"Who was Andy Kaufman? Referred to by many as a dadaistic comedian, Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman took comedy and performance art to the edges of irrationality and blurred the dividing line between reality and imagination. Born in New York City on January 17, 1949, the first son of Stanley and Janice Kaufman, Andy grew up on Long Island, New York, in the town of Great Neck. He began performing for family and friends at the age of 7, and by the time he was 8, was being hired to entertain at children's parties.

While attending a Boston-area junior college, Andy began performing his unique brand of stand-up comedy at coffee shops and nightclubs on the east coast. Andy quickly earned a reputation as a talented, yet eccentric performer. Impressed by his abilities, Lorne Michaels asked Kaufman to appear on the inaugural broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" (October 11, 1975). Best known for his work as Latka Gravas on the TV sitcom "Taxi" Andy appeared in several TV shows (see The Andy Kaufman Timeline) and movies, performed on Broadway, did a one-man show at Carnegie Hall, enjoyed a brief professional wrestling career and also performed in concerts nation-wide.

A recent motion picture from Universal, "Man on the Moon" (Universal/Jersey Films) gave us Hollywood's version of the life of Andy Kaufman. Directed by Academy Award winner, Milos Forman and starring no less than, Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito and Courtney Love, the movie failed to live up to early media buzz and was not embraced by the public at large. It opened in theater's across the nation on December 22, 1999 and meekly closed several weeks later.

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The Andy Collection (Torrent)

-I’m From Hollywood
This bizarre video features late comedian Andy Kaufman in his heyday as a performer in big-time wrestling matches. Initially wrestling only women, Kaufman's behavior angers Southern Champion Jerry Lawler, who launches a feud with the overmatched comic. Includes comments from Andy's friends such as Tony Danza, Marilu Henner, and Robin Williams.

-My Breakfast With Blassie
-ANDY KAUFMAN - THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Andy Kaufman's appearance on Burt Sugarman's THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL gave the comedian a chance to showcase his incredible array of personalities and talents. Some of the better bits here include Andy explaining why he decided to start wrestling women, and why he calls himself the Intergender Wrestling Champion of the World, his version of "It's a Small World" with African percussion, and, of course, his Elvis impersonation.

-The Real Andy Kaufman

Torrent (4 videos, 1.6 GB)

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-The Andy Kaufman Show (1983) In this video release of a 1983 episode from the critically acclaimed PBS series Soundstage, oddball comedian and satirist Andy Kaufman is featured in one of the last performances before his untimely death in 1984…Here his format is the late-night talk show, and his sidekick is a marionette of his alter ego, obnoxious dive-lounge comedian Tony Clifton. Also included in the show: Kaufman reprises his Foreign Man character, impersonates Elvis Presley, seems to expose guest Dr. Alex Schorr as a fraud, and apparently has a genuine argument with his former girlfriend Elayne Boosler. —Steve Blackburn, All Movie Guide

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