British satirist Tony Hendra, who starred in "This is Spinal Tap" as Ian Faith, has died. He was 79. Hendra, who also was a former editor of National Lampoon and Spy magazines, died Thursday in Yonkers, N.Y., his wife, Carla Hendra, confirmed.
Hendra's cause of death was amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, Carla Hendra told The New York Times.
He was first diagnosed with the disease back in 2019. Anthony Christopher Hendra was born on July 10, 1941, in Willesden, England.
He lived over half of his life in the United States, up until his death. Hendra got his start in comedy while studying at Cambridge University.
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