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Meat Loaf

27th September 1947 Dallas, Texas, USA Acting

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.

86 Movies 54 TV Shows 140 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

McEnroe poster
McEnroe 15th July 2022 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pelts poster
Pelts 1st December 2006 as Jake Feldman
Crazylove poster
Crazylove 22nd October 2005 as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Wishcraft poster
Wishcraft 25th September 2002 as Detective Sparky Shaw
Focus poster
Focus 19th October 2001 as Fred
Rustin poster
Rustin 18th June 2001 as Coach Trellingsby
Gunshy poster
Gunshy 6th March 1998 as Lew Collins
Roadie poster
Roadie 13th June 1980 as Travis W. Redfish
Americathon poster
Americathon 10th August 1979 as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
State Fair poster
State Fair 9th March 1962 as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Glee poster
Glee 19th May 2009 as Barry Jeffries
House poster
House 16th November 2004 as Eddie
Monk poster
Monk 12th July 2002 as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
TOTP2 poster
TOTP2 17th September 1994 as Self
Raw poster
Raw 11th January 1993 as Self
Monsters poster
Monsters 22nd October 1988 as Dr. Willard Wingite
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self