Meat Loaf
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-09-27
Day of Death
2022-01-20 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Meat Loaf
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
Acting
(2023)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(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
(2016)
Sausage Party
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
(2016)
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
as Meat Loaf
(2015)
(2015)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
(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)
(2011)
Beautiful Boy
as Motel Clerk
(2011)
Absolute Killers
as Dan
(2010)
Burning Bright
as Howie
(2010)
Polish Bar
as Joe
(2009)
Citizen Jane
as Detective Jack Morris
(2009)
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
as Self - Lead Vocals
(2007)
Urban Decay
as Rick Zero
(2007)
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
The Pleasure Drivers
as Dale
(2006)
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Bud Black (uncredited)
(2006)
Pelts
as Jake Feldman
(2005)
BloodRayne
as Leonid
(2005)
Chasing Ghosts
as Richard Valbruno
(2005)
Crazylove
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
(2005)
(2005)
Extreme Dating
as Marshall Jackson
(2004)
A Hole in One
as Billy
(2004)
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
as Self - Artist
(2003)
Let it Rock: Volume 1
as Self
(2003)
Learning Curves
as Timmons
(2002)
The Salton Sea
as Bo
(2002)
Wishcraft
as Detective Sparky Shaw
(2002)
(2001)
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
(2001)
Trapped
as Jim Hankins
(2001)
Focus
as Fred
(2001)
The 51st State
as The Lizard
(2001)
Rustin
as Coach Trellingsby
(2000)
Blacktop
as Jack
(1999)
Fight Club
as Robert Paulson
(1999)
Crazy in Alabama
as Sheriff John Doggett
(1999)
(1999)
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
as Self
(1999)
(1999)
(1998)
Black Dog
as Red
(1998)
Outside Ozona
as Floyd Bibbs
(1998)
Gunshy
as Lew Collins
(1998)
Everything That Rises
as Red
(1998)
The Mighty
as Iggy
(1998)
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
as Self
(1997)
Spice World
as Dennis
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
To Catch a Yeti
as Big Jake Grizzly
(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)
(1992)
Wayne's World
as Tiny
(1992)
Leap of Faith
as Hoover
(1992)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Larry
(1991)
Motorama
as Vern
(1991)
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
as Self
(1988)
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited)
(1987)
(1987)
The Squeeze
as Titus
(1987)
(1987)
(1986)
Out of Bounds
as Gil
(1985)
Feel the Motion
as Meat Loaf
(1985)
(1982)
(1981)
Dead Ringer
as Meat Loaf / Marvin
(1980)
Roadie
as Travis W. Redfish
(1979)
Scavenger Hunt
as Scum
(1979)
Americathon
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
(1978)
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
as Self
(1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Eddie
(1962)
State Fair
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Crew
(2025)
(2012)
(2009)
(2007)
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Executive Producer
(2004)
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Executive Producer
(1986)
Thrashin'
Theme Song Performance
(1985)
Feel the Motion
Music