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Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman

Acting

David Andrew "Riki" Rachtman is an American television and radio personality. He is best known for his association with the late 1980s and early-to-mid 1990s hard rock and heavy metal scene, hosting MTV's Headbangers Ball from 1990 to the show's cancellation in 1995, and he was the owner of the Hollywood-based nightclub The Cathouse.

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Also Known For

Mystery Men
5.8
movie
Mystery Men
as Frat Boy
1999
Pacific Blue
5.4
tv
Pacific Blue
as Dick Ellis
1996
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
6.8
movie
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
as Self
1988
Plump Fiction
3.7
movie
Plump Fiction
as Clerk #2
1997
Unhappily Ever After
6.9
tv
Unhappily Ever After
as Riki Rachtman (voice)
1995
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
7.5
movie
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
5.8
movie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Eddie Cochran
1994
I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal Dream
7.2
tv
I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal Dream
as Self
2023
Cool As Hell 2
2.5
movie
Cool As Hell 2
as Riki
2017
Rebel Highway
7.5
tv
Rebel Highway
as Eddie Cochran
1994
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
movie
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as Self
2009
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movie
Untitled KROQ Documentary