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Although born Marvin Lee Aday, Meat Loaf changed his name legally to Michael Lee Aday. However, he has used both Marvin and Michael in the past when credited in films and television appearances. Neither full name appears in the book. In the VH1 movie, Mark Campbell sings Meat Loaf’s voice in an early scene.
Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 27, 1947, [8] [9] the son of Wilma Artie (née Hukel), a schoolteacher and member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls gospel music quartet, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a former police officer who went into business selling a homemade cough remedy with his wife and a friend under the name of the Griffin Grocery Company. [10]
Nathan Rabin reviewed the film favorably for its DVD release, writing, "Rudolph's predilection for the lush glamour of classic films might make him an odd director for a Meat Loaf vehicle, but 1980's Roadie (just released on a no-frills DVD) is a marriage made in heaven rather than the shotgun wedding it initially appears to be". [11]
TV Guide described the film as a "low-budget ET knockoff" that "offers only a cute yeti puppet creation to delight small children and a comical performance by hefty rocker Meat Loaf to amuse their parents." [2] David Parkinson for Radio Times called the film "harmless fun, with the snowman puppets anything but abominable."
Trapped is a 2001 American action drama television film directed by Deran Sarafian, written by Michael Vickerman, and starring William McNamara, Parker Stevenson, Callum Keith Rennie, and Meat Loaf. It premiered on the USA Network on July 24, 2001.
TV host Piers Morgan said: “RIP Meat Loaf, 74. One of rock music’s all-time great characters whose seminal iconic album Bat Out Of Hell is one of the biggest-selling records in history.
Livingston, known for movies like Office Space and shows like Band of Brothers, played celebrity doctor Sebastian Charles, who clashes with House's diagnosis and treatment plan after falling ill ...
Focus is a 2001 American drama film starring William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer and Meat Loaf based on a 1945 novel by playwright Arthur Miller. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was given a limited release on October 19, 2001.