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Meat Loaf
Actor

Meat Loaf

27 Sep 1947Born
20 Jan 2022Died
74Age at death
81Credits

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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 81 credits.

  1. 2017Hit the RoadSeries: Meat Loaf (1 episode)
  2. 2017Ghost WarsSeries: Doug Rennie (7 episodes)
  3. 2016Meat Loaf - Die RocklegendeFilm: Meat Loaf
  4. 2016Sausage PartyFilm: Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
  5. 2014Wishin' and Hopin'Film: Monsignor Muldoon
  6. 2014Stage FrightFilm: Roger McCall
  7. 2013All American Christmas CarolFilm: Ross
  8. 2013The MomentFilm: Sergeant Goodman
  9. 2012Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From SydneyFilm: Director
  10. 2012ElementarySeries: Herman Wolf (1 episode)
  11. 2011Absolute KillersFilm: Dan
  12. 2011Beautiful BoyFilm: Motel Clerk
  13. 2011Fairly LegalSeries: Charlie DeKay (1 episode)
  14. 2010Burning BrightFilm: Howie
  15. 2010Polish BarFilm: Joe
  16. 2009Citizen JaneFilm: Detective Jack Morris
  17. 2009GleeSeries: Barry Jeffries (1 episode)
  18. 2008Rock and a Hard PlaceSeries (22 episodes)
  19. 2007Any Dream Will DoSeries (1 episode)
  20. 2007Urban DecayFilm: Rick Zero
  21. 2006PeltsFilm: Jake Feldman
  22. 2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyFilm: Bud Black (uncredited)
  23. 2006The Pleasure DriversFilm: Dale
  24. 2006BloodRayneFilm: Leonid
  25. 2005Masters of HorrorSeries: Jake Feldman (1 episode)
  26. 2005The F WordSeries (1 episode)
  27. 2005CrazyloveFilm: John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
  28. 2005Chasing GhostsFilm: Richard Valbruno
  29. 2004HouseSeries: Eddie (1 episode)
  30. 2004Extreme DatingFilm: Marshall Jackson
  31. 2004A Hole in OneFilm: Billy
  32. 2003Learning CurvesFilm: Timmons
  33. 2002WishcraftFilm: Detective Sparky Shaw
  34. 2002MonkSeries: Reverend Hadley Jorgensen (1 episode)
  35. 2002The Car KidFilm
  36. 2002Ultimate AlbumsSeries (19 episodes)
  37. 2002The Salton SeaFilm: Bo
  38. 2001The 51st StateFilm: The Lizard
  39. 2001FocusFilm: Fred
  40. 2001TrappedFilm: Jim Hankins
  41. 2001RustinFilm: Coach Trellingsby
  42. 2001The Ballad of Lucy WhippleFilm: Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
  43. 2000BlacktopFilm: Jack
  44. 1999Crazy in AlabamaFilm: Sheriff John Doggett
  45. 1999Fight ClubFilm: Robert Paulson
  46. 1999The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy ManFilm
  47. 1998Outside OzonaFilm: Floyd Bibbs
  48. 1998Everything That RisesFilm: Red
  49. 1998The MightyFilm: Iggy
  50. 1998Black DogFilm: Red
  51. 1998GunshyFilm: Lew Collins
  52. 1997Spice WorldFilm: Dennis
  53. 1997South ParkSeries: Meat Loaf (voice) (1 episode)
  54. 1996Nash BridgesSeries: Charlie Pep (1 episode)
  55. 1996TFI FridaySeries (1 episode)
  56. 1995The Outer LimitsSeries: Col. Angus Devine (1 episode)
  57. 1995To Catch a YetiFilm: Big Jake Grizzly
  58. 1993I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)Film: The Beast
  59. 1993Psyched for SnuppaFilm: Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
  60. 1992Leap of FaithFilm: Hoover
  61. 1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagFilm: Larry
  62. 1992Wayne's WorldFilm: Tiny
  63. 1991Noel's House PartySeries (1 episode)
  64. 1991Lightning ForceSeries: Richard Talbot (2 episodes)
  65. 1991MotoramaFilm: Vern
  66. 1989Tales from the CryptSeries: Chumley (1 episode)
  67. 1988MonstersSeries: Dr. Willard Wingite (1 episode)
  68. 1987Vandemonium PlusFilm
  69. 1987The SqueezeFilm: Titus
  70. 1987Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2Film
  71. 1986Out of BoundsFilm: Gil
  72. 1986Saturday LiveSeries (1 episode)
  73. 1985The EqualizerSeries: Sugar Fly Simon (1 episode)
  74. 1985Feel the MotionFilm: Meat Loaf
  75. 1985Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude LiveFilm
  76. 1981Dead RingerFilm: Meat Loaf / Marvin
  77. 1980RoadieFilm: Travis W. Redfish
  78. 1979Scavenger HuntFilm: Scum
  79. 1979AmericathonFilm: Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
  80. 1975The Rocky Horror Picture ShowFilm: Eddie

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