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Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947) is an American musician and actor better known by his stage name Meat Loaf. He is noted for the ''Bat Out of Hell'' trilogy of albums, consisting of ''Bat Out of Hell'', ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell'', and ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose''. ''Bat Out of Hell'' has sold more than 43 million copies worldwide. Almost 40 years after its release, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.〔(BBC – radio 2 – Sold on Song – Top 100 – no 8 – 'Bat Out Of Hell ' ). Retrieved 2009-10-25.〕〔(Bat Out Of Hell – The Story Behind The Album ). Retrieved 2009-10-25.〕 He is also known for his powerful wide-ranging operatic voice and theatrical live performances. After he enjoyed success with ''Bat Out of Hell'' and ''Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell'' and earned a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom where he received the 1994 Brit Award for Best selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film ''Spice World'', and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts as of 2006. He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. He has also appeared in over 50 movies and television shows,〔(Meat Loaf at IMDB.COM ). Retrieved 2010-04-30.〕 sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable roles include Eddie in the ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), Robert "Bob" Paulson in David Fincher's ''Fight Club'' (1999) and "The Lizzard" in ''The 51st State'' (2002). He also appeared in several television shows such as Monk, Glee, South Park, House, M.D. and Tales from the Crypt as a guest actor. ==Early life== Marvin Lee Aday was born in Dallas, Texas. He was the only child of Wilma Artie (née Hukel), a school teacher and a member of the Vo-di-o-do Girls gospel quartet, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer. His father was an alcoholic who would go on drinking binges for days at a time. Aday and his mother would drive around to all the bars in Dallas, looking for Orvis to take him home. As a result, Aday often stayed with his grandmother, Charlsee Norrod.〔 Meat Loaf relates a story in his autobiography, ''To Hell and Back'', about how he, a friend, and his friend's father drove out to Love Field to watch John F. Kennedy land. After watching him leave the airport, they went to Market Hall, which was on Kennedy's parade route. On the way, they heard that Kennedy had been shot, so they headed to Parkland Hospital, where they saw Jackie Kennedy get out of the car and Governor John Connally get pulled out, although they never saw the president taken out. In 1965, Aday graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, having already started his acting career via school productions such as ''Where's Charley?'' and ''The Music Man''.〔Chamberlain, Adrian. (Meat Loaf, reheated: Singer says energy and voice are back, thanks to exercise and vocal coach ) ''The Ottawa Citizen'', March 13, 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-25.〕 After attending college at Lubbock Christian College, he transferred to North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas in Denton). After Aday received his inheritance from his mother's death, he rented an apartment in Dallas and isolated himself for three and a half months. Eventually, a friend found him. A short time later, Aday went to the airport and caught the next flight leaving. The plane took him to Los Angeles, California.〔Meat's autobiography ''To Hell and Back'' (1999)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meat Loaf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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