Ronnie James Dio
Known for: Acting
Born: July 10, 1942
Died: May 16, 2010
Place of birth: 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".
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Filmography
37 movies · 3 TV shows, newest first
7.7
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
7.0
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
2017
8.0
Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993
2014
6.3
Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart
2013
7.5
Dio: The Singles Collection
2012
NR
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
2010
7.0
Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights
2010
7.7
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
5.0
Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival
2009
7.6
Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall
2007
6.8
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
7.5
Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977
2006
7.2
Dio: Holy Diver Live
2006
6.8
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life
2006
7.6
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
NR
Dio: We Rock
2005
NR
Armageddon Over Wacken 2004
2005
7.0
Dio: Evil or Divine
2003
10.0
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002
NR
Satan’s Top Forty
20018.0
Satan’s Top 40
2001
8.4
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
20007.5
Where Are They Now?
1999NR
Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia
1998
8.3
South Park
1997NR
Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada
1996![Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2F6gVyM8xQAjJpETX3mgY9RRlfmim.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
NR
Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY
1992
NR
Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy
1992
8.2
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two
1992NR
Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour
1992
8.0
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
1989
NR
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
NR
Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan
1985
7.9
Live Aid
1985
5.7
Dio | A Special from the Spectrum
1984
5.2
Dio - Live in Holland
1983
6.0
Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue
1981
10.0
Rockpalast
1974
3.0
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1974
NR
Dio: Holy Diver Live
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