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Mayall
Mayall may refer to: People with the surname Mayall: *James Mayall (1856–1916), British cricketer *John Mayall (1933–2024), British blues singer *John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813–1901), British photographer *Margaret Mayall (1902–1995), American astronomer *Nicholas U. Mayall (1906–1993), American observational astronomer *Rik Mayall (1958–2014), British comedian and actor *Samuel Mayall (1816–1892), Thirty-third Congress Representative from Maine Astronomical objects and related *Mayall II, Mayall III, Mayall IV, Mayall V, and Mayall VI globular clusters in the Andromeda Galaxy *Mayall's Object, or Arp 148, a peculiar galaxy, or pair of colliding galaxies *2131 Mayall, a minor planet *Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Mayall
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). He also starred in the comedy films '' Drop Dead Fred'' (1991) and '' Guest House Paradiso'' (1999). Mayall won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voiceover performance as Mr. Toad in TVC London's 1996 animated movie '' The Willows in Winter'' (a sequel to TVC's 1995 production of ''The Wind in the Willows'', in which Mayall also played Toad). His comedic style, defined by the over-the-top, grotesque and deeply unsympathethic chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |