When the mockumentary masterpiece This Is Spinal Tap landed on many critics’ best films of the year lists in 1984, the success was doubly sweet for director and co-writer Rob Reiner: not only ...

Known for playing hard-partying keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner's 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, Kaff is being remembered by his bandmates as a "dear brother" with a "kind word and a ...

Spinal Tap goes viral, Kate Bush-style, in upcoming sequel Marty DiBergi himself, Rob Reiner, teases the plot of the upcoming Spinal Tap sequel, The End Continues.

David Kaff, the actor who played keyboardist Viv Savage in 'This Is Spinal Tap,' died in July 2025 at 79 years old.

REO Speedwagon's Bruce Hall and Spinal Tap were among those reacting to video of an awkward moment at a July 2025 Coldplay concert.

It’s a huge year for fans of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. One could say even things are turned up to 11 around the trio. The most anticipated event is a long-awaited sequel to the ...

The real Vic Savage is dead. David Kaffinetti was the keyboardist in the band Spinal Tap back in 1984, and as of July 13, has died at the age of 79. The character he played in the fictional band ...

An actor and real-life musician from “ This Is Spinal Tap ” has died. David Kaff was 79 years old.

Back in 1992, Guitar World sat down with the creative triumvirate at the head of Spinal Tap – guitarists David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, and bassist Derek Smalls. Most notable, though, was ...

David Kaff, a British actor and musician who played Viv Savage in the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, died on Friday. He was 79. Kaff, who went by Kaffinetti professionally, was a founding ...

A sequel to “This Is Spinal Tap” will be released in September, but Kaff was not part of its production; however, director Rob Reiner and actors Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael ...

Spinal Tap casts a long shadow and has spawned a sub-genre of imitators. Its jokes have endured and become a part of the furniture.