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Riki Rachtman

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Riki Rachtman

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Biography

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

Acting
2023I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal DreamSelf
2017Cool As Hell 2Riki
2009VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music MomentsSelf
2004When Metal Ruled The WorldHimself
1999Mystery MenFrat Boy
1997Plump FictionClerk #2
1996Pacific BlueDick Ellis
1995Unhappily Ever AfterRiki Rachtman (voice)
1994Shake, Rattle and Rock!Eddie Cochran
1994Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994Rebel HighwayEddie Cochran
1988The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsSelf
1987Headbangers BallHost
-Untitled KROQ Documentary
-When Metal Ruled The WorldHimself