Meat Loaf

Acting · 1.7 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022
From: Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

Works

86 films

Fight Club

19998.4

Sausage Party

20165.8

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

19757.4

Wayne's World

19926.7

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

20066.8

Spice World

19974.9

The 51st State

20016.1

Black Dog

19986.4

The Seventh Continent

19897.5

The Mighty

19987.3

Citizen Jane

20095.2

The Salton Sea

20026.6

Burning Bright

20106.3

Beautiful Boy

20116.0

Leap of Faith

19925.8

BloodRayne

20054.1

Wishcraft

20025.2

Crazy in Alabama

19996.0

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

20207.6

#NoJoke

20196.2

Americathon

19793.7

Scavenger Hunt

19795.6

Gunshy

19985.4

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

19925.1

State Fair

19624.8

Out of Bounds

19865.4

The Squeeze

19875.0

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

20156.7

Rustin

20016.0

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

19886.5

Let it Rock: Volume 1

2003

Polish Bar

2010

The Grand Knockout Tournament

19876.8

Pelts

20065.6

The Moment

20134.5

Learning Curves

20034.0

Motorama

19916.5

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1

2005

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

20015.6

Roadie

19805.9

Focus

20016.5

Stage Fright

20145.3

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

2022

McEnroe

20226.2

Extreme Dating

20045.5

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

19998.0

Crazylove

20055.2

Outside Ozona

19985.3

Chasing Ghosts

20055.5

Wishin' and Hopin'

20144.8

Absolute Killers

20111.0

All American Christmas Carol

20134.2

Everything That Rises

19985.8

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

202110.0

The Pleasure Drivers

20064.7

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

19987.0

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

20077.5

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

20159.0

Urban Decay

2007

A Hole in One

20045.0

Trapped

20015.2

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

20048.2

Blacktop

20005.1

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live

198510.0

Feel the Motion

19853.4

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

19959.7

Vandemonium Plus

19878.0

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

20076.7

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

1995

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

19937.2

The Car Kid

200210.0

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2

198710.0

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

199910.0

Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015

2015

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

19997.8

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers

19999.0

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell

19918.0

Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

2016

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

20098.5

Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982

1982

To Catch a Yeti

19953.3

Dead Ringer

19816.5

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

20128.7

Psyched for Snuppa

199310.0

Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught

2025