Meat Loaf
Acting
Born September 27, 1947 · Dallas, 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.
Acting (85)
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
McEnroe
2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
#NoJoke
2019
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
Sausage Party
2016
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
Stage Fright
2014
All American Christmas Carol
2013
The Moment
2013
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012
Absolute Killers
2011
Beautiful Boy
2011
Burning Bright
2010
Polish Bar
2010
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
Citizen Jane
2009
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
Urban Decay
2007
Pelts
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
The Pleasure Drivers
2006
Crazylove
2005
BloodRayne
2005
Extreme Dating
2005
Chasing Ghosts
2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
A Hole in One
2004
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
Learning Curves
2003
Wishcraft
2002
The Car Kid
2002
The Salton Sea
2002
The 51st State
2001
Focus
2001
Trapped
2001
Rustin
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
Blacktop
2000
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
Crazy in Alabama
1999
Fight Club
1999
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Outside Ozona
1998
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
Everything That Rises
1998
The Mighty
1998
Black Dog
1998
Gunshy
1998
Spice World
1997
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
To Catch a Yeti
1995
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993
Psyched for Snuppa
1993
Leap of Faith
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Wayne's World
1992
Motorama
1991
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
Vandemonium Plus
1987
The Squeeze
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Out of Bounds
1986
Feel the Motion
1985
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982
Dead Ringer
1981
Roadie
1980
Scavenger Hunt
1979
Americathon
1979
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
1978
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
State Fair
1962