“This Is Spinal Tap” Actor David Kaff Dead at 79

David Kaff — finest identified for his function as keyboardist Viv Savage within the iconic movie, “That is Spinal Faucet,” has died.

Kaff’s band, “Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom,” posted an announcement on Fb, saying he died peacefully in his sleep, however no reason for demise was given.

The arduous rock group stated they had been devastated by Kaff’s demise, explaining that he was sort, quick-witted and would at all times make individuals smile.

Kaff (actual identify David Kaffinetti) launched his music profession as a pioneering member of the British rock band, “Uncommon Chook,” from 1969 to 1975. Throughout this time, the group launched 5 studio albums and their single, “Sympathy, rocketed up the charts and offered an estimated a million copies worldwide.

Then Kaff received his large break within the 1984 Rob Reiner directed mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Faucet,” when he was solid as Viv Savage, who performed the keyboard within the faux English rock band.

His character had some memorable traces within the film, reminiscent of “Fairly thrilling, this laptop magic!” and “Have a superb time…on a regular basis.”

Despite the fact that “Spinal Faucet” was a fictional band, Kaff and the opposite actors performed some stay exhibits by the primary 12 months of the film’s launch, even acting on “Saturday Evening Dwell.” However then Kaff left the band by 12 months’s finish and by no means seemed again, reducing all ties.

Kaff was 79.