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Meat Loaf was born in Dallas, Texas. He was the first child of Orvis Wesley Aday (a policeman) and Wilma Artie Hukel. Aday was an alcoholic who would go on drinking binges for days at a time. Meat Loaf and his mother would drive around to all the bars in Dallas, looking for Orvis to take him home. Because of this, Meat Loaf often stayed with his grandmother.

Although there have been various explanations for his stage name, according to his official website, the name started when his father called him "Meat" as a two-year-old. His schoolmates would later turn it into Meat Loaf as it has the same initials as his real name, M.L. In high school, he was on the football team until his senior year when his coach made him decide between being in the school play, and being on the team. Meat Loaf chose the school play.

After attending college at Lubbock Christian University, Meat Loaf transferred to North Texas State University. While there, he was called in fo...