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Overview

Date of Birth:
17 January 1949, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
16 May 1984, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Referred to by some as a dadaistic comedian, Andy Kaufman took comedy... more
Trivia:
Although he died of lung cancer, he led a very healthy lifestyle. He didn't... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(45 articles)
Andy Kaufman's Wrestling Career Put to the Printed Page in Dear Andy Kaufman, I Hate Your Guts!
 (From PasteMagazine. 13 October 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
Us Vs. The Moon: Nasa Provides The Bombs, We Provide The Soundtrack
 (From MTV Newsroom. 9 October 2009, 10:29 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Tony Clifton | Baji Kimran

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More (1983) (TV) .... Dr. Vinnie Boombatz
  2. "Taxi" .... Latka Gravas / ... (79 episodes, 1978-1983)
        - Simka's Monthlies (1983) TV episode .... Latka Gravas
        - A Grand Gesture (1983) TV episode .... Latka Gravas
        - Arnie Meets the Kids (1983) TV episode .... Latka Gravas
        - Louie and the Blind Girl (1983) TV episode .... Latka Gravas
        - A Taxi Celebration: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Latka Gravas
          (74 more)
  3. The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) (TV) .... Tony Clifton
  4. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Tony Clifton (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode dated 18 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Tony Clifton
  5. "Saturday Night Live" .... Foreign Man / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1982)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - John Madden/Jennifer Holliday (1982) TV episode .... Elvis
        - Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop (1978) TV episode .... British Man
        - Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson (1977) TV episode .... Foreign Man
        - Ralph Nader/George Benson (1977) TV episode .... Foreign Man
        - Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips (1975) TV episode .... Foreign Man
  6. Heartbeeps (1981) .... Val
  7. In God We Tru$t (1980) .... Armageddon T. Thunderbird
    ... aka Gimme That Prime Time Religion

  8. Stick Around (1977) (TV) .... Andy, the Robot
  9. God Told Me To (1976) .... Police Officer
    ... aka Demon
Soundtrack:
  1. Man on the Moon (1999) (writer: "Oh, the Cow Goes Moo") (performer: "One More Song for You" (1979), "Rose Marie" (1924))
    ... aka Der Mondmann (Germany)

  2. "Late Night with David Letterman" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Episode dated 17 November 1983 (1983) TV episode (performer: "Rose Marie")
  3. The Andy Kaufman Show (1983) (TV) (performer: "One More Song for You", "Hi to You & Hi to Me", "Blue Moon of Kentucky")

  4. "Dinah!" (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 19 September 1979 (1979) TV episode (performer: "On the Street Where You Live", "Anything You Can Do")
  5. "Saturday Night Live" (5 episodes, 1975-1977)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus (1977) TV episode (performer: "Oklahoma!", "And That's the Way it Goes", "I Need Your Love Tonight")
        - Ralph Nader/George Benson (1977) TV episode (performer: "Love Me", "Blue Suede Shoes")
        - Jill Clayburgh/Leon Redbone/The Singing Idlers (1976) TV episode (performer: "Old MacDonald")
        - Rob Reiner (1975) TV episode (performer: "Pop Goes the Weasel" (uncredited))
        - George Carlin/Billy Preston, Janis Ian (1975) TV episode ("Mighty Mouse Theme" (1955))
Writer:
  1. I'm from Hollywood (1989) (uncredited)
    ... aka Andy Kaufman: I'm from Hollywood (Australia)
  2. The Andy Kaufman Show (1983) (TV) (uncredited)
  3. Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall (1980) (V) (writer)

  4. Andy's Funhouse (1979) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka The Andy Kaufman Special (USA: video title)
Producer:
  1. Andy's Funhouse (1979) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka The Andy Kaufman Special (USA: video title)
Composer:
  1. Andy's Funhouse (1979) (TV)
    ... aka The Andy Kaufman Special (USA: video title)
Self:
  1. I'm from Hollywood (1989) .... Himself
    ... aka Andy Kaufman: I'm from Hollywood (Australia)
  2. Elayne Boosler: Party of One (1985) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
  3. My Breakfast with Blassie (1983) .... Himself
  4. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (10 episodes, 1982-1983)
        - Episode dated 17 November 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 September 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 January 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 November 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
          (5 more)
  5. The Andy Kaufman Show (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Host/Various
  6. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 1975-1983)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Lily Tomlin (1983) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
        - Michael Keaton/Joe Jackson (1982) TV episode (credit only) .... Himself
        - Danny DeVito/Sparks (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Ted Knight/Desmond Child & Rouge (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Bea Arthur/The Roches (1979) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
          (6 more)
  7. "An Evening at the Improv" .... HImself / ... (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #1.3 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Comic
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode .... HImself
  8. Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary (1982) (TV) .... Himself/Comedian
  9. "Hour Magazine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode dated 7 May 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The John Davidson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode dated 15 April 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Good Morning America" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
    ... aka G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode dated 14 April 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1979-1981)
        - Episode dated 28 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Tony Clifton
        - Episode dated 2 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Tony Clifton
        - Episode dated 25 January 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 December 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Fridays" .... Himself - Guest Host / ... (3 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode #3.1 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode #2.21 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Recorded Apology
        - Episode #2.20 (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  14. "The Midnight Special" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1981)
        - Episode #9.23 (1981) TV episode .... Tony Clifton
        - Episode dated 23 January 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
        - Pilot (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  15. "The David Letterman Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode dated 23 June 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall (1980) (V) .... Himself / Tony Clifton

  17. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  18. "Dinah!" .... Foreign Man / ... (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 19 September 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Tony Clifton
        - Episode dated 17 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Foreign Man
  19. Andy's Funhouse (1979) (TV) (also as Tony Clifton) .... Himself / Latka Gravas / Tony Clifton
    ... aka The Andy Kaufman Special (USA: video title)
  20. "The Tomorrow Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (Australia)
    ... aka Tomorrow (USA: short title)
    ... aka Tomorrow Coast to Coast (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 20 August 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "Live Wednesday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Dick Clark's Live Wednesday (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 29 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "The Dating Game" .... Himself - Participant (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka The New Dating Game (USA: syndication title)
        - Episode dated 21 November 1978 (1978) TV episode (as Baji Kimran) .... Himself - Participant
  24. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode dated 11 April 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1976-1978)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 20 February 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 March 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 June 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  26. The Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  27. "Redd Foxx" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode dated 15 September 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 15 August 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  29. The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show (1977) (TV) .... Himself / Tony Clifton
  30. "Van Dyke and Company" .... Regular (1 episode, 1976)
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode .... Regular
  31. The Lisa Hartman Show (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  32. Monty Hall's Variety Hour (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  33. Van Dyke and Company (1975) (TV)
  34. "The Joe Franklin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode dated 20 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  35. "The Dean Martin Comedy World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Comedyworld
    ... aka Dean Martin's Comedyworld
        - Episode dated 6 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
        - Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time" (2004) .... Himself #33
  5. When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003) (V) .... Himself (segments "Man on the Moon" and "The Great Beyond")
  7. "Biography"
        - Andy Kaufman (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  9. SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  11. "E! True Hollywood Story"
        - Andy Kaufman (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  13. A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  14. R.E.M. Parallel (1995) (V) .... Himself (segment "Man on the Moon")
  15. The Best of Taxi (1994) (TV) .... Latka Gravas
  16. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents Lords of the Ring: Superstars & Superbouts (1985) (V) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Wrote several books, stories and poems that remained unpublished until 1999. Books include The Huey Williams Story and God. more
Publicity Listings:
4 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 7 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Talk-Show | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Non Fiction | Character Name In Title | Cult Favorite | Sketch Comedy more

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