Ronnie James Dio
Acting
1942-07-10 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, The Devil You Know, was released on April 28, 2009. He has sold over 47 million copies of albums with all of the bands he has worked with. He died of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, CA. One of the last songs he recorded was titled "Metal Will Never Die".
Filmography
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022 · Movie
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
2017 · Movie
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014 · Movie
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013 · Movie
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012 · Movie
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010 · Movie
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010 · Movie
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009 · Movie
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
2009 · Movie
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007 · Movie
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 · Movie
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006 · Movie
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006 · Movie
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006 · Movie
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005 · Movie
Dio: We Rock
2005 · Movie
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
2005 · Movie
Dio: Evil or Divine
2003 · Movie
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002 · Movie
Satan’s Top Forty
2001 · Movie
Satan’s Top 40
2001 · Movie
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
2000 · Movie
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Series
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998 · Movie
South Park
1997 · Series
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996 · Movie
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Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992 · Movie
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992 · Movie
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992 · Movie
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992 · Movie
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989 · Movie
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986 · Movie
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
1985 · Movie
Live Aid
1985 · Movie
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
1984 · Movie
Dio - Live in Holland
1983 · Movie
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981 · Movie
Rockpalast
1974 · Series
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1974 · Movie
Dio: Holy Diver Live
Movie