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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/09/2022
McEnroe
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Character:Self
Release Date:24/05/2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2020
#NoJoke
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2019
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Character:Meat Loaf
Release Date:30/11/2016
Sausage Party
Character:Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/07/2016
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/01/2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Character:Self
Release Date:09/01/2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
Character:Monsignor Muldoon
Release Date:23/11/2014
Stage Fright
Character:Roger McCall
Release Date:03/04/2014
All American Christmas Carol
Character:Ross
Release Date:05/11/2013
The Moment
Character:Sergeant Goodman
Release Date:21/04/2013
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Character:Self
Release Date:06/11/2012
Absolute Killers
Character:Dan
Release Date:01/10/2011
Beautiful Boy
Character:Motel Clerk
Release Date:03/06/2011
Burning Bright
Character:Howie
Release Date:17/08/2010
Polish Bar
Character:Joe
Release Date:01/01/2010
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Character:Self - Lead Vocals
Release Date:09/11/2009
Citizen Jane
Character:Detective Jack Morris
Release Date:12/09/2009
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Urban Decay
Character:Rick Zero
Release Date:01/01/2007
Pelts
Character:Jake Feldman
Release Date:01/12/2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Character:Bud Black (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/2006
The Pleasure Drivers
Character:Dale
Release Date:28/06/2006
Crazylove
Character:John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Release Date:22/10/2005
BloodRayne
Character:Leonid
Release Date:22/10/2005
Extreme Dating
Character:Marshall Jackson
Release Date:23/06/2005
Chasing Ghosts
Character:Richard Valbruno
Release Date:11/05/2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2005
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Character:Self - Artist
Release Date:18/10/2004
A Hole in One
Character:Billy
Release Date:02/05/2004
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2003
Learning Curves
Character:Timmons
Release Date:02/08/2003
Wishcraft
Character:Detective Sparky Shaw
Release Date:25/09/2002
The Car Kid
Character:
Release Date:11/05/2002
The Salton Sea
Character:Bo
Release Date:12/02/2002
The 51st State
Character:The Lizard
Release Date:07/12/2001
Focus
Character:Fred
Release Date:19/10/2001
Trapped
Character:Jim Hankins
Release Date:24/07/2001
Rustin
Character:Coach Trellingsby
Release Date:18/06/2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Character:Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Release Date:20/01/2001
Blacktop
Character:Jack
Release Date:20/10/2000
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/1999
Crazy in Alabama
Character:Sheriff John Doggett
Release Date:22/10/1999
Fight Club
Character:Robert Paulson
Release Date:15/10/1999
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/1999
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Outside Ozona
Character:Floyd Bibbs
Release Date:18/12/1998
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/1998
Everything That Rises
Character:Red
Release Date:12/07/1998
The Mighty
Character:Iggy
Release Date:01/06/1998
Black Dog
Character:Red
Release Date:01/05/1998
Gunshy
Character:Lew Collins
Release Date:06/03/1998
Spice World
Character:Dennis
Release Date:18/12/1997
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/1995
To Catch a Yeti
Character:Big Jake Grizzly
Release Date:12/01/1995
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Character:The Beast
Release Date:11/09/1993
Psyched for Snuppa
Character:Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Release Date:01/06/1993
Leap of Faith
Character:Hoover
Release Date:18/12/1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Character:Larry
Release Date:21/08/1992
Wayne's World
Character:Tiny
Release Date:14/02/1992
Motorama
Character:Vern
Release Date:10/09/1991
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1991
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1988
Vandemonium Plus
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1987
The Squeeze
Character:Titus
Release Date:10/07/1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/1987
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1987
Out of Bounds
Character:Gil
Release Date:25/07/1986
Feel the Motion
Character:Meat Loaf
Release Date:05/07/1985
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1985
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Character:Self
Release Date:29/04/1982
Dead Ringer
Character:Meat Loaf / Marvin
Release Date:01/06/1981
Roadie
Character:Travis W. Redfish
Release Date:13/06/1980
Scavenger Hunt
Character:Scum
Release Date:21/12/1979
Americathon
Character:Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Release Date:10/08/1979
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/1978
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Character:Eddie
Release Date:14/08/1975
State Fair
Character:Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Release Date:09/03/1962
Television Appearances
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Character:Self
Hit the Road
Character:Meat Loaf
Ghost Wars
Character:Doug Rennie
Elementary
Character:Herman Wolf
Fairly Legal
Character:Charlie DeKay
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Character:Self
Popstar to Operastar
Character:Self
Glee
Character:Barry Jeffries
Hannity
Character:Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Character:Self
Rock and a Hard Place
Character:
Any Dream Will Do
Character:
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Masters of Horror
Character:Jake Feldman
House
Character:Eddie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Bo' Selecta!
Character:Self
Monk
Character:Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
American Idol
Character:Self - Guest
Ultimate Albums
Character:
Where Are They Now?
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character:Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Character:Self - Panellist
TV total
Character:Self
Die Lotto-Show
Character:Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
Behind the Music
Character:Self
South Park
Character:Meat Loaf (voice)
Classic Albums
Character:Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
Nash Bridges
Character:Charlie Pep
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character:Self
The Outer Limits
Character:Col. Angus Devine
TOTP2
Character:Self
Raw
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
ECHO-Verleihung
Character:Self
Noel's House Party
Character:
Lightning Force
Character:Richard Talbot
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Chumley
Monsters
Character:
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Character:Self
Saturday Live
Character:
The Equalizer
Character:Sugar Fly Simon
Musik Convoy
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
An Audience with...
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Top of the Pops
Character:Self - Host
Top of the Pops
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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