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- Music Artist
- Actor
- Producer
Meat Loaf was born Marvin Lee Aday in Dallas, Texas, to Wilma Artie (Hukel), a teacher and gospel singer, and Orvis Wesley Aday, a police officer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands. In 1970, he moved to New York and appeared in the Broadway musicals "Hair", "Rockabye Hamlet" and "The Rocky Horror Show," and Off Broadway in "Rainbow", "More Than You Deserve", "National Lampoon Show" and the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "As You Like it;" as well as other productions at the famed New York Public Theatre. He made his film debut with a memorable role in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called "Bat Out Of Hell"; the record was huge and has sold 50,000,000 copies worldwide and is tied with AC/DC for the 2nd best selling record of all time. The tour and promoting the album took a toll on Meat Loaf's voice and left him unable to sing for 2 years, but with months of rehabilitation, he was able to get back in the studio and record the album "Dead Ringer". Meat Loaf stayed in the dark through the 1980s in the US, recording 4 records which got very little airplay or high chart positions in the US but continued to have major chart success in Europe and Australia. The 1981 Single "Dead Ringer for Love", a duet with Cher, was a top 10 single in many countries outside the US, but which American radio refused to play.
Meat Loaf had many film and TV roles, including the lead character Travis Redfish in Roadie (1980); a pilot in Out of Bounds (1986); in The Squeeze (1987) with Michael Keaton; and Fred in Focus (2001) (based on the Arthur Miller book by the same name), with Laura Dern and William H. Macy. When Meat Loaf and Steinman got back together in 1993, they delivered a powerful sequel, "Bat Out Of Hell II", which went to #1 in the US and UK and 26 other countries. Bat II sold over 22,000,000 copies.
He appeared in many films, including Crazy in Alabama (1999), Formula 51 (2001) (with Samuel L. Jackson), and Fight Club (1999) (with Brad Pitt). TV credits included guest starring roles as a soldier being held prisoner in Vietnam in Lightning Force (1991), a newspaper reporter in the hit series Glee (2009), a slick landlord of a restaurant who ends up on the menu in HBO series Tales from the Crypt (1989) a blacksmith on Showtime's Dead Man's Gun (1997), as fur trader Jake in Masters of Horror (2005) episode Pelts (2006), in House (2004) as caring husband Eddie, and, most recently, in the supporting role of Doug in the SYFY series Ghost Wars (2017). Hugh Laurie (star of "House") played piano on the song "If I Can't Have You" on Meat Loaf's album "Hang Cool Teddy Bear", which was produced by award-winning music producer Rob Cavallo. (Jack Black also sang on the album.)
Marvin Lee Aday died on January 20, 2022 in Austin, Texas from COVID-19 complications.- Actor
- Cinematographer
- Editor
Arun Verma is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi, Bhangra, Indi-pop and Bollywood music. He was born in Rajasthan, india. He is known predominantly for the songs "O Ladi Shanta", "Ram Chandro Ri", "Sahiba Ri Bibiye" and "Tu Hi Meri Saansein H". Arun Verma is also an actor and cinematographer, known for Khakee (2004), Khal Nayak (1993) and PremGranth (1996).- Producer
- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
Irwin Young was born on 30 May 1927 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Nothing But a Man (1964), Alambrista! (1977) and American Me (1992). He was married to Diane Nalven. He died on 20 January 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Camillo Milli was born on 1 August 1929 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was an actor, known for We Have a Pope (2011), La locandiera (1980) and I banchieri di Dio (2002). He was married to Mariangela. He died on 20 January 2022 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
- Music Department
- Actress
- Composer
Elza Soares was born on 23 June 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and composer, known for Desejos de Mulher (2002), Chega de Saudade (2007) and Second Call (2019). She was married to Garrincha and Lourdes Antônio Soares . She died on 20 January 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Philip Goodwin was born on 9 October 1944 in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 20 January 2022 in Middle River, Maryland, USA.
- Val Castelo was born on 18 October 1932 in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He was an actor, known for Conde de amor (1957), Hiwaga ng pag-ibig (1958) and Tiririt ng Ibon (1957). He died on 20 January 2022 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Music Department
Pradeep Raj was born in 1976 in India. He was a director and writer, known for Bangalore 560023 (2015), Kiraathaka (2011) and Anjada Gandu (2014). He died on 20 January 2022 in Pondicherry, Puducherry, India.- Dexter Angry was born on 11 March 1976 in Hollywood, Florida. He was an actor, known for A Miami Tail (2003), Confessions of a Thug (2005) and Hiding Victoria (2006). He died on 20 January 2022 in Miami, Florida, USA.
- Actress
- Writer
Raija Riikkala was born on 2 September 1926 in Jaakkima, Finland. She was an actress and writer, known for Kiireestä kantapäähän (1973), Baletin synty (1959) and Kevään tyttö 1960 (1960). She was married to Pekka Riikkala. She died on 20 January 2022.- Vicki Askew was born on 11 July 1920 in Florence, South Carolina, USA. She was married to Harold Askew, Louis Patacca, Leo Lupton and Vincent McMahon. She died on 20 January 2022 in Montgomery, Texas, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
János Breckl was born on 9 May 1958 in Budapest, Hungary. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Control (2003), Dolina (2007) and Post Mortem (2020). He died on 20 January 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.- Priya Mishra was an actor, known for Dharma (2013) and Krantidhara (2014). He died on 20 January 2022 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
- Gernot Böhme was married to Farideh Akashe-Böhme. He died on 20 January 2022 in Germany.
- Toleubek Aralbaev was born on 16 March 1950 in Semipalatinsk, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Liquidator (2011), Zhauzhürek myng bala (2012) and The Year of the Dragon (1981). He was married to Aralbaeva Gulmaram Aptybaevna. He died on 20 January 2022 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Director
- Writer
- Actress
Anna Petkova graduated in Film and TV Directing at National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in the classes of professor Hristo Hristov.. She has worked as director at Ekran Sudio (1978-1990). Since 1990 she has been a free-lance director. Author of the films: The Break (1979), Taliman Women (1979), Our Children (1980), How Long I Waited for You (fic., 1984), The Consideration (1986), The Sentence - the Guilt (1991), The Sentence - the Accusation (1999), Mentality (2003), Where Is Milkana's Spirit Now (2003), Time Was When (2004).- Heidi Schmid-Biebl was born on 17 February 1941 in Oberstaufen, Bavarian Swabia, Germany. She was married to Bora Prelevic and Herr Schmid. She died on 20 January 2022 in Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
- Sidney Miller was born on 13 December 1932 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He was married to Susan Marie Enzor. He died on 20 January 2022 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- Drahomír Ozana was born on 8 October 1933 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Mesto mé nadeje (1978), Arrowsmith (1997) and Cas plyne i v desti (1980). He died on 20 January 2022 in Opava, Czech Republic.
- Domingo Miras was born in 1934 in Ciudad Real, Spain. He was a writer, known for Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 20 January 2022 in Campo de Criptana, Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Editorial Department
Gérard Heydon was born on 25 August 1958 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is known for Alias Betty (2001), Signature (2011) and Sam (2016). He died on 20 January 2022 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.- Emil Mangelsdorff was born on 11 April 1925 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany. He was married to Simone Rieling. He died on 20 January 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hideo Onchi was born on 23 January 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Warabi no kou (2003), Izu no odoriko (1967) and Shimanto-gawa (1991). He died on 20 January 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.- Pier Maria Furlan was born on 15 April 1943 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 20 January 2022 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.