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Meat Loaf
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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 theatr…
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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.
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2026
TFI Unplugged
TV show Self (Archive Footage)
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2025
Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
Movie Songs
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2025
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Movie Himself
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2022
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
McEnroe
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2021
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
TV show Self
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2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Movie Self
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2020
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
#NoJoke
Movie Self
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2017
Hit the Road
TV show Meat Loaf
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2017
Ghost Wars
TV show Doug Rennie
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2016
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Movie Meat Loaf
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2016
Sausage Party
Movie Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
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2015
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Movie Self
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2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Movie Self
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2014
Wishin' and Hopin'
Movie Monsignor Muldoon
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2014
Stage Fright
Movie Roger McCall
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2013
All American Christmas Carol
Movie Ross
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2013
The Moment
Movie Sergeant Goodman
- 2012
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2012
Elementary
TV show Herman Wolf
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2011
Absolute Killers
Movie Dan
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2011
Beautiful Boy
Movie Motel Clerk
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2011
Fairly Legal
TV show Charlie DeKay
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2010
Overheard with Evan Smith
TV show Self
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2010
Burning Bright
Movie Howie
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2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV show Self
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2010
Popstar to Operastar
TV show Self
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2010
Polish Bar
Movie Joe
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2009
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Movie Self - Lead Vocals
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2009
Citizen Jane
Movie Detective Jack Morris
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2009
Glee
TV show Barry Jeffries
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2009
Hannity
TV show Self
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2008
Shatner's Raw Nerve
TV show Self
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2008
Rock and a Hard Place
TV show
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2007
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Movie Self
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2007
Any Dream Will Do
TV show
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2007
Urban Decay
Movie Rick Zero
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2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Movie Self
