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Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Acting September 27, 1947 (74 years old) January 20, 2022 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.

Movies 87

Fight Club 8.4

Fight Club

as Robert Paulson

1999
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 7.4

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Eddie

1975
Sausage Party 5.7

Sausage Party

as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)

2016
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 6.8

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

as Bud Black (uncredited)

2006
Wayne's World 6.7

Wayne's World

as Tiny

1992
Spice World 4.9

Spice World

as Dennis

1997
Burning Bright 6.3

Burning Bright

as Howie

2010
The 51st State 6.1

The 51st State

as The Lizard

2001
BloodRayne 4.1

BloodRayne

as Leonid

2006
Black Dog 6.4

Black Dog

as Red

1998
Beautiful Boy 6.0

Beautiful Boy

as Motel Clerk

2011
The Salton Sea 6.6

The Salton Sea

as Bo

2002
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 7.7

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Seventh Continent 7.5

The Seventh Continent

as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)

1989
Leap of Faith 5.8

Leap of Faith

as Hoover

1992
Scavenger Hunt 5.6

Scavenger Hunt

as Scum

1979
The Mighty 7.2

The Mighty

as Iggy

1998
Crazy in Alabama 6.0

Crazy in Alabama

as Sheriff John Doggett

1999
Pelts 5.6

Pelts

as Jake Feldman

2006
Americathon 3.6

Americathon

as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

1979
Out of Bounds 5.4

Out of Bounds

as Gil

1986
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 6.7

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as Self (archive footage)

2015
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag 5.1

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as Larry

1992
Gunshy 5.4

Gunshy

as Lew Collins

1998
Stage Fright 5.3

Stage Fright

as Roger McCall

2014
#NoJoke 6.2

#NoJoke

as Self

2019
The Grand Knockout Tournament 6.8

The Grand Knockout Tournament

as Self

1987
Wishcraft 5.2

Wishcraft

as Detective Sparky Shaw

2002
Motorama 6.5

Motorama

as Vern

1991
Roadie 5.8

Roadie

as Travis W. Redfish

1980
Extreme Dating 5.5

Extreme Dating

as Marshall Jackson

2004
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

as Self (archive footage)

2022
The Squeeze 5.0

The Squeeze

as Titus

1987
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 6.5

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

as Self

1988
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 5.6

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge

2001
State Fair 4.9

State Fair

as Boy in Stands (uncredited)

1962
The Pleasure Drivers 4.6

The Pleasure Drivers

as Dale

2006
Citizen Jane 5.1

Citizen Jane

as Detective Jack Morris

2009
Wishin' and Hopin' 4.8

Wishin' and Hopin'

as Monsignor Muldoon

2014
Crazylove 5.2

Crazylove

as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)

2005
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 8.6

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

as Self

2015
Chasing Ghosts 5.5

Chasing Ghosts

as Richard Valbruno

2005
All American Christmas Carol 4.2

All American Christmas Carol

as Ross

2013
McEnroe 6.2

McEnroe

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Urban Decay

Urban Decay

as Rick Zero

2007
Focus 6.5

Focus

as Fred

2001
Feel the Motion 3.4

Feel the Motion

as Meat Loaf

1985
Let it Rock: Volume 1

Let it Rock: Volume 1

as Self

2003
The Car Kid 10.0

The Car Kid

2002
Absolute Killers 1.0

Absolute Killers

as Dan

2011
The Moment 4.5

The Moment

as Sergeant Goodman

2013
Trapped 5.2

Trapped

as Jim Hankins

2001
A Hole in One 5.0

A Hole in One

as Billy

2004
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

as Self

1995
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

as Self (uncredited)

1988
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 10.0

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Self

1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man 8.0

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999
To Catch a Yeti 3.3

To Catch a Yeti

as Big Jake Grizzly

1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show 9.7

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

as Self

1995
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie 10.0

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

as Self

2021
Polish Bar

Polish Bar

as Joe

2010
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live 6.7

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

as Self

2007
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu 7.0

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

as Self

1998
Blacktop 5.2

Blacktop

as Jack

2000
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 7.9

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

as Self

1999
Learning Curves 4.0

Learning Curves

as Timmons

2003
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 7.2

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

as The Beast

1993
Everything That Rises 5.8

Everything That Rises

as Red

1998
Outside Ozona 5.2

Outside Ozona

as Floyd Bibbs

1998
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour 8.5

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

as Self - Lead Vocals

2009
Best of Night of the Proms Vol.  1

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1

as Self

2005
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney 8.7

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

as Self

2012
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 8.2

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

as Self - Artist

2004
Rustin 6.0

Rustin

as Coach Trellingsby

2001
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live 10.0

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live

1985
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell 8.0

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell

as Self

1991
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise 7.5

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

as Self

2007
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982

Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982

as Self

1982
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2 10.0

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2

1987
Vandemonium Plus 8.0

Vandemonium Plus

1987
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios

Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios

as Self

1995
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015

Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015

as Self

2015
Psyched for Snuppa 10.0

Psyched for Snuppa

as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)

1993
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers 9.0

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers

as Self

1999
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught

Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught

as Himself

2025
Dead Ringer 6.0

Dead Ringer

as Meat Loaf / Marvin

1981
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

as Meat Loaf

2016

TV Shows 56

House 8.6

House

as Eddie

2004
Monk 7.9

Monk

as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen

2002
Raw 6.7

Raw

as Self

1993
South Park 8.3

South Park

as Meat Loaf (voice)

1997
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1975
Top of the Pops 6.6

Top of the Pops

as Self - Host

1964
Top of the Pops 6.6

Top of the Pops

as Self

1964
Die Harald Schmidt Show 7.4

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self

1995
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Glee 6.8

Glee

as Barry Jeffries

2009
Elementary 7.6

Elementary

as Herman Wolf

2012
American Idol 5.0

American Idol

as Self - Guest

2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1992
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show 7.5

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

as Self

1998
Wetten, dass..? 5.6

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1981
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self

1996
Nash Bridges 6.6

Nash Bridges

as Charlie Pep

1996
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Col. Angus Devine

1995
The Equalizer 7.2

The Equalizer

as Sugar Fly Simon

1985
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Chumley

1989
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
Behind the Music 7.3

Behind the Music

as Self

1997
TOTP2 7.0

TOTP2

as Self

1994
TFI Friday 7.1

TFI Friday

1996
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

1999
Monsters 7.0

Monsters

as Dr. Willard Wingite

1988
The Megan Mullally Show 4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Musical Guest

2006
Classic Albums 7.7

Classic Albums

as Self

1997
Noel's House Party 7.4

Noel's House Party

1991
Masters of Horror 7.2

Masters of Horror

as Jake Feldman

2005
Where Are They Now? 6.7

Where Are They Now?

as Self

1999
Fairly Legal 6.6

Fairly Legal

as Charlie DeKay

2011
The BRIT Awards 10.0

The BRIT Awards

as Self

1977
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

1996
The F Word 6.2

The F Word

2005
Saturday Live 7.0

Saturday Live

1986
Bo' Selecta! 7.1

Bo' Selecta!

as Self

2002
ECHO-Verleihung

ECHO-Verleihung

as Self

1992
Shatner's Raw Nerve 4.0

Shatner's Raw Nerve

as Self

2008
Ghost Wars 6.0

Ghost Wars

as Doug Rennie

2017
TFI Unplugged

TFI Unplugged

as Self (Archive Footage)

2026
Musik Convoy

Musik Convoy

as Self

1984
TV total 6.1

TV total

as Self

1999
Lightning Force 6.5

Lightning Force

as Richard Talbot

1991
Die Lotto-Show 5.0

Die Lotto-Show

as Self

1998
Any Dream Will Do 5.0

Any Dream Will Do

2007
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns 9.5

Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns

as Self

2021
Popstar to Operastar

Popstar to Operastar

as Self

2010
Overheard with Evan Smith

Overheard with Evan Smith

as Self

2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

as Self

2010
Hannity 3.2

Hannity

as Self

2009
Hit the Road 7.2

Hit the Road

as Meat Loaf

2017
Rock and a Hard Place

Rock and a Hard Place

2008
Ultimate Albums

Ultimate Albums

2002
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over

Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over

as Self - Panellist

1999

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