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From long-haired rock balladeer to successful actor. A look at the surprising career of the man they call Meat, and a chance to discover what exactly he won't do for love.

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Meat Loaf
born: 27-09-1947
birth place: Dallas, Texas, USA

At the end of 1973, Meat Loaf received a call asking him to be in The Rocky Horror Show playing the parts of Eddie and Dr Scott. The success of the play led to a film version of the production being made in which Meat Loaf took the part of Eddie. At the same time, work began with friend and songwriter Jim Steinman on the music album, Bat Out Of Hell.

After spending time seeking a record deal, Bat Out Of Hell was finally released in 1977. The album was a huge success and following an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1978, Meat Loaf’s status was on the up.

With the increasing rise in Meat Loaf’s profile, a rift had started to emerge between Meat Loaf and Steinman. Steinman felt that due to the group’s name, his work as creator and influence was being sidelined and he wasn’t getting the attention or credit as a partner that he felt he deserved.

During a show in Toronto, Meat Loaf fell off stage and broke his leg, causing the rest of the tour to be cancelled. Due to the fact he was incapacitated and unable to work; Meat Loaf turned to the dark world of cocaine and suffered a nervous breakdown. Things took a turn for the better in 1978 though when he went to Woodstock to work with Steinman again and met Leslie Edmonds at a recording studio, who he fell in love with and married within a month.

After waving goodbye to his prior drug addiction, Meat Loaf started working on his second album, Dead Ringer in 1980. The album was released the following year but its success was limited due the fact that the tour planned to support the album was cancelled because the group ran out of money advanced to them by the recording label.

The following albums releases, Bad Attitude (1984) and Blind Before I Stop (1986) failed to alight both consumer and critic’s enthusiasms so Meat Loaf began to tour smaller venues to try and revive his career.

Slowly he had established a faithful following and Meat Loaf’s gigs grew to sell-out status by the late 1980s.

The success of touring reunited Meat Loaf and Steinman who began work on Bat Out Of Hell II which was released in 1993, 16 years after its prequel. The album was a huge hit and considered the ultimate comeback in the music world. Bat Out Of Hell II sold over 15 million copies and the single I’d Do Anything For You reached the number one spot in 28 countries.

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