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.
The actor was diagnosed in 2019. This Is Spinal Tap's director Rob Reiner also shared the news of Hendra's passing on Twitter, writing, "Tony Hendra who played Spinal Tap’s manager, Ian, has sadly passed away.
A brilliant satirist who when learning that the band’s Boston gig had been canceled, told them not to worry that Boston wasn’t a big college town.
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