Meat Loaf was born in Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands and appear in musicals such as "Hair" and "As You Like It". He made his film debut with a memorable role in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called "Bat Out Of Hell”, the record was huge and has sold 35,000,000 copies worldwide. However, the tour promoting the album took a toll on Meat's voice and left him unable to sing on the follow-up record "Bad For Good". Meat Loaf stayed in the dark through the eighties doing 4 records which never got any airplay or chart position in the US. Meat Loaf appeared in films _Out Of Bounds (1986)_ as a Pilot, and The Squeeze with ‘Michael Keaton’ . But after getting back together with Steinman, they delivered a powerful sequel "Bat Out Of Hell II" which went to #1 in the US and UK. Bat II has now sold an excess of 20,000,000 copies. His TV credits include the Soldier being held prisoner in Vietnam in Lightning Force, a mad Doctor who invents a serum to keep zombies from deteriorating in Monsters and a slick Landlord of a restaurant who ends up on the menu in HBO series _"Tales From The Crypt" (1989)_ . Meat Loaf has also appeared in Crazy in Alabama and Fight Club. Meat Loaf's latest record "Testify" is due to be released in March of 2002.


Got his start in show business in a traveling stage production of the infamous play, "Hair". Is diabetic. Occasionally hosts VH1 show "The List" (1999). Fell off the stage and broke his leg during a concert at Toronto in 1978 - he finished the tour in a wheelchair. 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. 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. His movies Blacktop (2000) (TV) & Trapped (2001) (TV) and his special appearances in TV series "Lightning Force" (1991), "The Outer Limits" (1995), "John Doe" (2002) & "Masters of Horror" (2005) were all filmed in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 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 over 20,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It is considered one of the biggest musical comebacks in music history. Was offered the title role in "Phantom Of The Opera" but turned it down Despite his famous moniker, Marvin doesn't like to eat meatloaf. According to the Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, Meat Loaf began a Slim Fast plan in 1990 and lost 84 pounds. This made him $1,000,000 richer He was offered lead vocalist position in the rock band Foreigner, but wanted to stay with Jim Steinman. 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. Won a Grammy for the song "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" 17 November 2003 - Collapsed while performing on a London stage. Doctors said it was Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the Bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles. Went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas. Admits to being a fantasy sports junkie. In addition to songs from his own albums, his concerts usually include the song "Hot Patootie", which he sang as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Lived in Freeland, Michigan for a few years with a family. Despite being known as a singer, Meat Loaf has only sung in two films - Rocky Horror Picture Show and Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny. The reason for this is because he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and not get typecast into singing roles.