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Name in Native Language: "Michael Lee Aday" (English/EN)
Actor / Musician / Singer-songwriter / Record Producer / Guitarist | * 09/27/1947 († 74, 01/20/2022) | Dallas, Texas (United States of America (USA))
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Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is one of the best selling music artists in history. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell (1977), Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993), and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006)—has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. The first album stayed on the charts for over nine years, as of 2016 still sold an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and is on the list of bestselling albums. 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. The key to this success was his popularity in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He received the 1994 Brit Award in the United Kingdom for bestselling album and single. He appeared in the 1997 film Spice World and he ranked 23rd for the number of weeks spent on t... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans. ...

Spice World

PG

1997 | 2.4/5 | 1h 33min
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Music
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An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit. ...

The 51st State

R

2001 | 3.1/5 | 1h 33min
Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
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Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a housefu ...

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

R

1975 | 3.8/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
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A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every ...

Fight Club

R

1999 | 4.2/5 | 2h 19min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Meat Loaf

Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance Juno Award for International Album of the Year
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Movies with Meat Loaf as Actor(68)

as Self (Archival Footage)2022 McEnroe
as himself2021 Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as himself2019 #NoJoke
as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)2016 Sausage Party
as Self (archive footage)2015 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as himself2015 Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Monsignor Muldoon2014 Wishin' and Hopin'
as Roger McCall2014 Stage Fright
as Ross2013 All American Christmas Carol
as Sergeant Goodman2013 The Moment
as Motel Clerk2010 Beautiful Boy
as Howie2010 Burning Bright
as Himself - Lead Vocals2009 Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
as Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)2009 Citizen Jane
as himself2007 Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
as himself2007 Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
as Dale2006 The Pleasure Drivers
as Bud Black (uncredited)2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Jake Feldman2006 Pelts
as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)2005 Crazylove
as Richard Valbruno2005 Chasing Ghosts
as Leonid2005 BloodRayne
as Marshall Jackson2005 Extreme Dating
as Himself - Artist2004 Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
as Billy2004 A Hole in One
as Timmons2003 Learning Curves
as Bo2002 The Salton Sea
2002 The Car Kid
as Detective Sparky Shaw2002 Wishcraft
as Jim Hankins2001 Trapped
as Fred2001 Focus
as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge2001 The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
as The Lizard2001 The 51st State
as Coach Trellingsby2001 Rustin
as Jack2000 Blacktop
as Robert "Bob" Paulson1999 Fight Club
as himself1999 Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
as Sheriff John Doggett1999 Crazy in Alabama
1999 The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
as himself1999 Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Lew Collins1998 Gunshy
as Iggy1998 The Mighty
as Red1998 Black Dog
as Floyd Bibbs1998 Outside Ozona
as Red1998 Everything That Rises
as Dennis1997 Spice World
as himself1995 The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Big Jake Grizzly1995 To Catch a Yeti
as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)1993 Psyched for Snuppa
as The Beast1993 I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
as Larry1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Hoover1992 Leap of Faith
as Tiny1992 Wayne's World
as himself1991 Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
as Vern1991 Motorama
as Self (uncredited)1988 One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Titus1987 The Squeeze
1987 Vandemonium Plus
as himself1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament
as Gil1986 Out of Bounds
as himself1985 Feel the Motion
as Meat Loaf/Marvin1981 Dead Ringer
as Travis W. Redfish1980 Roadie
as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz1979 Americathon
as Scum1979 Scavenger Hunt
as himself1978 Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
as Eddie1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Boy in Stands (uncredited)1962 State Fair

TV Shows/Series with Meat Loaf as Actor(37)

as Doug Rennie2017 Ghost Wars
as himself2017 Hit the Road
as Herman Wolf2012 Elementary
as Charlie DeKay2011 Fairly Legal
as Barry Jeffries2009 Glee
2007 Any Dream Will Do
2006 The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2006 The One Show
as Jake Feldman2005 Masters of Horror
as Eddie2004 House
as Self - Guest2002 American Idol
as Hadley Jorgensen2002 Monk
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as himself1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as himself1999 TV Total
as himself1998 Die Lotto-Show
as himself1998 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
as himself1997 Classic Albums
1997 South Park
as himself1997 Behind the Music
as himself1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1995 The Outer Limits
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1994 TOTP2
1993 WWE Raw
as himself1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991 Lightning Force
1991 Noel's House Party
as Chumley1989 Tales from the Crypt
1988 Monsters
1986 Saturday Live
as Sugar Fly Simon1985 The Equalizer
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as Self - Musical Guest1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1952 Today

Movies with Meat Loaf as Crew(5)

Writing/Lyricist2009 Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Production/Executive Producer2007 Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Production/Executive Producer2004 Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sound/Theme Song Performance1986 Thrashin'
Sound/Music1985 Feel the Motion

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.meatloaf.net
Full Name: Michael Aday
Born: Saturday, 09/27 1947 (September) in Dallas, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 01/20 2022 (January) in Nashville (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of North Texas, Lubbock Christian University, Thomas Jefferson High School
Member of: Neverland Express
Record Label: Arista Records, Cleveland International Records, Epic Records, RCA, Universal Studios, Inc., Polydor Records, Sanctuary Records, Mercury Records, Virgin Music, Motown
Spouses (current/former): Leslie G. Edmonds, Deborah Gillespie
Children: Pearl Aday, Amanda Aday
Other names for Meat Loaf (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Meat Loaf Aday" (Pseudonym)
"Marvin Lee Aday"
"Meatloaf" (Pseudonym)
"Michael Lee Aday"
Meat Loaf frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Bill Hader (24x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Elton John (15x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (13x, Actor)
Tom Hanks (12x, Actor)
Lionel Richie (11x, Actor)
Trey Parker (10x, Crew)
Richard O'Brien (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1258, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024