Meat Loaf
Acting
- Born:
- 1947-09-27
- Died:
- 2022-01-20
- Place of birth:
- Dallas, Texas, USA
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
Filmography
TFI Unplugged
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
McEnroe
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
#NoJoke
Hit the Road
Ghost Wars
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Sausage Party
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Wishin' and Hopin'
Stage Fright
All American Christmas Carol
The Moment
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Elementary
Absolute Killers
Beautiful Boy
Fairly Legal
Overheard with Evan Smith
Burning Bright
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Popstar to Operastar
Polish Bar
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Citizen Jane
Glee
Hannity
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Rock and a Hard Place
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Any Dream Will Do
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Urban Decay
Pelts
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
The Megan Mullally Show
The Pleasure Drivers
BloodRayne
Masters of Horror
The F Word
Crazylove
Chasing Ghosts
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
House
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Extreme Dating
A Hole in One
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Learning Curves
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Wishcraft
Bo' Selecta!
Monk
American Idol
The Car Kid
Ultimate Albums
The Salton Sea
The 51st State
Focus
Trapped
Rustin
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Blacktop
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Crazy in Alabama
Fight Club
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Where Are They Now?
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
TV total
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
Outside Ozona
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Die Lotto-Show
Everything That Rises
The Mighty
Black Dog
Gunshy
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Spice World
Behind the Music
South Park
Classic Albums
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Nash Bridges
TFI Friday
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
The Outer Limits
To Catch a Yeti
TOTP2
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Psyched for Snuppa
Raw
Leap of Faith
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
ECHO-Verleihung
Wayne's World
Noel's House Party
Lightning Force
Motorama
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
The Seventh Continent
Tales from the Crypt
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Monsters
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Vandemonium Plus
The Squeeze
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
Out of Bounds
Saturday Live
The Equalizer
Feel the Motion
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
Musik Convoy
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Dead Ringer
Wetten, dass..?
Roadie
Scavenger Hunt
Americathon
An Audience with...
The BRIT Awards
Saturday Night Live
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Top of the Pops
State Fair
Today