Meat Loaf
Acting
Born: September 27, 1947 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Died: January 20, 2022 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Fight Club
1999
Sausage Party
2016
House
2004
South Park
1997
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Wayne's World
1992
Elementary
2012
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
Monk
2002
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Glee
2009
The 51st State
2001
Photos (4)
Movies (56)
Fight Club
Robert Paulson
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Eddie
Sausage Party
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Wayne's World
Tiny
The 51st State
The Lizard
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Bud Black (uncredited)
BloodRayne
Leonid
Spice World
Dennis
The Salton Sea
Bo
Black Dog
Red
Burning Bright
Howie
Beautiful Boy
Motel Clerk
Leap of Faith
Hoover
The Mighty
Iggy
Crazy in Alabama
Sheriff John Doggett
Scavenger Hunt
Scum
Wishcraft
Detective Sparky Shaw
Out of Bounds
Gil
The Squeeze
Titus
Citizen Jane
Detective Jack Morris
Absolute Killers
Dan
Gunshy
Lew Collins
The Pleasure Drivers
Dale
State Fair
Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Chasing Ghosts
Richard Valbruno
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Larry
Rustin
Coach Trellingsby
Pelts
Jake Feldman
Wishin' and Hopin'
Monsignor Muldoon
Roadie
Travis W. Redfish
Focus
Fred
Americathon
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Outside Ozona
Floyd Bibbs
Stage Fright
Roger McCall
The Moment
Sergeant Goodman
Urban Decay
Rick Zero
Motorama
Vern
Polish Bar
Joe
Extreme Dating
Marshall Jackson
Blacktop
Jack
Trapped
Jim Hankins
Crazylove
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
All American Christmas Carol
Ross
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Feel the Motion
Meat Loaf
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Beast
A Hole in One
Billy
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Everything That Rises
Red
The Car Kid
2002
Vandemonium Plus
1987
To Catch a Yeti
Big Jake Grizzly
Dead Ringer
Meat Loaf / Marvin
Psyched for Snuppa
Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
TV Shows (20)
House
Eddie · 1 eps
South Park
Meat Loaf (voice) · 1 eps
Elementary
Herman Wolf · 1 eps
Monk
Reverend Hadley Jorgensen · 1 eps
Glee
Barry Jeffries · 1 eps
Nash Bridges
Charlie Pep · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Col. Angus Devine · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Chumley · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Sugar Fly Simon · 1 eps
Masters of Horror
Jake Feldman · 1 eps
Monsters
Dr. Willard Wingite · 1 eps
TFI Friday
1 eps
Fairly Legal
Charlie DeKay · 1 eps
Noel's House Party
1 eps
Ghost Wars
Doug Rennie · 7 eps
Lightning Force
Richard Talbot · 2 eps
Saturday Live
1 eps
The F Word
1 eps
Any Dream Will Do
1 eps
Hit the Road
Meat Loaf · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (54)
Raw
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self - Host · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Self · 9 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 1 eps
American Idol
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 2 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
TOTP2
Self · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Behind the Music
Self · 1 eps
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage) · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 1 eps
Classic Albums
Self · 1 eps
Bo' Selecta!
Self · 1 eps
The BRIT Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self · 1 eps
#NoJoke
Self
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self · 1 eps
The Seventh Continent
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self · 1 eps
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Self · 1 eps
TV total
Self · 2 eps
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
Hannity
Self · 1 eps
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Self - Artist
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Self
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Self
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Self (uncredited)
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Self
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Self
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Self - Lead Vocals
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Self
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Self
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Self
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Self
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Self
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Himself
