Meat Loaf
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-09-27 in Dallas, Texas, USA
Died
2022-01-20
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.
Most Known For
House
as Eddie
Raw
as Self
South Park
as Meat Loaf (voice)
Monk
as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
Elementary
as Herman Wolf
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Glee
as Barry Jeffries
Top of the Pops
as Self - Host
Top of the Pops
as Self
American Idol
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Fight Club
as Robert Paulson
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
The Outer Limits
as Col. Angus Devine
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Nash Bridges
as Charlie Pep
Tales from the Crypt
as Chumley
The Equalizer
as Sugar Fly Simon
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self