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Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Birthday: 1947-09-27 | Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meat Loaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
#NoJoke

as    Self

2017
Ghost Wars

as    Doug Rennie

2014
Wishin' and Hopin'

as    Monsignor Muldoon

2014
Stage Fright

as    Roger McCall

2013
2013
The Moment

as    Sergeant Goodman

2011
Beautiful Boy

as    Motel Clerk

2009
Citizen Jane

as    Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)

2009
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

as    Himself - Lead Vocals

2007
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

as    Himself

2006
The Pleasure Drivers

as    Dale

2006
Pelts

as    Jake Feldman

2006
Extreme Dating

as    Marshall Jackson

2005
Crazylove

as    John (as Meat Loaf Aday)

2005
BloodRayne

as    Leonid

2005
Chasing Ghosts

as    Richard Valbruno

2004
A Hole in One

as    Billy

2002
Wishcraft

as    Detective Sparky Shaw

2001
Rustin

as    Coach Trellingsby

2001
Trapped

as    Jim Hankins

2000
Blacktop

as    Jack

1999
Fight Club

as    Robert 'Bob' Paulson

1999
Crazy in Alabama

as    Sheriff John Doggett

1998
The Mighty

as    Iggy

1998
Black Dog

as    Red