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Portrait of Riki Rachtman

Riki Rachtman

Acting

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

Poster for I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal Dream
TV

I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal Dream

8.3
Poster for Rebel Highway
TV

Rebel Highway

7.5
Poster for Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Movie

Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

7.4
Poster for Unhappily Ever After
TV

Unhappily Ever After

7.1
Poster for The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Movie

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

6.8
Poster for Mystery Men
Movie

Mystery Men

5.8
Poster for Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

5.8
Poster for Pacific Blue
TV

Pacific Blue

5.3
Poster for Plump Fiction
Movie

Plump Fiction

3.7
Poster for Cool As Hell 2
Movie

Cool As Hell 2

2.5

Filmography

2023
I Wanna Rock - The '80s Metal Dream

as Self

2017
Cool As Hell 2

as Riki

2009
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

as Self

1999
Mystery Men

as Frat Boy

1997
Plump Fiction

as Clerk #2

1996
Pacific Blue

as Dick Ellis

1995
Unhappily Ever After

as Riki Rachtman (voice)

1994
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1994
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

as Eddie Cochran

1994
Rebel Highway

as Eddie Cochran

1988
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

as Self

1987
Headbangers Ball

as Host