Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022) (height 6ft), 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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Acted in
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021
as Himself
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
as Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
2019
as Self
Hit the Road
2017
as Himself
Ghost Wars
2017
as Doug Rennie
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
as Meat Loaf
Sausage Party
2016
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
as Himself
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
as Self
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Monsignor Muldoon
Stage Fright
2014
as Roger McCall
All American Christmas Carol
2013
as Ross
The Moment
2013
as Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf : Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live from Sydney
2012
as Himself
Elementary
2012
as Herman Wolf
Absolute Killers
2011
as Dan
Beautiful Boy
2011
as Motel Clerk
Fairly Legal
2011
as Charlie DeKay
Burning Bright
2010
as Howie
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self
Popstar to Operastar
2010
Polish Bar
2010
as Joe
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
as Himself - Lead Vocals
Citizen Jane
2009
as Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Glee
2009
as Barry Jeffries
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
as Himself
Any Dream Will Do
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
as Self
Urban Decay
2007
as Rick Zero
Pelts
2006
as Jake Feldman
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Bud Black (uncredited)
The Pleasure Drivers
2006
as Dale
Masters of Horror
2005
as Jake Feldman
Crazylove
2005
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
BloodRayne
2005
as Leonid
Extreme Dating
2005
as Marshall Jackson
Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Richard Valbruno
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
as self
House
2004
as Eddie
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
as Himself - Artist
A Hole in One
2004
as Billy
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
as Self
Learning Curves
2003
as Timmons
Wishcraft
2002
as Detective Sparky Shaw
Monk
2002
as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest
The Car Kid
2002
Ultimate Albums
2002
The Salton Sea
2002
as Bo
The 51st State
2001
as The Lizard
Focus
2001
as Fred
Trapped
2001
as Jim Hankins
Rustin
2001
as Coach Trellingsby
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Blacktop
2000
as Jack
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
as Self
Crazy in Alabama
1999
as Sheriff John Doggett
Fight Club
1999
as Robert Paulson
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999
as Themselves - Panellist
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
as Self
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Outside Ozona
1998
as Floyd Bibbs
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
as Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self
Everything That Rises
1998
as Red
The Mighty
1998
as Iggy
Black Dog
1998
as Red
Gunshy
1998
as Lew Collins
Spice World
1997
as Dennis
Behind the Music
1997
as Self
South Park
1997
as Meat Loaf (voice)
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
as Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995
as Col. Angus Devine
To Catch a Yeti
1995
as Big Jake Grizzly
TOTP2
1994
as Self
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993
as The Beast
Psyched for Snuppa
1993
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
WWE Raw
1993
Leap of Faith
1992
as Hoover
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Larry
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Wayne's World
1992
as Tiny
Noel's House Party
1991
Lightning Force
1991
as Richard Talbot
Motorama
1991
as Vern
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991
as Himself
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Chumley
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
as Self (uncredited)
Monsters
1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
as Self
Vandemonium Plus
1987
The Squeeze
1987
as Titus
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Out of Bounds
1986
as Gil
Saturday Live
1986
The Equalizer
1985
as Sugar Fly Simon
Feel the Motion
1985
as Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982
as Himself
Dead Ringer
1981
as Meat Loaf/Marvin
Roadie
1980
as Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Scum
Americathon
1979
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
1978
as himself
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as Eddie
State Fair
1962
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)