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 Kaufman, Andy
Caspiar. Andy's foreign man character was the basis for Latka Gravas on the sit-com 'Taxi.'
Tony Clifton . Tony Clifton was allowed to partake of many things that Andy denied himself, such as meat, cigarettes, and alcohol.
Transcendental Meditation. Andy was heavily into TM and he frequently meditated for extended periods before performing.
Elvis . Andy's impersonation of Elvis was the highlight of his early performances. His uncanny likeness to the King never ceased to astound his audiences. Even Elvis himself was flattered by Andy's act.
'The Theme From Mighty Mouse'. Andy brought the house down with his patient silence through the verses and then his dramatic lip-synching of 'Here I come to save the day.'
t. Andy was very aroused by wrestling women and he frequently made quiet suggestive remarks to them while throwing them to the mat and screaming insults for the benefit of the audience.
True. Though many people still refuse to believe they were fooled by the hoax, Jerry and Andy actually had tremendous respect for each other and each thoroughly enjoyed the brawl.
a song and dance man. If called a comedian by the media or others, Andy would always correct them and say, 'I'm a song and dance man.'
| Andy perpetrated a tremendous hoax in a February 1981 episode of a new comedy show. What was the name of the show? | A Tribute To Andy Kaufman
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Fridays. ABC received so much negative mail about Andy's performance they they had him appear on the show again the next week to read an apology.
| Andy's alter ego also appeared on a popular talk show and caused absolute chaos with the host and the other guests. Who was the host of that show? | A Tribute To Andy Kaufman
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Dinah Shore . Fellow guest Jean Stapleton was so frightened by Tony's behavior that she ran to her dressing room and locked the door.
Lung cancer. Andy died from an acute form of lung cancer. It was so advanced by the time it was discovered that doctors gave him only 3 months to live.
| Just before receiving his diagnosis of his terminal disease, Andy talked to many people about faking his own death? | A Tribute To Andy Kaufman
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True. Ironically, Andy was considering an elaborate hoax where he would fake his own death shortly before learning that he had a terminal illness.
35. Andy was so young to have terminal lung cancer that many fellow entertainers believed he was faking and refused to attend his funeral.
Man On The Moon. 'Man On The Moon' starring Jim Carrey, is an excellent movie and covers much of Andy's life, but he was a very complicated person and there is much more we can learn about him and from him.
His alter ego made an appearance. Tony Clifton, brought to life by Andy's best friend Bob Zmuda made an appearance at The Comedy Store. The show was a fund-raiser for lung cancer research and it was sold out. Many people attended hoping that Andy himself would be there, laughing at the joke of his own death. Unfortunately, Andy really is gone and though he may be with us in spirit, he will never perform for us here again. Now things are the way he always wanted them to be, we are the performers and he is the audience, watching us from wherever he is. Blessings.
Tony Clifton. Kaufman created and originally played the "Tony Clifton" character. The secret, kept for 15 years, was that he did the character only briefly and the character was soon passed off to Bob Zmuda (Kaufman's writer) Most of the TV appearances of Tony Clifton are actually Zumda, not Kaufman.
Latka Gravas/Vic Ferrari. Andy wanted to bring something interesting to the show, and came up with the character Vic Ferrari, a smooth, yet obnoxious character.
Mighty Mouse Theme. Remember Jim Carrey in "Man on the Moon" ... "Here I come to save the day!"
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman. The legeal name on Andy Kaufman's birth certificate was Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman. He was born in New York City on January 17, 1949, and was the first son of Stanley and Janice Kaufman. Andy grew up in New York in the town of Great Neck. He attended Great Neck North High School in 1967. He later attended Boston's Graham Junior College.
Santa Claus. One of Andy's last performances, Santa Claus flew in his sleigh in the Carnegie Hall spectacular. He also took a whole auditorium full of people to get milk and cookies.
Elvis Presley. Of all Elvis impersonators, he was the real Elvis' favorite.
Jim Carrey . Jim Carrey had enveloped himself into Andy Kaufman. Ironically, they were born on the same day, and have similar acting techniques.
Jerry "The King" Lawler. A spat broke out on the "Late Show with David Lettermen," when Andy threw coffee at Lawler. But this, like almost all of Kaufman's shows, was a staged gig.
Lung Cancer, 1984. Although he died of lung cancer, Andy was very healthy. Andy had never smoked, did not drink regularly, and was a vegetarian.
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