1. Anthony Christopher Hendra was an English satirist and writer who worked mostly in the United States.
15 Facts About Tony Hendra
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Tony Hendra was probably best known for being the head writer and co-producer in 1984 of the first six shows of the long-running British satirical television series Spitting Image and for starring in the film This Is Spinal Tap as the band's manager Ian Faith.
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Tony Hendra's surname is Cornish, and he had Irish ancestry.
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In 1964, Tony Hendra moved to America, with actor and comedian Nick Ullett.
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In 1972, Tony Hendra co-created National Lampoon's first album Radio Dinner, with Michael O'Donoghue, on which Tony Hendra performed a parody of John Lennon, titled "Magical Misery Tour".
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In 1973, Tony Hendra produced, directed and co-wrote the Lampoon's off-Broadway revue Lemmings, in which Tony Hendra cast John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Rhonda Coullet, Christopher Guest and Alice Playten in their first starring roles.
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Tony Hendra continued as an editor of the Lampoon until 1975, when he became co-editor-in-chief with Kelly until 1978.
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Tony Hendra was featured on the cover of Newsweek with Sean Kelly and Alfred Gingold.
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In 1979, Tony Hendra served as a producer on Disco Beaver from Outer Space, a National Lampoon TV special for HBO.
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In 1984, Tony Hendra co-created, co-wrote, and co-produced the British television satirical show Spitting Image, for which he, Jon Blair, and John Lloyd were nominated for a British Academy Award in 1985.
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Tony Hendra was ousted from the production after the first six shows, being replaced by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
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Tony Hendra played Ian Faith in This Is Spinal Tap.
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Tony Hendra co-conceived and wrote the English dubs of three of the films created by Belgian animator Picha, including The Missing Link, The Big Bang, and Snow White: The Sequel.
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In 2005, Jessica Tony Hendra wrote a memoir with USA Today journalist Blake Morrison, How to Cook Your Daughter, in which she repeated her accusations.
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Tony Hendra died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, on 4 March 2021.