Tony Hendra Dies: ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Actor Who Miscalculated Stonehenge Was 79

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If you're an actor, winning an Oscar is about as big as it gets. So understandably, British Pakistani star Riz Ahmed was pretty chuffed when his name was called out on the Academy Awards' best actor shortlist, for his role in the upcoming Sound Of Metal, in which he plays a drummer and former addict who loses his hearing.

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Riz Ahmed has made Oscars history as the first Muslim and first person of Pakistani descent to be recognised in the Best Actor category for his role in Sound of Metal. Ahmed, who hails from Wembley, told Deadline: "If there's a way in which people can find themselves in this moment, and can feel inspired and connected on a deeper level, I'm all for it.

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National Lampoon and film This Is Spinal Tap, has died aged 79.As the New York Times reports, Hendra died on Thursday (March 4) from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which he was diagnosed with back in 2019.Hendra began writing and performing comedy while studying at Cambridge University.

Tony Hendra, the British satirist and National Lampoon alumnus who played the band manager on This Is Spinal Tap, died Thursday in Yonkers, New York.He was 79. Hendra’s wife Carla confirmed his death to The New York Times, citing the cause as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

British satirist Tony Hendra, who starred in "This is Spinal Tap" as Ian Faith, has died. He was 79.

tweeted in memorializing Hendra’s death.Hendra got his start in the early 1960s as a member of the Cambridge University Footlights review, appearing on stage with future Monty Python stars John Cleese and Graham Chapman.He moved to the U.S. in 1964 and — with his comedy partner Nick Ullett — opened for the legendary Lenny Bruce in Greenwich Village.Hendra was most prolific as a comedy writer.

The New York Times. He was first diagnosed with the condition in 2019.He got his start at Cambridge University in the ’60s and worked alongside John Cleese and Graham Chapman and others just before Monty Python would hit it big.More to come…

Natalie Oganesyan editorTony Hendra, the British satirist and comic whose roles included top editing positions at magazines such as National Lampoon and Spy and a part in musical mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” died on Thursday in Yonkers, N.Y.

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