Meat Loaf: American singer and actor (1947–2022)
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and songwriter.
He played rock and roll, heavy metal and hard rock. He recorded the single "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" in late 1993. He also appeared in over fifty movies and television shows.
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| Birth name | Marvin Lee Aday |
| Born | September 27, 1947 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 2022 (aged 74) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1968–2022 |
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| Website | meatloaf |
Meat Loaf was born in Dallas, Texas. He went to high school in Lubbock, Texas. He studied at the University of North Texas. Meat Loaf never graduated from college and travelled to Los Angeles to start his career.
When he was 16, on the day of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Meat Loaf had met the President when he arrived at Dallas Love Field. After hearing about the assassination, he and a friend drove to Parkland Hospital where he saw Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, covered in blood, getting out of the car.
His album, Bat Out Of Hell, sold over 43 million copies. He played Eddie in the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He supported the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Rick Santorum and Donald Trump.
Meat Loaf died on January 20, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 74. He died of problems caused by COVID-19. He criticized COVID-19 vaccinations before his death.
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