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Known best as the former host of MTV's metal show <i>Headbanger's Ball</i>, Rachtman also owned a series of live music clubs in Los Angeles. Additionally, he cohosted the radio show <i>Loveline</i> with <a href="/people/825/000047684/">Dr. Drew</a> on KROQ-FM, which later turned into a national phenomenon.<p><b>Sister:</b> Karyn Rachtman<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/587/000026509/">Janine Lindemulder</a><br><b>Slept with:</b> <a href="/people/618/000026540/">Savannah</a><br><p> <a href="/crime/344/000043215/">Assault</a> <br> <a href="/crime/293/000043164/">Driving While Intoxicated</a> at age 18<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/764/000047623/">MTV</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/222/000387058/">Sunset Strip (16-Mar-2012)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/574/000085319/">Wild Roomies (4-Jun-2004)</a> <br> <a href="/films/520/000033421/">Mystery Men (22-Jul-1999)</a> · Frat Boy<br> <a href="/films/820/000087559/">Plump Fiction (23-May-1997)</a> <br> <a href="/films/988/000089721/">Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)</a> · Eddie Cochran<br> <a href="/films/766/000066568/">The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (10-Sep-1988)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.rikirachtman.com/" target=_blank>http://www.rikirachtman.com/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44636"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=44636">Riki Rachtman</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=44636" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>