Meat Loaf

Known for ActingBorn 1947-09-27Died 2022-01-20Dallas, Texas, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

The Car Kid

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Psyched for Snuppa

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live

The BRIT Awards

Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

House

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

Fight Club

South Park

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

Monk

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

Tales from the Crypt

Vandemonium Plus

Elementary

Classic Albums

The Outer Limits

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Seventh Continent

Hit the Road

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Noel's House Party

Behind the Music

The Mighty

Masters of Horror

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

Bo' Selecta!

TFI Friday

The Equalizer

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

TOTP2

Glee

Saturday Live

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny