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Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014), known professionally as Rik Mayall, was an English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.
Jun 9, 2014 · British comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died aged 56. He played obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in The Young Ones with his friend Adrian Edmondson.
Rik Mayall. Actor: The Young Ones. Rik Mayall, one of the first and foremost alternative comedians in the UK, was born in Matching Tye, a village just outside Harlow in Essex. His parents, John and Gillian, were both drama teachers.
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Jun 10, 2014 · Tragic Rik Mayall is pictured walking near his house, just a day before he collapsed and died at the age of 56. The Young Ones, Bottom and Blackadder star was found dead by wife Barbara Robbin at...
Rik Mayall, one of the first and foremost alternative comedians in the UK, was born in Matching Tye, a village just outside Harlow in Essex. His parents, John and Gillian, were both drama teachers. His acting debut was at the age of seven when he appeared in one of his father's stage plays.
- March 7, 1958
- June 9, 2014
Jun 10, 2014 · The comedian and actor Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56, his agent confirmed. Born in Essex and raised in Worcester, Mayall starred alongside Adrian Edmondson in The Young Ones and...
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Jun 9, 2014 · LONDON (AP) — Rik Mayall, one of a generation of performers that injected post-punk energy into British comedy, has died. He was 56. Mayall's management firm Brunskill Management said the comedian died at his London home on Monday.