Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Birthdate
September 27, 1947 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Date of Death
January 20, 2022
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 27, 1947 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Date of Death
January 20, 2022
Known For
Acting

Biography

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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Meat Loaf's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Eddie

Acting (132)

2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self (archive footage)
2022
McEnroe as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns as Himself (1 episode)
2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart as Self (archive footage)
2019
#NoJoke as Self
2017
Hit the Road as Himself (1 episode)
2017
Ghost Wars as Doug Rennie (7 episodes)
2016
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende as Meat Loaf
2016
Sausage Party as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
2015
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015 as Himself
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self (archive footage)
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell as Self
2014
Wishin' and Hopin' as Monsignor Muldoon
2014
Stage Fright as Roger McCall
2013
All American Christmas Carol as Ross
2013
The Moment as Sergeant Goodman
2012
Meat Loaf : Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live from Sydney as Himself
2012
Elementary as Herman Wolf (1 episode)
2011
Absolute Killers as Dan
2011
Beautiful Boy as Motel Clerk
2011
Fairly Legal as Charlie DeKay (1 episode)
2010
Burning Bright as Howie
2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times as Self (1 episode)
2010
Popstar to Operastar (19 episodes)
2010
Polish Bar as Joe
2009
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour as Himself - Lead Vocals
2009
Citizen Jane as Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)
2009
Glee as Barry Jeffries (1 episode)
2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self (1 episode)
2008
Rock and a Hard Place (22 episodes)
2007
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live as Himself
2007
Any Dream Will Do (1 episode)
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise as Self
2007
Urban Decay as Rick Zero
2006
Pelts as Jake Feldman
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Bud Black (uncredited)
2006
The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
2006
The One Show as Self (1 episode)
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006
The Pleasure Drivers as Dale
2005
Masters of Horror as Jake Feldman (1 episode)
2005
Crazylove as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
2005
BloodRayne as Leonid
2005
Extreme Dating as Marshall Jackson
2005
Chasing Ghosts as Richard Valbruno
2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 as self
2004
House as Eddie (1 episode)
2004
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Himself - Artist
2004
A Hole in One as Billy
2003
Let it Rock: Volume 1 as Self
2003
Learning Curves as Timmons
2002
Wishcraft as Detective Sparky Shaw
2002
Monk as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen (1 episode)
2002
American Idol as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2002
The Car Kid
2002
Ultimate Albums (19 episodes)
2002
The Salton Sea as Bo
2001
The 51st State as The Lizard
2001
Focus as Fred
2001
Trapped as Jim Hankins
2001
Rustin as Coach Trellingsby
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
2000
Blacktop as Jack
1999
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Self
1999
Crazy in Alabama as Sheriff John Doggett
1999
Fight Club as Robert Paulson
1999
Where Are They Now? as Self (1 episode)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self (1 episode)
1999
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over as Themselves - Panellist (1 episode)
1999
TV Total as Self (2 episodes)
1999
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell as Self
1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1998
Outside Ozona as Floyd Bibbs
1998
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu as Self
1998
Die Lotto-Show as Self (1 episode)
1998
Everything That Rises as Red
1998
The Mighty as Iggy
1998
Black Dog as Red
1998
Gunshy as Lew Collins
1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self (1 episode)
1997
Spice World as Dennis
1997
Behind the Music as Self (1 episode)
1997
South Park as Meat Loaf (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Classic Albums as Self (1 episode)
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self (2 episodes)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self (1 episode)
1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self (1 episode)
1995
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia as Self
1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self
1995
The Outer Limits as Col. Angus Devine (1 episode)
1995
To Catch a Yeti as Big Jake Grizzly
1994
TOTP2 as Self (1 episode)
1993
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) as The Beast
1993
Psyched for Snuppa as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
1993
WWE Raw (1 episode)
1992
Leap of Faith as Hoover
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Larry
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self (2 episodes)
1992
ECHO-Verleihung as Self (1 episode)
1992
Wayne's World as Tiny
1991
Noel's House Party (1 episode)
1991
Lightning Force as Richard Talbot (2 episodes)
1991
Motorama as Vern
1991
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell as Himself
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Chumley (1 episode)
1988
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage as Self (uncredited)
1988
Monsters (1 episode)
1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party as Self (1 episode)
1987
Vandemonium Plus
1987
The Squeeze as Titus
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1987
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1986
Out of Bounds as Gil
1986
Saturday Live (1 episode)
1985
The Equalizer as Sugar Fly Simon (1 episode)
1985
Feel the Motion as Meat Loaf
1985
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1984
Musik Convoy as Self (1 episode)
1982
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982 as Himself
1981
Dead Ringer as Meat Loaf/Marvin
1981
Wetten, dass..? as Self (1 episode)
1980
Roadie as Travis W. Redfish
1979
Scavenger Hunt as Scum
1979
Americathon as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
1978
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf as himself
1978
An Audience with... as Self (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (2 episodes)
1964
Top of the Pops as Self - Host (1 episode)
1962
State Fair as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
1952
Today as Self (1 episode)

Directing (1)

2012
Meat Loaf : Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live from Sydney • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2007
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2004
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Writing (1)

2009
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour • Lyricist
• Lyricist

Sound (2)

1986
Thrashin' • Theme Song Performance
• Theme Song Performance
1985
Feel the Motion • Music
• Music