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Mar 5, 2021 · Born in Willesden, North London, Hendra was educated at St Albans School where he was a classmate of Stephen Hawking, and then Cambridge. At university, he joined the Footlights and was part of the 1962 revue alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Mar 5, 2021 · Tony Hendra, best known as bumbling band-manager Ian Faith in mockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap, died yesterday at the age of 79 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease.. Tony Hendra started ...
Mar 6, 2021 · Cary Elwes penned: “RIP Tony Hendra. He was a great talent and best manager Spinal Tap could’ve hoped for!.” Bob Saget tweeted: “Before I did “Full House” I did a show on CBS - ‘The ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Tony Hendra, forever known as the man who ‘shrunk Stonehenge’ for the bands title song, “Stonehenge” died late last week in Yonkers, NY at the age of 79 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) since 2019. As the story goes, one of the props that the band wanted created was a large stone piece similar to the ...
Mar 6, 2021 · Tony Hendra, the humorist who starred as the inept manager in This Is Spinal Tap, has died at the age of 79. His wife Carla Hendra confirmed to The New York Times the cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which he had been diagnosed with in 2019. Hendra attended Cambridge University and ...
Mar 7, 2021 · Not long after he left university, Judy became pregnant. By now Hendra had a new comedy partner, the actor Nick Ullett. ... Tony Hendra, born July 10 1941, died March 4 2021. Related Topics. This ...
Mar 5, 2021 · 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 ...
