Michael Lee Aday

Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas, Texas. Nicknamed "Meat Loaf" by his football coach due to his size, he moved to Los Angeles in the late 1960s to pursue rock music and theater, performing in Broadway productions of Hair and originating the dual roles of Eddie and Dr. Everett Scott in The Rocky Horror Show on stage and in the 1975 cult film classic.

In 1977, Meat Loaf teamed with visionary songwriter Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren to release Bat Out of Hell. A sweeping, operatic rock extravaganza featuring hits like "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," the album became a global juggernaut, selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. In 1993, Meat Loaf and Steinman reunited for Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, yielding the international chart-topping power ballad "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," which won him a Grammy Award. He also gave a celebrated dramatic performance as Robert "Bob" Paulson in David Fincher's Fight Club (1999).