Acting
Meat Loaf
EN, DE cinema · 89 credits
Born
27 September 1947
Died
20 January 2022 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Dallas, Texas, USA
Also known as Meat Loaf Aday · Marvin Lee Aday · Meatloaf · Michael Lee Aday
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
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
as Self
Sausage Party
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Stage Fright
as Roger McCall
Wishin' and Hopin'
as Monsignor Muldoon
The Moment
as Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
as Self, Director
Beautiful Boy
as Motel Clerk
Burning Bright
as Howie
Citizen Jane
as Detective Jack Morris
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
as Self - Lead Vocals, Lyricist
Urban Decay
as Rick Zero
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
as Self, Executive Producer
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Bud Black (uncredited)
BloodRayne
as Leonid
Pelts
as Jake Feldman
Chasing Ghosts
as Richard Valbruno
Crazylove
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Extreme Dating
as Marshall Jackson
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
as Self - Artist, Executive Producer
A Hole in One
as Billy
Wishcraft
as Detective Sparky Shaw
The 51st State
as The Lizard
Focus
as Fred
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Trapped
as Jim Hankins
Rustin
as Coach Trellingsby
Blacktop
as Jack
Fight Club
as Robert Paulson
Crazy in Alabama
as Sheriff John Doggett
The Mighty
as Iggy
Black Dog
as Red
Outside Ozona
as Floyd Bibbs
Gunshy
as Lew Collins
Spice World
as Dennis
To Catch a Yeti
as Big Jake Grizzly
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
1995
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
as Self
Psyched for Snuppa
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Wayne's World
as Tiny
Leap of Faith
as Hoover
Motorama
as Vern
The Seventh Continent
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited)
The Squeeze
as Titus
Thrashin'
Theme Song Performance
Feel the Motion
as Meat Loaf, Music
Dead Ringer
as Meat Loaf / Marvin
Roadie
as Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt
as Scum
Americathon
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
State Fair
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)