Meat Loaf
Birthday: 27 September 1947, Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name: Marvin Lee Aday
Height: 183 cm
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 memor ...Show More
My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.
My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.
You know, people think I named myself Meat Loaf, even though I didn't. And they think anyone who wou Show more
You know, people think I named myself Meat Loaf, even though I didn't. And they think anyone who would name himself Meat Loaf couldn't have an IQ higher than four. Hide
Rock n' Roll came from the slaves singing gospel in the fields. Their lives were hell and they used Show more
Rock n' Roll came from the slaves singing gospel in the fields. Their lives were hell and they used music to lift out of it, to take them away. That's what rock n' roll should do - take you to a better place. Hide
When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.
When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.
[asked in 2003 interview whether he was born in 1947 or 1951] 1951. I have it on my passport and dri Show more
[asked in 2003 interview whether he was born in 1947 or 1951] 1951. I have it on my passport and driving license. [I said 1947 in my autobiography] because I just wanted to maintain a constant lie. I was born in 1951 but see what a great thing it is, because everybody asks me? And I can keep it up--I can tell you I was born in 1952. Names and ages piss me off. So I just continually lie. Hide
My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one si Show more
My life's far too complicated to be summed up in one song. It would take 20 just to represent one single day. Hide
There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.
There's no explanation for success. Success just comes out of life.
Just ask anybody who is getting old - everything starts hurting. For me, it's my shoulders, thumbs, Show more
Just ask anybody who is getting old - everything starts hurting. For me, it's my shoulders, thumbs, knees and feet. Hide
As most people know, I am a vampire, so I have no reflection. Every day, I paste a picture of someon Show more
As most people know, I am a vampire, so I have no reflection. Every day, I paste a picture of someone else on the mirror. Hide
In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management - they just kept on suing me and I lost ever Show more
In the early 1980s, I got into a war with my management - they just kept on suing me and I lost everything. So I had to go out on tour to make sure the electricity stayed on. Hide
The day that I ever become hip... please shoot me and put me outta my misery!
The day that I ever become hip... please shoot me and put me outta my misery!
When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.
When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.
'Hell in a Handbasket' is not dealing with the political nature of the country. It's dealing with th Show more
'Hell in a Handbasket' is not dealing with the political nature of the country. It's dealing with the humanity and the compassion of the world. Hide
Rock and roll is about getting free beer and getting laid.
Rock and roll is about getting free beer and getting laid.
I never fit in. I am a true alternative. And I love being the outcast. That's my role in life, to be Show more
I never fit in. I am a true alternative. And I love being the outcast. That's my role in life, to be an outcast. Hide
I'm an actor. I started as an actor. I started on Broadway doing 'Hair' and Shakespeare in the Park.
I'm an actor. I started as an actor. I started on Broadway doing 'Hair' and Shakespeare in the Park.
A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatev Show more
A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatever then they get all distracted, but I pretty much lock in. You can't distract me too much. Hide
I'm asthmatic. I was a lot bigger back then, and I still get winded on stage today. But I've learned Show more
I'm asthmatic. I was a lot bigger back then, and I still get winded on stage today. But I've learned how to pace it now. I have musical breaks in there. Hide
For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real high Show more
For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting. Hide
There was a band in Australia named Midnight Oil, and they were a very, very political, and they lit Show more
There was a band in Australia named Midnight Oil, and they were a very, very political, and they literally hit you over the head with a hammer. U2 sometimes can hit you over the head with a rubber hammer. Hide
Meat Loaf's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 3
as Actor (271)
Meat Loaf'S roles
Leonid
Tiny
Jake Feldman
Detective Jack Morris
Eddie
Eddie
Robert 'Bob' Paulsen
Dennis
The Lizard
