When was one of the supporting roles actors in "This Is Spinal Tap" born?
This Is Spinal Tap This Is Spinal Tap (stylized as This Is Spın̈al Tap) is a 1984 American rock music mockumentary comedy film directed, co-written, scored by, and starring Rob Reiner, and co-starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. The film satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. The three main members of Spinal Tap—David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel—are played by actors McKean, Shearer, and Guest, respectively. The three actors play their musical instruments and speak with mock English accents throughout the movie. Reiner appears as Marty Di Bergi, the maker of the documentary. Other actors in the movie are Tony Hendra as group manager Ian Faith, and June Chadwick as St. Hubbins' interfering girlfriend Jeanine. Actors Paul Shaffer, Fred Willard, Fran Drescher, Bruno Kirby, Howard Hesseman, Ed Begley, Jr., Patrick Macnee, Anjelica Huston, Vicki Blue, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal and Linnea Quigley all play supporting roles or make cameo appearances in the movie.
Archie Hahn (actor) Archie Hahn (sometimes credited as Archie Hahn III, born November 1, 1941) is an American character actor and improviser best known for his appearances on the British version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and the 1988 movie "". He has also appeared in "Phantom of the Paradise" (1974), "Pray TV" (1980), "This Is Spinal Tap" (1984), "Brewster's Millions" (1985), "The Brady Bunch Movie" (1995), and many Joe Dante films including "Amazon Women on the Moon" (1987), "" (1990) and "Small Soldiers" (1998). In two of his final appearances on "Whose Line is it Anyway?", Hahn unexpectedly brought props to use as he improvised, first castanets and then a pair of false teeth.