Meat Loaf
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1947
- Died
- January 20, 2022
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Bat Out of Hell: The Musical 2025
Songs
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught 2025
as Himself
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life 2022
as Self (archive footage)
McEnroe 2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie 2021
as Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 2020
as Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke 2019
as Self
- Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende 2016
as Meat Loaf
Sausage Party 2016
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
- Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015 2015
as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell 2015
as Self
Wishin' and Hopin' 2014
as Monsignor Muldoon
Stage Fright 2014
as Roger McCall
All American Christmas Carol 2013
as Ross
The Moment 2013
as Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney 2012
as Self, Director
Absolute Killers 2011
as Dan
Beautiful Boy 2011
as Motel Clerk
Burning Bright 2010
as Howie
Polish Bar 2010
as Joe
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour 2009
as Self - Lead Vocals, Lyricist
Citizen Jane 2009
as Detective Jack Morris
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live 2007
as Self, Executive Producer
Urban Decay 2007
as Rick Zero
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise 2007
as Self
Pelts 2006
as Jake Feldman
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2006
as Bud Black (uncredited)
The Pleasure Drivers 2006
as Dale
BloodRayne 2006
as Leonid
Crazylove 2005
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Chasing Ghosts 2005
as Richard Valbruno
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 2005
as Self
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2004
as Self - Artist, Executive Producer
Extreme Dating 2004
as Marshall Jackson
A Hole in One 2004
as Billy
Let it Rock: Volume 1 2003
as Self
- Learning Curves
Learning Curves 2003
as Timmons
Wishcraft 2002
as Detective Sparky Shaw
The Car Kid 2002
Actor
The Salton Sea 2002
as Bo
The 51st State 2001
as The Lizard
Focus 2001
as Fred
Trapped 2001
as Jim Hankins
Rustin 2001
as Coach Trellingsby
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple 2001
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Blacktop 2000
as Jack
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1999
as Self
Crazy in Alabama 1999
as Sheriff John Doggett
Fight Club 1999
as Robert Paulson
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers 1999
as Self
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1999
Actor
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 1999
as Self
Outside Ozona 1998
as Floyd Bibbs
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu 1998
as Self
Everything That Rises 1998
as Red
The Mighty 1998
as Iggy
Black Dog 1998
as Red
Gunshy 1998
as Lew Collins
Spice World 1997
as Dennis
- Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios 1995
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia 1995
as Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show 1995
as Self
To Catch a Yeti 1995
as Big Jake Grizzly
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 1993
as The Beast
Psyched for Snuppa 1993
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Leap of Faith 1992
as Hoover
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag 1992
as Larry
Wayne's World 1992
as Tiny
Motorama 1991
as Vern
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell 1991
as Self
The Seventh Continent 1989
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage 1988
as Self (uncredited)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute 1988
as Self
Vandemonium Plus 1987
Actor
The Squeeze 1987
as Titus
The Grand Knockout Tournament 1987
as Self
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2 1987
Actor
Thrashin' 1986
Theme Song Performance
Out of Bounds 1986
as Gil
Feel the Motion 1985
as Meat Loaf, Music
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live 1985
Actor
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982 1982
as Self
Dead Ringer 1981
as Meat Loaf / Marvin
Roadie 1980
as Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt 1979
as Scum
Americathon 1979
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
as Eddie
State Fair 1962
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.