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