Editing Meat Loaf (section)

===Acting===
In addition to his role in 1975 for ''Rocky Horror Picture Show'', Meat Loaf also had a career as an actor in television and film. 1992 he was a main character in ''[[Leap of Faith (film)|Leap Of Faith]]'' where he played as the band director/bus driver/piano player, He also played a small role as a doorman/bouncer in ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''. He appeared as the [[Spice Girls]]' bus driver in the 1997 movie ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]'' and as Red in the 1998 thriller/drama film ''[[Black Dog (1998 film)|Black Dog]]'' alongside [[Patrick Swayze]] and [[Randy Travis]]. In [[David Fincher]]'s 1999 film ''[[Fight Club]]'' he played Robert Paulsen, a man who joins a men's self-help group. He also reportedly assisted director [[David Fincher]] with the editing of the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Meat Loaf Helped Edit 'Fight Club' With David Fincher: 'We'd Sit There and Watch 40 Takes' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/meat-loaf-fight-club-david-fincher-edit-1235159604/ |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121153315/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/meat-loaf-fight-club-david-fincher-edit-1235159604/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2000, he played a character in the sixth-season episode "[[Gettysburg (The Outer Limits)|Gettysburg]]" of ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''. Meat Loaf appears (uncredited) as [[Jack Black]]'s father in the 2006 film ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burlingame |first1=Russ |title=Jack Black Pays Tribute to Meat Loaf |url=https://comicbook.com/irl/news/jack-black-pays-tribute-to-meat-loaf/ |website=comicbook.com |date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> providing vocals on the film's opening song "[[Kickapoo (song)|Kickapoo]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Elijah |first1=Dylan |title=Meat Loaf's Epic Cameo In 'Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny' Is Still The Greatest Thing Ever |url=https://societyofrock.com/meat-loafs-epic-cameo-in-tenacious-d-in-the-pick-of-destiny-is-still-the-greatest-thing-ever/ |website=societyofrock.com |date=July 12, 2017 |publisher=Society Of Rock |access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>

In 2009, Meat Loaf acted in ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' S5 E20 "Simple Explanation", playing Eddie,  a husband who is determined to die in order to donate his liver to his wife.

On October 26, 2010, Meat Loaf (credited as Meat Loaf Aday) appeared on the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|Fox]] television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' in "[[The Rocky Horror Glee Show]]", the series' tribute episode to ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/199806/rocky-horror-original-castmembers-to-appear-in-glee-s-tribute-episode |title=Exclusive: ''Rocky Horror'' Original Castmembers to Appear in ''Glee''{{'s}} Tribute Episode |first=Kristin |last=Dos Santos |author-link=Kristin Dos Santos |date=September 10, 2010 |work=[[E! Online]] |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Ace3g57X?url=http://www.eonline.com/news/199812/rocky-horror-original-castmembers-to-appear-in-glee-s-tribute-episode |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, he was a contestant in [[The Apprentice (American season 11)|season 11]] of ''[[Celebrity Apprentice]]'', during which he was eliminated after task number 12. In the course of the contest he had a notable dramatic showdown with fellow contestant [[Gary Busey]] which was then televised.<ref name=viral>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/meat-loaf-celebrity-apprentice-viral-feud-gary-busey |title=Meat Loaf once became a bat out of hell in viral 'Celebrity Apprentice' feud with Gary Busey |work=[[Fox Business]] |date=January 21, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121232105/https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/meat-loaf-celebrity-apprentice-viral-feud-gary-busey |url-status=live}}</ref>