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Andy Kaufman

(1949-1984)

Who Was Andy Kaufman?

Andy Kaufman began performing at age 8. His later stand-up routine was unorthodox, but it caught the attention of Hollywood, and he was soon appearing on TV, including on a new show called Saturday Night Live, Van Dyke and Company, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Dating Game and the comedy show Fridays. Around this time, he landed the role of Latka Gravas, an auto mechanic of indeterminate nationality, on the hit sitcom Taxi. Kaufman also appeared on the big screen, including in the films In God We Trust (1980) and Heartbeeps (1981), before his death in 1984.

Early Comedy Career

Andy Kaufman was born in New York City January 17, 1949. Raised in the affluent suburb of Great Neck, Long Island, New York, Kaufman early on began practicing his unorthodox brand of comedy, staging a make-believe television show in his bedroom and performing at children's birthday parties from the age of 8. He graduated from high school in 1967 and received a 4-F deferment from the military draft

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Andy Kaufman’s legacy is fascinating, considering the tumultuous path of his career. In his heyday, people were both entertained and shocked at his unconventional humor. The joke was almost always played on the audience. Now, Josh and Benny Safdieexecutive produce Thank You Very Much along with Won’t You Be My Neighbor‘s Morgan Neville. Thank You Very Much is the new documentary that hopes to explore the bizarre and funny world of Andy Kaufman and his alter egos. The trailer has been released from Drafthouse Filmsand is due to be released in select theaters and digital on March 28.

The official synopsis of the documentary reads,

“Andy Kaufman’s provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and intimate recollections, filmmaker Alex Bravermanexplores Kaufman’s brief but impactful life and career. As the lines between performance and reality blur in our present age,...

See full article at JoBlo.com

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Andy Kaufman

American entertainer (1949–1984)

This article is about the entertainer. For the former basketball player, see Andy Kaufmann.

Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (KOWF-mən;^[1] January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984^[2]) was an American entertainer and performance artist. He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian".^[3] He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, once saying in an interview, "I am not a comic, I have never told a joke. The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him. My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can."^[4]

After working in small comedy clubs in the early 1970s, Kaufman came to the attention of a wider audience in 1975, when he was invited to perform portions of his act on the first season of Saturday Night Live. His Foreign Man character was the basis of his performance as Latka Gravas on the television show Taxi from 1978 until 1983.^[5] During this time, he continued to tour comedy clubs and theate