Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 27, 1947
Died
Jan 20, 2022
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Credits
142 titles
Meat Loaf
Biography
Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. After the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. This did not stop him from becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. The key to this success was his retention of iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for best-selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film Spice World, and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts, as of 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Aday appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Bob Paulson in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show, and he also appeared in the musical Hair, both on- and off-Broadway.
Known For
Filmography
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
Songs
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Himself
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
Self
Hit the Road
Meat Loaf
Ghost Wars
Doug Rennie
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Meat Loaf
Sausage Party
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self
Wishin' and Hopin'
Monsignor Muldoon
Stage Fright
Roger McCall
All American Christmas Carol
Ross
The Moment
Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Self
Elementary
Herman Wolf
Absolute Killers
Dan
Beautiful Boy
Motel Clerk
Fairly Legal
Charlie DeKay
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self
Burning Bright
Howie
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
Popstar to Operastar
Self
Polish Bar
Joe
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Self - Lead Vocals
Citizen Jane
Detective Jack Morris
Glee
Barry Jeffries
Hannity
Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Rock and a Hard Place
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Self
Any Dream Will Do
Urban Decay
Rick Zero
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Self
Pelts
Jake Feldman
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Bud Black (uncredited)
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
The Pleasure Drivers
Dale
Masters of Horror
Jake Feldman
BloodRayne
Leonid
Crazylove
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Chasing Ghosts
Richard Valbruno
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Self
House
Eddie