Rik Mayall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rik Mayall
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Mar 7, 1958(1958-03-07)
Age	66
Date Of Death	2014-06-09
Birthplace	Harrow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Pisces

Rik Mayall Biography

Rik Mayall is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on March 7, 1958 in Harrow, England, United Kingdom. British comedian, best known for his roles on The Young Ones television series and his portrayal of Fred in Drop Dead Fred.

In 1991’s comedy Drop Dead Fred, he starred alongside He co-starred with Phoebe Cates in the 1991 comedy Drop Dead Fred..

Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. Mayall formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.

He attended King’s School, Worcester, where he obtained a free scholarship and failed most of his O-levels and scraped through A-levels. In 1975, Mayall went to the University of Manchester to study drama. He has claimed that he failed his degree, or that he did not even turn up to his finals but in reality he graduated with lower second-class honours in 1978. He met his future comedy partner Ade Edmondson, Ben Elton, a fellow student, and Lise Mayer, with whom he later co-wrote The Young Ones.

He married Barbara Robbin, and they had their first child together in 1986.

Rik Mayall Net Worth

Rik Mayall is one of the richest TV Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rik Mayall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While studying at Victoria University of Manchester, he met his future comedy partner Ade Emondson.

He made his TV debut in 1981 as the character Kevin Turvey on the sketch comedy series A Kick Up the Eighties.

The second of four children, Richard Michael Mayall was born on 7 March 1958 at 98 Pittmans Field in Harlow, Essex to Gillian (née Harrild; 1930–2018) and John Mayall (1925–2011). He had an older brother, Anthony, and two younger sisters, Libby and Kate. When Mayall was three years old, he and his parents—who taught drama—moved to Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, where he spent the rest of his childhood and performed in his parents’ plays.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rik Mayall height 5 ft 11 in Rik weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rik Mayall Dating?

According to our records, Rik Mayall married to Barbara Robbin. As of December 1, 2023, Rik Mayall’s is not dating anyone.

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Mayall married Scottish make-up artist Barbara Robbin in 1985, and the couple had three children: Rosie (born 1986), Sidney (born 1988) and Bonnie (born 1995). The couple met in 1981 while filming A Kick Up the Eighties and embarked on a secret affair. At the time, Mayall was in a long-term relationship with Lise Mayer. Upon finding out Robbin was pregnant, Mayall left Mayer (who was also pregnant with his child at the time) while on a shopping trip with her and Ben Elton, and eloped with Robbin to Barbados. Mayer would later suffer a miscarriage. In a 2002 newspaper article, Mayall said that Mayer had since forgiven him.

Facts & Trivia

Rik Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Rik Mayall celebrates birthday on March 7 of every year.

In 1987, Mayall played fictional Conservative MP Alan Beresford B’Stard in the sitcom The New Statesman (Yorkshire Television) written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The character was a satirical portrait of Tory MPs in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and early 1990s. The programme ran for four series—incorporating two BBC specials—between 1987 and ’94 and was successful critically and in the ratings. In a similar vein to his appearance on Jackanory, in 1989 Mayall starred in a series of bit shows for ITV called Grim Tales, in which he narrated Grimm Brothers fairy tales while puppets acted the stories. In the early 1990s, Mayall starred in humorous adverts for Nintendo games and consoles. With money from the ads, he bought his house in London which he called “Nintendo Towers”.

What did Rik Mayall died of?

Heart attack

Why did Rik Mayall leave Harry Potter?

The comedian spoke of the experience in a 2011 interview. He said: “I got sent off the set because every time I tried to do a bit of acting, all the lads who were playing the school kids kept getting the giggles, they kept corpsing, so they threw me off.

Are Greg Davies and Rik Mayall related?

Greg Davies on the grief of losing on-screen dad Rik Mayall and his real father. TV star Greg Davies has told of his painful year after both his father and the man who played his on-screen dad – Rik Mayall – died. The Young Ones star Mayall died at the age of just 56 last year.

What did Ade Edmondson say when Rik Mayall died?

Edmondson – who has previously said that he and Mayall “were like brothers” – said he did not know “what people want me to say about him”. “He’s dead, and I do miss him, and he’s dead,” he said. “And he’s dead, and he’s dead. He’s not here.

What did Rik Mayall do in Harry Potter?

Rik Mayall (7 March, 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian. He played Peeves the Poltergeist in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; however, his scenes were cut from the finished film.