Born
27 September 1947 (78)
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Also known as
Meat Loaf Aday, Marvin Lee Aday
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 char...
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.
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
McEnroe
2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020
#NoJoke
2019
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
Sausage Party
2016
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
Stage Fright
2014
All American Christmas Carol
2013
The Moment
2013
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012
Absolute Killers
2011
Beautiful Boy
2011
Burning Bright
2010
Polish Bar
2010
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009
Citizen Jane
2009
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007
Urban Decay
2007
Pelts
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006
The Pleasure Drivers
2006
Crazylove
2005
BloodRayne
2005
Extreme Dating
2005
Chasing Ghosts
2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
A Hole in One
2004
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
Learning Curves
2003
Wishcraft
2002
The Car Kid
2002
The Salton Sea
2002