‘This Is Spinal Faucet’ Actor
David Kaff Passes Away At 79 …
Died Peacefully In Sleep
Revealed July 14, 2025 7:53 PM PDT
David Kaff — finest identified for his position 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 behind loss of life was given.
The arduous rock group mentioned they have been devastated by Kaff’s loss of life, explaining that he was variety, quick-witted and would at all times make individuals smile.
Kaff (actual title 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 bought an estimated a million copies worldwide.
Then Kaff received his huge break within the 1984 Rob Reiner directed mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Faucet,” when he was forged as Viv Savage, who performed the keyboard within the faux English rock band.
His character had some memorable traces within the film, corresponding to “Fairly thrilling, this pc magic!” and “Have a superb time…on a regular basis.”
Though “Spinal Faucet” was a fictional band, Kaff and the opposite actors performed some dwell reveals by the primary yr of the film’s launch, even acting on “Saturday Evening Dwell.” However then Kaff left the band by yr’s finish and by no means regarded again, chopping all ties.
Kaff was 79.
RIP
