Acting · Dallas, Texas, USA · Born September 27, 1947
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.
TVTFI Unplugged
2026
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieMeat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025
as Himself
MovieMeat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMcEnroe
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVGhost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021
as Self
MovieRocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
as Self
MovieThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Movie#NoJoke
2019
as Self
TVHit the Road
2017
as Meat Loaf
TVGhost Wars
2017
as Doug Rennie
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
as Meat Loaf
MovieSausage Party
2016
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
as Self
MovieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMeat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
as Self
MovieWishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Monsignor Muldoon
MovieStage Fright
2014
as Roger McCall
MovieAll American Christmas Carol
2013
as Ross
MovieThe Moment
2013
as Sergeant Goodman
MovieMeat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012
as Self
TVElementary
2012
as Herman Wolf
MovieAbsolute Killers
2011
as Dan
MovieBeautiful Boy
2011
as Motel Clerk
TVFairly Legal
2011
as Charlie DeKay
TVOverheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
MovieBurning Bright
2010
as Howie
TVJustin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self
Popstar to Operastar
2010
as Self
MoviePolish Bar
2010
as Joe
MovieMeat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
as Self - Lead Vocals
MovieCitizen Jane
2009
as Detective Jack Morris
TVGlee
2009
as Barry Jeffries
TVHannity
2009
as Self
TVShatner's Raw Nerve
2008
as Self
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
MovieMeat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
as Self
TVAny Dream Will Do
2007
MovieMeat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
as Self
MovieUrban Decay
2007
as Rick Zero
MoviePelts
2006
as Jake Feldman
MovieTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
as Bud Black (uncredited)
TVThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieThe Pleasure Drivers
2006
as Dale
TVMasters of Horror
2005
as Jake Feldman
MovieCrazylove
2005
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
MovieBloodRayne
2005
as Leonid
MovieChasing Ghosts
2005
as Richard Valbruno
MovieBest of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
as Self
TVHouse
2004
as Eddie
MovieMeat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
as Self - Artist
MovieExtreme Dating
2004
as Marshall Jackson
MovieA Hole in One
2004
as Billy
MovieLet it Rock: Volume 1
2003
as Self
Learning Curves
2003
as Timmons
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieWishcraft
2002
as Detective Sparky Shaw
TVBo' Selecta!
2002
as Self
TVMonk
2002
as Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
TVAmerican Idol
2002
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Car Kid
2002
Ultimate Albums
2002
MovieThe Salton Sea
2002
as Bo
MovieThe 51st State
2001
as The Lizard
MovieFocus
2001
as Fred
MovieTrapped
2001
as Jim Hankins
MovieRustin
2001
as Coach Trellingsby
MovieThe Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
MovieBlacktop
2000
as Jack
MovieBehind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
as Self
MovieCrazy in Alabama
1999
as Sheriff John Doggett
MovieFight Club
1999
as Robert Paulson
MovieMeat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999
as Self - Panellist
TVTV total
1999
as Self
MovieClassic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
as Self
MovieThe Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
MovieOutside Ozona
1998
as Floyd Bibbs
MovieChef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998
as Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998
as Self
MovieEverything That Rises
1998
as Red
MovieThe Mighty
1998
as Iggy
MovieBlack Dog
1998
as Red
MovieGunshy
1998
as Lew Collins
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
MovieSpice World
1997
as Dennis
TVBehind the Music
1997
as Self
TVSouth Park
1997
as Meat Loaf (voice)
TVClassic Albums
1997
as Self
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Charlie Pep
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MoviePavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
as Self
MovieThe Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995
as Self
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Col. Angus Devine
MovieTo Catch a Yeti
1995
as Big Jake Grizzly
TVTOTP2
1994
as Self
MovieI'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993
as The Beast
MoviePsyched for Snuppa
1993
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
TVRaw
1993
as Self
MovieLeap of Faith
1992
as Hoover
MovieThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Larry
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
MovieWayne's World
1992
as Tiny
TVNoel's House Party
1991
TVLightning Force
1991
as Richard Talbot
MovieMotorama
1991
as Vern
MovieMeat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991
as Self
MovieThe Seventh Continent
1989
as Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Chumley
MovieOne More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988
as Self (uncredited)
TVMonsters
1988
as Dr. Willard Wingite
MovieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
MovieVandemonium Plus
1987
MovieThe Squeeze
1987
as Titus
MovieThe Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
MovieKerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
MovieOut of Bounds
1986
as Gil
TVSaturday Live
1986
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Sugar Fly Simon
MovieFeel the Motion
1985
as Meat Loaf
MovieMeat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Musik Convoy
1984
as Self
MovieMeat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982
as Self
MovieDead Ringer
1981
as Meat Loaf / Marvin
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
MovieRoadie
1980
as Travis W. Redfish
MovieScavenger Hunt
1979
as Scum
MovieAmericathon
1979
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVThe BRIT Awards
1977
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
MovieThe Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
as Eddie
TVTop of the Pops
1964
as Self - Host
MovieState Fair
1962
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)
TVToday
1952
as Self
