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.
86 movies · 54 shows
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025·0.0
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022·0.0
McEnroe
2022·6.2
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021·10.0
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020·7.6
#NoJoke
2019·6.2
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016·0.0
Sausage Party
2016·5.8
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015·0.0
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015·6.7
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015·9.0
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014·4.8
Stage Fright
2014·5.3
All American Christmas Carol
2013·4.2
The Moment
2013·4.5
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012·8.7
Absolute Killers
2011·1.0
Beautiful Boy
2011·6.0
Burning Bright
2010·6.3
Polish Bar
2010·0.0
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009·8.5
Citizen Jane
2009·5.1
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007·6.7
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007·7.5
Urban Decay
2007·0.0
Pelts
2006·5.6
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006·6.8
The Pleasure Drivers
2006·4.7
Crazylove
2005·5.2
BloodRayne
2005·4.1
Chasing Ghosts
2005·5.5
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005·0.0
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004·8.2
Extreme Dating
2004·5.5
A Hole in One
2004·5.0
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003·0.0
Learning Curves
2003·4.0
Wishcraft
2002·5.2
The Car Kid
2002·10.0
The Salton Sea
2002·6.6
The 51st State
2001·6.1
Focus
2001·6.5
Trapped
2001·5.2
Rustin
2001·6.0
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001·5.6
Blacktop
2000·5.1
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999·10.0
Crazy in Alabama
1999·6.0
Fight Club
1999·8.4
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999·9.0
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999·7.8
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999·8.0
Outside Ozona
1998·5.3
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998·7.0
Everything That Rises
1998·5.8
The Mighty
1998·7.3
Black Dog
1998·6.4
Gunshy
1998·5.3
Spice World
1997·4.9
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995·0.0
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995·9.7
To Catch a Yeti
1995·3.3
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993·7.2
Psyched for Snuppa
1993·10.0
Leap of Faith
1992·5.8
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992·5.1
Wayne's World
1992·6.7
Motorama
1991·6.5
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991·8.0
The Seventh Continent
1989·7.5
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988·0.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988·6.5
Vandemonium Plus
1987·8.0
The Squeeze
1987·5.0
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987·6.8
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987·10.0
Out of Bounds
1986·5.4
Feel the Motion
1985·3.4
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985·10.0
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982·0.0
Dead Ringer
1981·6.5
Roadie
1980·5.9
Scavenger Hunt
1979·5.6
Americathon
1979·3.7
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975·7.4
State Fair
1962·4.8