Meat Loaf
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.
Born: 27 September 1947 • Died: 20 January 2022
Played In
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Himself
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
Self
Hit the Road
Meat Loaf
Ghost Wars
Doug Rennie
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Meat Loaf
Sausage Party
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self
Wishin' and Hopin'
Monsignor Muldoon
Stage Fright
Roger McCall
All American Christmas Carol
Ross
The Moment
Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Self
Elementary
Herman Wolf
Absolute Killers
Dan
Beautiful Boy
Motel Clerk
Fairly Legal
Charlie DeKay
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self
Burning Bright
Howie
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
Popstar to Operastar
Self
Polish Bar
Joe
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Self - Lead Vocals
Citizen Jane
Detective Jack Morris
Glee
Barry Jeffries
Hannity
Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
Rock and a Hard Place
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Self
Any Dream Will Do
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Self
Urban Decay
Rick Zero
Pelts
Jake Feldman
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Bud Black (uncredited)
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
The Pleasure Drivers
Dale
Masters of Horror
Jake Feldman
Crazylove
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
BloodRayne
Leonid
Chasing Ghosts
Richard Valbruno
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Self
House
Eddie
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Self - Artist
Extreme Dating
Marshall Jackson
A Hole in One
Billy
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Self
Learning Curves
Timmons
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Wishcraft
Detective Sparky Shaw
Bo' Selecta!
Self
Monk
Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
American Idol
Self - Guest
The Car Kid
Ultimate Albums
The Salton Sea
Bo
The 51st State
The Lizard
Focus
Fred
Trapped
Jim Hankins
Rustin
Coach Trellingsby
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Blacktop
Jack
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
Crazy in Alabama
Sheriff John Doggett
Fight Club
Robert Paulson
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Self
Where Are They Now?
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Self - Panellist
TV total
Self
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Self
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Outside Ozona
Floyd Bibbs
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Self
Die Lotto-Show
Self
Everything That Rises
Red
The Mighty
Iggy
Black Dog
Red
Gunshy
Lew Collins
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
Spice World
Dennis
Behind the Music
Self
South Park
Meat Loaf (voice)
Classic Albums
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Nash Bridges
Charlie Pep
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
The Outer Limits
Col. Angus Devine
To Catch a Yeti
Big Jake Grizzly
TOTP2
Self
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Beast
Psyched for Snuppa
Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Raw
Self
Leap of Faith
Hoover
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Larry
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
Wayne's World
Tiny
Noel's House Party
Lightning Force
Richard Talbot
Motorama
Vern
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Self
Tales from the Crypt
Chumley
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Self (uncredited)
Monsters
Dr. Willard Wingite
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
Vandemonium Plus
The Squeeze
Titus
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
Out of Bounds
Gil
Saturday Live
The Equalizer
Sugar Fly Simon
Feel the Motion
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
Musik Convoy
Self
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Self
Dead Ringer
Meat Loaf / Marvin
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Roadie
Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt
Scum
Americathon
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
Self
An Audience with...
Self
The BRIT Awards
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Eddie
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
Top of the Pops
Self
State Fair
Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Today
Self