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Meat Loaf

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1947-09-27

Day of Death

2022-01-20

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Meat Loaf

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.

Filmography (86)

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Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

2022
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

McEnroe

2022
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

2021
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020
⭐ 6.2 Role: Self

#NoJoke

2019
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Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

2016
⭐ 5.8 Role: Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)

Sausage Party

2016
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Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015

2015
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self (archive footage)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

2015
⭐ 4.8 Role: Monsignor Muldoon

Wishin' and Hopin'

2014
⭐ 5.4 Role: Roger McCall

Stage Fright

2014
⭐ 4.2 Role: Ross

All American Christmas Carol

2013
⭐ 4.5 Role: Sergeant Goodman

The Moment

2013