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Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the guitarist Nigel Tufnel; and Harry Shearer, as the ...
A biographical comic book was released in 2018, That Was Spinal Tap, telling both the fictional story of the band and the real-life tale of the actors and others who created the characters and music. It was scripted by Rock 'N' Roll Comics co-creator Jay Allen Sanford .
In a November 2023 interview, Reiner revealed that Spinal Tap II would be in the same vein as Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, a documentary on The Band's dissolution and retirement.
While This Is Spinal Tap was obviously a work of fiction, Spinal Tap became a real band — recording a hit soundtrack album that featured Parnell’s drumming, and playing live shows that ...
Real Life: Pete Also co-writer The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: Murray Sports 1980 Loose Shoes: Narrator Voice One Trick Pony: Bernie Wepner 1983 The Right Stuff: NASA Recruiter 1984 This Is Spinal Tap: Derek Smalls: Also co-writer, composer and musician 1987 Flicks: Narrator Voice 1988 Plain Clothes: Simon Feck My Stepmother Is an Alien: Carl ...
Derek Smalls, the legendary bassist with the ultimate heavy metal band, Spinal Tap, has returned with a brutally contemporary new single: “Must Crush Barbie,” which is described as “an ...
Harry Shearer as "Derek Smalls" (2019) Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), as well as with a plethora of drummers and keyboardists.
The 1984 favorite, which stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner, helped popularize the "mockumentary" film genre and tells the story of the fictional band Spinal Tap ...