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Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman

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.

Known for

Cool As Hell 2
Cool As Hell 2
2017 • Riki
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
2009 • Self
Mystery Men
Mystery Men
1999 • Frat Boy
Plump Fiction
Plump Fiction
1997 • Clerk #2
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994 • Eddie Cochran
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988 • Self
When Metal Ruled The World
Unknown year • Himself

Full filmography

Mystery Men
Mystery Men
1999 • Frat Boy
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Plump Fiction
Plump Fiction
1997 • Clerk #2
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Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
View movie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1994 • Eddie Cochran
View movie
When Metal Ruled The World
Unknown year • Himself
View movie
Riki Rachtman – Biography, Known For & Filmography