Meat Loaf
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1947
- Died
- January 20, 2022 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Dallas, Texas, USA
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
Photos
Filmography
TFI Unplugged
TV · as Self (Archive Footage) · 1 ep
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Movie · as Himself
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie · as Self
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
Movie · as Self
Hit the Road
TV · as Meat Loaf · 1 ep
Ghost Wars
TV · as Doug Rennie · 7 eps
Sausage Party
Movie · as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Movie · as Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Movie · as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Movie · as Self
Stage Fright
Movie · as Roger McCall
Wishin' and Hopin'
Movie · as Monsignor Muldoon
The Moment
Movie · as Sergeant Goodman
All American Christmas Carol
Movie · as Ross
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Movie · as Self
Elementary
TV · as Herman Wolf · 1 ep
Beautiful Boy
Movie · as Motel Clerk
Absolute Killers
Movie · as Dan
Fairly Legal
TV · as Charlie DeKay · 1 ep
Polish Bar
Movie · as Joe
Burning Bright
Movie · as Howie
Popstar to Operastar
TV · as Self · 19 eps
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Overheard with Evan Smith
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Citizen Jane
Movie · as Detective Jack Morris
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals
Glee
TV · as Barry Jeffries · 1 ep
Hannity
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rock and a Hard Place
TV · 22 eps
Shatner's Raw Nerve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Movie · as Self
Urban Decay
Movie · as Rick Zero
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Movie · as Self
Any Dream Will Do
TV · 1 ep
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Movie · as Bud Black (uncredited)
The Pleasure Drivers
Movie · as Dale
BloodRayne
Movie · as Leonid
Pelts
Movie · as Jake Feldman
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Chasing Ghosts
Movie · as Richard Valbruno
Crazylove
Movie · as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Movie · as Self
Masters of Horror
TV · as Jake Feldman · 1 ep
The F Word
TV · 1 ep
Extreme Dating
Movie · as Marshall Jackson
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Movie · as Self - Artist
A Hole in One
Movie · as Billy
House
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
Learning Curves
Movie · as Timmons
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Salton Sea
Movie · as Bo
Wishcraft
Movie · as Detective Sparky Shaw
The Car Kid
Movie
Monk
TV · as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ultimate Albums
TV · 19 eps
Bo' Selecta!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The 51st State
Movie · as The Lizard
Focus
Movie · as Fred
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Movie · as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Trapped
Movie · as Jim Hankins
Rustin
Movie · as Coach Trellingsby
Blacktop
Movie · as Jack
Fight Club
Movie · as Robert Paulson
Crazy in Alabama
Movie · as Sheriff John Doggett
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Movie · as Self
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Movie
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie · as Self
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mighty
Movie · as Iggy
Black Dog
Movie · as Red
Outside Ozona
Movie · as Floyd Bibbs
Gunshy
Movie · as Lew Collins
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Movie · as Self
Everything That Rises
Movie · as Red
Die Lotto-Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spice World
Movie · as Dennis
South Park
TV · as Meat Loaf (voice) · 1 ep
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Behind the Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nash Bridges
TV · as Charlie Pep · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
To Catch a Yeti
Movie · as Big Jake Grizzly
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Movie · as Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Movie · as Self
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Movie · as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Col. Angus Devine · 1 ep
TOTP2
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Movie · as The Beast
Psyched for Snuppa
Movie · as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Raw
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wayne's World
Movie · as Tiny
Leap of Faith
Movie · as Hoover
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Movie · as Larry
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 2 eps
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Motorama
Movie · as Vern
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Movie · as Self
Noel's House Party
TV · 1 ep
Lightning Force
TV · as Richard Talbot · 2 eps
The Seventh Continent
Movie · as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Chumley · 1 ep
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Monsters
TV · as Dr. Willard Wingite · 1 ep
The Squeeze
Movie · as Titus
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Movie · as Self
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
Movie
Vandemonium Plus
Movie
Out of Bounds
Movie · as Gil
Saturday Live
TV · 1 ep
Feel the Motion
Movie · as Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
Movie
The Equalizer
TV · as Sugar Fly Simon · 1 ep
Musik Convoy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Movie · as Self
Dead Ringer
Movie · as Meat Loaf / Marvin
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roadie
Movie · as Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt
Movie · as Scum
Americathon
Movie · as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie · as Eddie
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
State Fair
Movie · as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep