Spinal Tap star hurt in car crash

Michael McKean breaks his leg

Spinal Tap star Michael McKean has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition, after being hit by a car in New York.

The 64-year-old actor, who plays lead singer David St. Hubbins, has since stabilised, but sustained a broken leg in the accident.

‘He'll be OK, hopefully he'll be fine,’ his publicist Harriet Sternberg told the New York Daily News, before adding: ‘It's pretty devastating."

McKean was hit on his way to a Broadway theatre, where he is starring in Gore Vidal's The Best Man. Sternberg said this was the first curtain he’d missed in his 40-odd-year career.

The former Saturday Night Live regular has also appeared in Spinal Tap guru Christopher Guest’s films Best In Show and For Your Consdieration, and made a guest appearances in a number of shows, including Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Police are investigating as an accident, not a crime, according to the Daily News.

Published: 23 May 2012

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