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The Young Ones' Star Rik Mayall Dies At 56

Rik Mayall, best known for starring in British cult comedy The Young Ones, was pronounced dead at his London home Monday morning. He was 56.

Rik Mayall Dead At 56

Mayall’s death was confirmed by his management firm Brunskill Management. The cause of death has yet to be revealed. His death is not thought to be suspicious, reported Entertainment Weekly.

During the 80s, Mayall played anarchist poet Rick on The Young Ones, in which he costarred with his longtime pal Adrian Edmondson. In 1991, Mayall and Edmondson teamed up again for sitcom Bottom. In Bottom, the actors played friends who live off the government, and find ways to entertain themselves instead of working.

Mayall’s other TV projects included The New Stateman, Watership Down, Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement, Shoe Box Zoo, King Arthur’s Disasters and a number of others.

On the big screen, Mayall appeared in Drop Dead Fred as the titular character. The actor starred alongside Phoebe Cates as her character’s long-lost childhood imaginary friend. He was also in An American Werewolf in London and Guest House Paradiso.

In 1998, Mayall nearly died after being involved in a quad bike accident. The crash left him in a coma for three days. Following the accident, Mayall returned to working in comedy. He most recently starred in TV series Man Down.

Mayall is survived by his wife and three children.

Chelsea Regan

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