Rick Ducommun was a Canadian standup comedian actor writer and producer He was known for his supporting turns in various films most prominently 1989s The Burbs and Little Monsters Ducommun was born in Prince Albert Saskatchewan Canada on July 3 1952 He grew up on a farm and began doing standup comedy in his teens He moved to Vancouver in the early 1980s and hosted the childrens television show Zig Zag Ducommuns film career began in the mid1980s with small roles in films such as No Small Affair 1984 and A Fine Mess 1986 He had his breakthrough role in 1989 as Art Weingartner the nosy neighbor in Joe Dantes The Burbs He followed that up with a starring role in Little Monsters 1989 as the monsterfighting kids show host Ducommun continued to work steadily in film and television throughout the 1990s appearing in films such as Spaceballs 1987 Die Hard 1988 Gremlins 2 The New Batch 1990 and The Hunt for Red October 1990 He also had recurring roles on the television shows Amazing Stories 19851987 and Max Headroom 19871988 Ducommuns career slowed down in the 2000s but he continued to work in film and television He appeared in films such as Scary Movie 2000 and MVP Most Valuable Primate 2000 and he had a recurring role on the television series Just Shoot Me 19972003 Ducommun died in Vancouver on June 12 2015 at the age of 62 He had been suffering from complications from diabetes
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