1947-09-27 Dallas, Texas, USA
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.
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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Self (archive footage) | 2023-01-20 |
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McEnroe | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022-07-15 |
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Rocky Horror 45: The Movie | Self | 2021-05-24 |
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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Self (archive footage) | 2020-10-08 |
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#NoJoke | Self | 2019-09-09 |
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Sausage Party | Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited) | 2016-07-11 |
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Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende | Meat Loaf | 2016-11-30 |
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Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015 | Himself | 2015-11-19 |
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Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell | Self | 2015-01-09 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | Self (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
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Stage Fright | Roger McCall | 2014-04-03 |
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Wishin' and Hopin' | Monsignor Muldoon | 2014-11-23 |
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The Moment | Sergeant Goodman | 2013-04-21 |
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All American Christmas Carol | Ross | 2013-11-05 |
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Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney | Himself | 2012-11-06 |
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Absolute Killers | Dan | 2011-10-01 |
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Beautiful Boy | Motel Clerk | 2011-06-03 |
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Burning Bright | Howie | 2010-08-17 |
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Polish Bar | Joe | 2010-01-01 |
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Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour | Himself - Lead Vocals | 2009-11-09 |
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Citizen Jane | Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday) | 2009-09-12 |
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Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live | Himself | 2007-10-15 |
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Urban Decay | Rick Zero | 2007-01-01 |
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Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise | Self | 2007-01-01 |
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Pelts | Jake Feldman | 2006-12-01 |
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Bud Black (uncredited) | 2006-11-22 |
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The Pleasure Drivers | Dale | 2006-06-28 |
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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 | self | 2005-01-01 |
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BloodRayne | Leonid | 2005-10-22 |
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Extreme Dating | Marshall Jackson | 2005-06-23 |
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Chasing Ghosts | Richard Valbruno | 2005-05-11 |
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Crazylove | John (as Meat Loaf Aday) | 2005-10-22 |
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A Hole in One | Billy | 2004-05-02 |
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Meat Loaf - Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Himself - Artist | 2004-10-18 |
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Learning Curves | Timmons | 2003-08-02 |
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Let it Rock: Volume 1 | Self | 2003-12-09 |
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The Car Kid | 2002-05-11 | |
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Wishcraft | Detective Sparky Shaw | 2002-09-25 |
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The Salton Sea | Bo | 2002-02-12 |
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge | 2001-01-20 |
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Trapped | Jim Hankins | 2001-07-24 |
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Rustin | Coach Trellingsby | 2001-06-18 |
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The 51st State | The Lizard | 2001-12-07 |
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Focus | Fred | 2001-10-19 |
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Blacktop | Jack | 2000-10-20 |
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Crazy in Alabama | Sheriff John Doggett | 1999-10-22 |
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Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Self | 1999-10-31 |
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The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man | 1999-01-01 | |
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Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers | Self | 1999-09-14 |
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Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Fight Club | Robert Paulson | 1999-10-15 |
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Black Dog | Red | 1998-05-01 |
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Everything That Rises | Red | 1998-07-12 |
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Chef Aid: Behind The Menu | Self | 1998-12-08 |
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Gunshy | Lew Collins | 1998-03-06 |
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Outside Ozona | Floyd Bibbs | 1998-12-18 |
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The Mighty | Iggy | 1998-06-01 |
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Spice World | Dennis | 1997-12-18 |
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To Catch a Yeti | Big Jake Grizzly | 1995-01-12 |
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The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show | Self | 1995-08-14 |
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Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia | Self | 1995-09-12 |
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I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) | The Beast | 1993-09-11 |
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Sniz & Fondue | Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf) | 1993-06-01 |
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Leap of Faith | Hoover | 1992-12-18 |
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Larry | 1992-08-21 |
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Wayne's World | Tiny | 1992-02-14 |
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Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell | Himself | 1991-07-01 |
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Motorama | Vern | 1991-09-10 |
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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | 1988-12-25 |
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Vandemonium Plus | 1987-12-31 | |
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Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2 | 1987-01-01 | |
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The Squeeze | Titus | 1987-07-10 |
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The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
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Out of Bounds | Gil | 1986-07-25 |
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Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live | 1985-05-01 | |
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Der Formel Eins Film | Meat Loaf | 1985-07-05 |
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Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982 | Himself | 1982-04-29 |
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Dead Ringer | Meat Loaf/Marvin | 1981-06-01 |
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Roadie | Travis W. Redfish | 1980-06-13 |
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Americathon | Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz | 1979-08-10 |
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Scavenger Hunt | Scum | 1979-12-21 |
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Rockpalast - Meat Loaf | himself | 1978-06-11 |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Eddie | 1975-08-14 |
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State Fair | Boy in Stands (uncredited) | 1962-03-09 |
