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Meat Loaf
Actor, Producer, Composer, Director, Additional Credits
Born September 27, 1947Died January 20, 2022 (74 years)
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.
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.
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Meat Loaf Filmography
| 2017 | Ghost Wars (TV Series) · as Doug Rennie |
| 2016 | Sausage Party · as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Wishin' and Hopin' · as Monsignor Muldoon |
| 2014 | Stage Fright · as Roger Mccall |
| 2013 | All American Christmas Carol · as Ross |
| 2013 | The Moment · as Sergeant Goodman |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Herman Wolf |
| 2011 | Absolute Killers · as Dan |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal (TV Series) · as Charlie Dekay |
| 2010 | Beautiful Boy · as Motel Clerk |
| 2010 | Burning Bright · as Howie |
| 2010 | Polish Bar · as Joe |
| 2009 | Citizen Jane · as Detective Jack Morris |
| 2009 | Glee (TV Series) · as Barry Jeffries |
| 2008 | Rock & A Hard Place (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Any Dream Will Do (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Urban Decay · as Rick Zero |
| 2006 | Pelts · as Jake Feldman |
| 2006 | Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny · as Bud Black (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Pleasure Drivers · as Dale |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror (TV Series) · as Jake Feldman |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | BloodRayne · as Leonid |
| 2005 | Chasing Ghosts · as Richard Valbruno |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Interviewee |
| 2004 | Extreme Dating · as Marshall Jackson |
| 2004 | A Hole in One · as Billy |
| 2003 | Learning Curves · as Timmons |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | John Doe (TV Series) · as Digger |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea · as Bo |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | The 51st State · as The Lizard |
| 2001 | Focus · as Fred |
| 2001 | Trapped · as Jim Hankins |
| 2001 | Rustin · as Coach Trellingsby |
| 2001 | The Ballad of Lucy Whipple · as Amos "rattlesnake Jake" Frogge |
| 2001 | Italian Ties · as Driver |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Fight Club · as Robert Paulson |
| 1999 | Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python · as Host (spam To Sperm Segment) |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama · as Sheriff John Doggett |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona · as Floyd Bibbs |
| 1998 | The Mighty · as Iggy |
| 1998 | Everything That Rises · as Red |
| 1998 | Black Dog · as Red |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Spice World · as Dennis |
| 1997 | South Park (TV Series) · as Meat Loaf (voice) |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun (TV Series) · as Aaron Freemont |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Charlie Pep |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Col. Angus Devine |
| 1994 | To Catch a Yeti · as Big Jake Grizzly |
| 1993 | Psyched for Snuppa · as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf) |
| 1992 | Leap of Faith · as Hoover |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag · as Larry |
| 1992 | Wayne's World · as Tiny |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Motorama · as Vern |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Chumley |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Squeeze · as Titus |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Out of Bounds · as Gil |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Sugar Fly Simon |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Dead Ringer · as Meat Loaf / Marvin |
| 1980 | Roadie · as Travis W. Redfish |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt · as Scum |
| 1979 | Americathon · as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz |
| 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show · as Eddie |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) |
| 1962 | State Fair · as Boy In Stands (uncredited) |
| 2022 | McEnroe · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Mr. Saturday Night · as Self |
| 2021 | Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | #NoJoke · as Self |
| 2018 | Bruno Mars: The Finest · as Self |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Hit the Road (TV Series) · as Meat Loaf |
| 2017 | Pop Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2016 | Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende · as Meat Loaf |
| 2015 | Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015 · as Self |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell · as Self |
| 2013 | The Kelly File (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Deadliest Catch: The Bait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | An Evening with Celebrity Apprentice · as Self |
| 2010 | Overheard (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Private Chefs of Beverly Hills (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 2009 | Bookaboo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Hannity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Shatner's Raw Nerve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Huckabee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Battleground Earth Ludacris vs Tommy Lee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live · as Self |
| 2007 | Don't Forget the Lyrics (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Making of 'the Pick of Destiny' · as Self |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise · as Self |
| 2006 | 2006 American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2006 | David Tench Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | I Love The 70s Volume 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The F Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Spicks & Specks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | I Love the 90's Part Deux (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra · as Self - Artist |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Ghost Hunters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever · as Self |
| 2003 | Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Still Cher · as Self |
| 2001 | A Galaxy Far, Far Away · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Martin Short Show (1999) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1998 · as Self |
| 1998 | South Park (Chef: Behind the Menu) · as Self |
| 1998 | Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Sen Kväll Med Luuk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Pavarotti & Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 1994 | TOTP2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back · as Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Soccer AM (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Late Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Seventh Continent · as Self |
| 1989 | Kelly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute · as Self |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament · as Self |
| 1987 | Rage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Feel the Motion · as Meat Loaf |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982 · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1974 | Rockpalast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | It's a Knockout (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra · as Executive Producer |
| 1985 |
| 2025 | Bat Out of Hell: The Musical · as Songs |
| 1986 | Thrashin' · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1982 | Dead Ringer · as Story |