Meat Loaf
Acting
Born 1947-09-27
Died 2022-01-20
Dallas, Texas, USA
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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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House
Raw
South Park
Saturday Night Live
Monk
Elementary
Top of the Pops
Wetten, dass..?
Fight Club
Glee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TOTP2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Die Harald Schmidt Show
American Idol
Nash Bridges
Tales from the Crypt
The Equalizer
The Outer Limits
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Behind the Music
Classic Albums
Masters of Horror
Monsters
An Audience with...
Sausage Party
Today
The Megan Mullally Show
Fairly Legal
TFI Unplugged
Where Are They Now?
The BRIT Awards
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Bo' Selecta!
Ghost Wars
Wayne's World
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
ECHO-Verleihung
The 51st State
Spice World
Black Dog
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Salton Sea
The Mighty
Leap of Faith
Lightning Force
Thrashin'
Beautiful Boy
Citizen Jane
Burning Bright
The Seventh Continent
Wishcraft
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
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