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Rik Mayall

1958 - 2014

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Richard Michael Mayall (; 7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous successful comedy series throughout his career, including The Young Ones (1982–1984), The Comic Strip Presents... (1983–2012), Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987), The New Statesman (1987–1994), Bottom (1991–1995), and Believe Nothing (2002). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rik Mayall is the 7,127th most popular actor (down from 6,321st in 2019), the 5,348th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,662nd in 2019) and the 805th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Rik Mayall ranks 7,127 out of 13,578. Before him are Francesco Nuti, Kim Delaney, Igor Jijikine, Cariba Heine, Marc Warren, and Ahn Bo-hyun. After him are Barbara Crampton, Abigail Breslin, Lewis Black, May Calamawy, Daisuke Ono, and Karen Morley.

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Among people born in 1958, Rik Mayall ranks 475. Before him are Shalva Natelashvili, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Juninho Fonseca, Michel De Wolf, Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, and Bengt-Åke Gustafsson. After him are Barbara Crampton, Christian Lindberg, Georges Bregy, Pascale Ogier, Ezio Gamba, and Vitaly Mutko. Among people deceased in 2014, Rik Mayall ranks 490. Before him are Álex Angulo, Iveta Bartošová, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Franca Falcucci, Anjali Devi, and Jacques Bergerac. After him are Béla Várady, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Dannie Abse, Dick Jones, John Seigenthaler, and Nanda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rik Mayall ranks 5,350 out of 8,785. Before him are Kathleen Byron (1921), Mary Peters (1939), Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674), Chris Thomas (1947), Johnny Douglas (1882), and Marc Warren (1967). After him are David Cox (1783), Frederick Humphreys (1878), Piers Anthony (1934), Howard Jacobson (1942), Sean Dyche (1971), and Emilia Fox (1974).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Rik Mayall ranks 805. Before him are DeObia Oparei (1971), Ed Westwick (1987), Montagu Love (1877), Anne Heywood (1931), Kathleen Byron (1921), and Marc Warren (1967). After him are Emilia Fox (1974), Mia Goth (1993), Peter Cook (1937), Phyllis Logan (1956), John McEnery (1943), and Jackie Burroughs (1939).

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