Andy Kaufman

For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmaticartist of our generation.Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster,delighting audiences with his Elvis and Mighty Mouse impressions while also antagonizing them with hiswrestling and lounge lizardalter ego, Tony Clifton. Some say he died in 1984, while others believe he performedthe ultimate vanishing act.In...
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For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmaticartist of our generation.Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster,delighting audiences with his Elvis and Mighty Mouse impressions while also antagonizing them with hiswrestling and lounge lizardalter ego, Tony Clifton. Some say he died in 1984, while others believe he performedthe ultimate vanishing act.In Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, Bob Zmuda, Andy's writer and best friend, and Lynn Margulies, the love ofAndy's life, reveal all--including surprising secrets that Andy made Lynne and Bob promise never to tell untilboth of his parents had died.Hilarious and poignant, this book separates fact from fiction, and includes a candid inside look at the MilosForman film Man on the Moon, which Zmuda co-executive produced and featured Jim Carrey as Andy, PaulGiamatti as Zmuda, Courtney Love as Margulies, and Danny DeVito as Andy's manager, George Shapiro.Finally, Bob Zmuda shares in detail the reasons he believes Andy Kaufman did, in fact, fake his own death,including exactly how he did it and why he will return.