Hendra’s wife Carla confirmed his death to The New York Times. Tony Hendra, the British humorist and National Lampoon alumnus who played the blundering This Is Spinal Tap band manager responsible for delivering both the tiny Stonehenge and one of the film’s greatest sight gags, died Thursday of Lou Gehrig’s disease in Yonkers, NY. Tony Hendra Dies: ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Actor Who Miscalculated Stonehenge Was 79 In that time, he and Ullett opened for Lenny Bruce at the Cafe Au Go Go, and Hendra became a frequent guest on “The Merv Griffin Show” and “ The Ed Sullivan Show. and partnered with comedian Nick Ullett to perform stand-up and work as a writer and editor for various publications. He eventually took his comedy act to the U.S. Hendra got his start at Cambridge University in the ’60s and worked alongside John Cleese and Graham Chapman just before Monty Python hit it big. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2019. Hendra died on Thursday in Yonkers, N.Y., of Lou Gehrig’s disease, his wife Carla told the New York Times. Tony Hendra, a British satirist who worked as a top editor with National Lampoon and Spy magazines and is best known from “ This Is Spinal Tap” as the band’s manager Ian Faith, has died. Tony Hendra, National Lampoon Editor and ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Star, Dies at 79 Dress was cute.” Goldberg chose a black sequined column gown from veteran costume designer Nolan Miller (with whom she’d worked on 1991’s “ Soapdish” and who designed clothes for her mentor Elizabeth Taylor): “I couldn’t look glamorous like other people look glamorous. Watching a clip from the 1991 Academy Awards telecast from her home in New Jersey, Goldberg breaks into a big smile as Denzel Washington opens the envelope and declares her the best supporting actress for her performance as psychic Oda Mae Brown in “ Ghost.” Listening intently, Goldberg takes in her earnest acceptance speech - which, though she’s been asked to recall the experience over the years, she hasn’t seen in a while - and shares her takeaways. Watch the Rolling Stones Play Their First Show Without Charlie WattsĮxactly 30 years to the day since Whoopi Goldberg officially became an Oscar winner, the entertainer is reliving the moment over Zoom. Forecasts from Chinese ticketing agency Maoyan point to “Changjin” reaching RMB5.43 billon or $843 million (at current exchange rates) over its lifetime. Giant screen theater supplier, Imax said that the $2.7 million earned on its screens this weekend extended its Imax cumulative to $34.6 million, the fourth highest score by a non-English-language film. The film is already the fourth biggest film in Chinese history. In second place, “ My Country, My Parents” earned $14.6 million, to extend its running total past $200 million to $210 million. 30, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. A patriotic war film, “Changjin” earned $73 million between Friday and Sunday to extend its cumulative total to $769 million since being released on Sept. “ The Battle at Lake Changjin” is on course to become one of the top three films of all time in China after dominating proceedings at the mainland Chinese box office for a third successive weekend.
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