
Meat Loaf
Known for Acting · 140 credits
- Born
- 1947-09-27
- Died
- 2022-01-20
- Place of birth
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Meat Loaf Aday · Marvin Lee Aday · Meatloaf · Michael Lee Aday
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.
Known For
TV Shows (54)

House
2004
as Eddie

Raw
1993
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest

Top of the Pops
1964
as Self - Host

Monk
2002
as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen

South Park
1997
as Meat Loaf (voice)

Elementary
2012
as Herman Wolf

Glee
2009
as Barry Jeffries

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self

American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self

The Equalizer
1985
as Sugar Fly Simon

Behind the Music
1997
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self

Nash Bridges
1996
as Charlie Pep

The Outer Limits
1995
as Col. Angus Devine

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Chumley

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Masters of Horror
2005
as Jake Feldman

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Monsters
1988
as Dr. Willard Wingite

TOTP2
1994
as Self

Today
1952
as Self

Classic Albums
1997
as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self

The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Musical Guest
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

Fairly Legal
2011
as Charlie DeKay

Bo' Selecta!
2002
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self

Ghost Wars
2017
as Doug Rennie

Noel's House Party
1991

Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008
as Self

The BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
as Self
Musik Convoy
1984
as Self

Lightning Force
1991
as Richard Talbot
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self

Saturday Live
1986

TV total
1999
as Self

TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)

Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self

Hit the Road
2017
as Meat Loaf

Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021
as Self

Any Dream Will Do
2007
Popstar to Operastar
2010
as Self
Ultimate Albums
2002
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999
as Self - Panellist

Hannity
2009
as Self
Movies (86)

Fight Club
1999
as Robert Paulson

Sausage Party
2016
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as Eddie

Wayne's World
1992
as Tiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Bud Black (uncredited)

Spice World
1997
as Dennis

The 51st State
2001
as The Lizard

Black Dog
1998
as Red

Leap of Faith
1992
as Hoover

The Mighty
1998
as Iggy

BloodRayne
2005
as Leonid

The Moment
2013
as Sergeant Goodman

#NoJoke
2019
as Self

Burning Bright
2010
as Howie

Crazy in Alabama
1999
as Sheriff John Doggett

Beautiful Boy
2011
as Motel Clerk

Motorama
1991
as Vern

The Salton Sea
2002
as Bo

Chasing Ghosts
2005
as Richard Valbruno

State Fair
1962
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)

McEnroe
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Scavenger Hunt
1979
as Scum

Out of Bounds
1986
as Gil

Extreme Dating
2004
as Marshall Jackson

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Citizen Jane
2009
as Detective Jack Morris

Gunshy
1998
as Lew Collins

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self

The Squeeze
1987
as Titus

Wishcraft
2002
as Detective Sparky Shaw

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Larry

Urban Decay
2007
as Rick Zero

The Pleasure Drivers
2006
as Dale

Trapped
2001
as Jim Hankins

Roadie
1980
as Travis W. Redfish

The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self

Outside Ozona
1998
as Floyd Bibbs

Americathon
1979
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

Stage Fright
2014
as Roger McCall

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self (archive footage)

Focus
2001
as Fred

Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Monsignor Muldoon

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self (archive footage)

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge

Pelts
2006
as Jake Feldman

Crazylove
2005
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999

All American Christmas Carol
2013
as Ross

Blacktop
2000
as Jack

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
as Self
Learning Curves
2003
as Timmons

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
as Self

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
as Self

Feel the Motion
1985
as Meat Loaf

Absolute Killers
2011
as Dan

A Hole in One
2004
as Billy

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993
as The Beast

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
as Self

Polish Bar
2010
as Joe

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
as Self

Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982
as Self

To Catch a Yeti
1995
as Big Jake Grizzly

The Car Kid
2002

Rustin
2001
as Coach Trellingsby

Everything That Rises
1998
as Red

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
as Self (uncredited)

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
as Self - Lead Vocals

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
as Self

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
as Self

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
as Self

Psyched for Snuppa
1993
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991
as Self

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
as Self

Vandemonium Plus
1987

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
as Self

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012
as Self

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985

Dead Ringer
1981
as Meat Loaf / Marvin

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
as Self - Artist

Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
as Self
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
as Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025
as Himself

Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
1978
as Self

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999
as Self
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
as Self

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
About Meat Loaf
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… With 140 credits spanning from 1952 to 2026, Meat Loaf has appeared in 86 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Meat Loaf Movies
- Fight Club (1999) — as Robert Paulson
- Sausage Party (2016) — as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) — as Eddie
- Wayne's World (1992) — as Tiny
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) — as Bud Black (uncredited)
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