Meat Loaf

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Date of Birth : Dec 27th 1947

American rock musician and actor of stage and screen. He is noted for the Bat out of Hell album trilogy that he released consisting of Bat out of Hell, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, and several famous songs from popular films. The Neverland Express is the name of the band he fronts as its lead singer. In 2001, he changed his first name to Michael.

Although he enjoyed success with Bat out of Hell and Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States; however, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the charts, and is one of only two artists with an album never to have left the music charts.[citation needed] With the help of his New York collection of musicians — John Golden, Richard Raskin and Paul Jacobs — his European tours enjoyed immense popularity in the 1980s. In Germany, Meat Loaf became notably popular following the release of Bat out of Hell II but has enjoyed most of his success among pop/rock fans. He ranked 96th on VH1’s ‘100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock’.

Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows sometimes as himself, or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Robert “Bob” Paulson in Fight Club (credited as “Meat Loaf Aday”). Additionally, he has made a number of appearances on the television show House and also made an appearance in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, in which he played the father of the character JB.