls, It's Been a Hard 15 Minutes, Spice Girls, Spice Girls: TheMovie, Spice: The Movie, and Spice Up Your Life!), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
• Red, Black Dog, Universal, 1998
• Iggy, The Mighty, Miramax, 1998
• Floyd Bibbs, Outside Ozona, TriStar, 1999
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Robert "Big Bob" Paulson, The Fight Club, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Sheriff John Doggett, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999
• A Galaxy Far Far Away, Morning Star Productions, 2001
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Coach Trellingsby, Rustin, Grabba-Bat Productions, 2001
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Fred, Focus, Paramount, 2001
• Food critic, Polish Spaghetti, 2001
• Driver, Face to Face, Giants Entertainment, 2001
• The lizard, The 51st State (also known as Formula 51), Screen Gems, 2002
• (As Meat Loaf Aday or Michael Aday) Sparky Shaw, Wishcraft, Wishcraft, 2002
• (As Michael Lee Aday) Bo, The Salton Sea, Warner Bros., 2002
• (As Michael Lee Aday) Timmons, Learning Curves, 2002
• Billy, A Hole in One, Beech Hill Films, 2003
• Marshall Jackson, Extreme Dating, Filmstar Productions/SilverstarProductions, 2003
• Film Work
• Theme song performer, Car Trouble, 1985
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Steve (Piglet), "Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium" (also known as "Ann Magnuson's Vandemonium Plus" and "Vandemonium Plus"), Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1987
• Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988
• ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
• A 70's Celebration: The Beat Is Back, NBC, 1993
• Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios, ABC, 1993
• ABC Back to School Concert: Virgin Records' 21st Anniversary, ABC,1994
• Lifetime Applauds: The Fight against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1995
• Smash Hits Poll Winner's Party 1998, 1998
• Motown 40: The Music Is Forever, ABC, 1998
• Comedy Central's Hi-Fi Party, Comedy Central, 1998
• Meat Loaf: VH1 Storytellers, VH1, 1999
• Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back, VH1, 2000
• Presenter, Life of Python, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Crossover, Independent Film Channel, 2001
• Episodic
• The Midnight Special, 1978
• Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1978, 1981
• Hobo, The New Odd Couple, 1982
• Rebellious Jukebox, 1984
• Sugar Fly Simon, "Bump and Run," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
• Dr. Willard Wingite, "Where's the Rest of Me?," Monsters, 1988
• Richard Talbot, "M.I.A.: Parts 1 & 2," Lightning Force, 1992
• Chumley, "What's Cookin'?," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
• The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993 and 1999
• The Tonight Show, NBC, 1993 and 1995
• Jonathan Ross ... Presents, BBC1, 1994
• 2 Newsnight, 1995
• Ice TV, 1995
• On Tour, PBS, 1997
• Charlie Pep, "Wild Card," Nash Bridges, 1997
• Aaron Freemont, "Mail Order Bride," Dead Man's Gun, 1997
• "Meat Loaf," Behind the Music, VH1, 1998
• Voice, "Chef Aid," South Park (animated), 1998
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, 1999
• Himself, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 1999
• Himself, "Comic Relief," Have I Got News for You, 1999
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Colonel Devine, "Gettysburg," The Outer Limits, 2000
• "Bat out of Hell," Ultimate Albums, 2002
• "Wetten, dass...? aus Boeblingen," Wetten, dass...?, 2003
• Also guest host of The List, VH1.
• Movies
• (As Marvin Lee Ady) Big Jake Grizzley, To Catch a Yeti, The DisneyChannel, 1995
• Red, Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998
• Lew Collins, Gun Shy, Cinemax, 1998
• A Tekeroelantos naploja (also known as The Diary of a Hurdy-Gurdy Man), 1999
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Jack, Blacktop, HBO, 2000
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge, The Ballad of LucyWhipple (also known as California Gold), CBS, 2001
• (As Meat Loaf Aday) Jim Hankins, Trapped, USA Network, 2001
• Awards Presentations
• The American Music Awards, ABC, 1987
• Presenter, The 36th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1994
• Host, The American Music Awards, ABC, 1994
• Presenter, The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1995
• Other
• The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987
• Himself, I'd Lie for You and That's the Truth, 1996
• Stage Appearances
• Buddha, Rainbow (musical), Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1972-1973
• Perrine and Rabbit, More Than You Deserve, off-Broadway production, 1974
• Eddie and Dr. Scott, The Rocky Horror Show, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Priest, Rockabye Hamlet, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1976
• The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man, 1992
• Appeared in Silver Queen, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1970s; also appeared in productions of As You Like It, Billy the Kid and Jean Harlow, Kleinhoff Demonstrates Tonight, Othello, and Vietnam Project.
• Major Tours
• Mother, Hair (musical), U.S. cities, 1970-1971
• General Ulysses S. Grant, Hair (musical), U.S. cities, 1971-1972
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• (With Stoney) Stoney and Meat Loaf, Rare Earth, 1971, reissued asMeatloaf (Featuring Stoney), Prodigal, 1979
• (Contributor) Rocky Horror Picture Show (original cast recording),1974
• (Contributor) Rocky Horror Picture Show (original soundtrack recording), 1975
• (Contributor) Ted Nugent, Free for All, 1976
• (Contributor) Inter Galactic Touring Band, 1977
• Bat out of Hell (includes the songs "Two out of Three Ain't Bad,""Paradise by the Dashboard Light," and "You Took the Words Right out of My Mouth"), Epic, 1978
• Dead Ringer, Epic, 1981
• Midnight at the Lost and Found, Epic, 1983
• Greatest Original Hits, Epic, 1983
• Hits out of Hell, Epic, 1984
• Bad Attitude, Fame, 1984
• Blind before I Stop, Arista, 1986
• Live at Wembley, RCA, 1987
• Primecuts, RCA, 1989
• (Contributor) Leap of Faith, 1992
• Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell (includes the songs "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" and "Objects in the Mirror May Appear Larger Than They Are"), MCA, 1993
• Bat out of Hell/Deadringer, Epic, 1993
• Heaven and Hell, Import, 1994
• Meatloaf and Friends, Import, 1994
• Welcome to the Neighborhood, Virgin, 1995
• Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler, Columbia, 1995
• Rock 'n' Roll Hero, Pickwick, 1995
• Definitive Collection, Alex, 1995
• Live around the World, Tommy Boy, 1996
• Live around the World: Limited Edition, Tommy Boy, 1996
• Live, MCA, 1996
• (Contributor) Pavarotti and Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia, 1996
• The Very Best of Meat Loaf, Sony, 1998
• Testify, 2002
• Couldn't Have Said It Better (Myself), 2003
• Other albums include Alive in Hell, Phantom. Singles include "I'dDo Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," Alex, 1993; "Rock 'n' Roll Dreams Come Through," MCA, 1994; "I'd Lie for You," MCA, 1995; and "Not a Dry Eyein the House," MCA, 1996.
• Videos
• Live, Epic, 1978
• Musicourt, 1983
• Live at Wembley, JEM/Passport, 1985
• Meat Loaf: London Meltdown Concert, 1987
• Hits out of Hell, Sony, 1991
• Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show, 1995
• Classic Albums--Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Songwriter, Tant pis si je meurs, 1988
• Other
• (With David Dalton) To Hell and Back (autobiography), ReganBooks,1999

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The screenplay Dead Ringer was based on a story by Meat Loaf.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 12, Gale, 1994
• Meat Loaf, and David Dalton, To Hell and Back (autobiography), ReganBooks, 1999

Periodicals

• Amusement Business, February 12, 1996, p. 7
• Billboard, September 18, 1993, p. 12
• Entertainment Weekly, October 15, 1993, p. 36
• People Weekly, December 20, 1993, p. 81; October 25, 1999, pp. 91,92
• Rolling Stone, August 19, 1999, p. 74
• Time, November 15, 1993, p. 104; September 13, 1999, p. 81

Other

• Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back (television special), VH1, 2000