Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

  • Birthday: 1947-09-27
  • Deathday: 2022-01-20
  • Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: Meat Loaf Aday

Biography

Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022) (height 6ft), 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meat Loaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Roadie

1980

As Travis W. Redfish

To Catch a Yeti

1995

As Big Jake Grizzly

Blacktop

2000

As Jack

Pelts

2006

As Jake Feldman

Dead Ringer

1981

As Meat Loaf/Marvin

Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

2016

As Meat Loaf

Rockpalast - Meat Loaf

1978

As himself

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

2023

As Self (archive footage)

Extreme Dating

2005

As Marshall Jackson

Crazylove

2005

As John (as Meat Loaf Aday)

Black Dog

1998

As Red

The Car Kid

2002

As

Stage Fright

2014

As Roger McCall

Learning Curves

2003

As Timmons

Rustin

2001

As Coach Trellingsby

A Hole in One

2004

As Billy

Psyched for Snuppa

1993

As Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)

Urban Decay

2007

As Rick Zero

Citizen Jane

2009

As Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)

Fight Club

1999

As Robert 'Bob' Paulson.

The 51st State

2001

As The Lizard

Chasing Ghosts

2005

As Richard Valbruno

Focus

2001

As Fred

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001

As Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge

Polish Bar

2010

As Joe

Crazy in Alabama

1999

As Sheriff John Doggett

The Moment

2013

As Sergeant Goodman

Wishcraft

2002

As Detective Sparky Shaw

Leap of Faith

1992

As Hoover

The Mighty

1998

As Iggy

Beautiful Boy

2011

As Motel Clerk

Gunshy

1998

As Lew Collins

The Squeeze

1987

As Titus

Wishin' and Hopin'

2014

As Monsignor Muldoon

Feel the Motion

1985

As Meat Loaf

Burning Bright

2010

As Howie

Americathon

1979

As Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Outside Ozona

1998

As Floyd Bibbs

#NoJoke

2019

As Self

BloodRayne

2005

As Leonid

Wayne's World

1992

As Tiny

Trapped

2001

As Jim Hankins

Spice World

1997

As Dennis

McEnroe

2022

As Self (archive Footage)

Out of Bounds

1986

As Gil

State Fair

1962

As Boy in Stands (uncredited)

The Salton Sea

2002

As Bo

Scavenger Hunt

1979

As Scum

Motorama

1991

As Vern

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

As Self (archive footage)

Sausage Party

2016

As Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

As Bud Black (uncredited)

Production

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

2007

As Executive Producer

Feel the Motion

1985

As Music

Thrashin'

1986

As Theme Song Performance

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