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Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums in history. He is also known for his powerful wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live performances.

After he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and earned a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for Best selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film Spice World, and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts as of 2006. He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".

He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. He has also appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Robert "Bob" Paulson in Fight Club , and "The Lizard" in The 51st State . He has also appeared as a guest actor in television shows such as Monk, Glee, South Park, House, and Tales from the Crypt.

✵ 27. September 1947
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Famous Meat Loaf Quotes

“Karaoke bars are devil worship!”

A chat with Meat Loaf (2006)

“These stories get made up, and I don’t know from where. I have no idea. I didn’t make that one up — sometimes I make my own stories up — but I didn’t make that one up.”

On rumors that he wanted a guest role as a villain on the BBC TV series Doctor Who.
A chat with Meat Loaf (2006)

“You're not going to ask me that and if you did I'd pretend that you didn't because everybody and their mother plus their dog and cat and their goldfish asks me that.”

Response to the question "Where did you get the name "Meat Loaf"?" in an interview with Gary Brunnet (22 August 1993) http://www.angelfire.com/rock2/rockinterviews/meatloaf.html

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