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Actor Rik Mayall

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Born: 1958-03-07

Dead: 56

From: Harlow, Essex, England

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Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s.

From: Harlow, Essex, England

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An American Werewolf in London 1981 ( 7.406)

American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.

Drop Dead Fred 1991 ( 5.851)

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win back her husband and return to normality.

Guest House Paradiso 1999 ( 6.1)

Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant. The illegal immigrant chef has fled and all the guests have gone. But when a famous Italian filmstar, Gina Carbonara, who is in hiding from a fiance she doesn't want to marry, arrives at the hotel, things get very interesting!

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Rik Mayall starred as the narrator, Ffine Carmody, in this series of dark, twisted stories from the heart of Edwardian England. Driven by Ffine Carmody’s barely suppressed fascism, each story explores a particular moral dilemma faced by a child. Ffine Carmody’s sick take on life leads a fat girl to be drowned in sweets, a liar to starve to death and a bully to find himself chained up in an Afghan Jail.