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Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( / ˈkaʊfmən / KOWF-mən; [ 1] January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984 [ 2]) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". [ 3] He disdained telling jokes and ...
I'm from Hollywood is a 1989 comedy documentary film about the adventures of late performance artist Andy Kaufman in the world of professional wrestling. [1] The film includes interviews with Taxi co-stars Marilu Henner and Tony Danza and interviews with comedian Robin Williams, wrestler Jerry Lawler, wrestling commentator Lance Russell, and ...
243 lb (110 kg) [ 2] Billed from. Memphis, Tennessee [ 3] Trained by. Jackie Fargo [ 4] Debut. 1970 [ 5] Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), [ 6] better known as Jerry " the King " Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract.
Even his friends and supporters, like Marilu Henner from “Taxi,” talk about how much they disliked the wrestling, though by the time Kaufman arrived at his feud with Jerry Lawler, he was using ...
Kaufman feuds publicly with Jerry Lawler, a professional wrestler who challenges him to a "real wrestling match", which Kaufman accepts. Lawler overpowers and appears to seriously injure Kaufman. Lawler and an injured Kaufman (wearing a neck brace) appear on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman, ostensibly to call a truce, but instead, the ...
Andy Kaufman Kaufman got his wrestling start as the self-proclaimed “Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World” who paid women $1,000 to go one-on-one with him.
See Rey Mysterio, The Great Muta Andy Kaufman and Stacy Keibler's inductions into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
"Man on the Moon" is a tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman, with numerous references to his career including his Elvis impersonation, wrestling, and the film My Breakfast with Blassie. The song's title and chorus refer to Moon landing conspiracy theories, as an oblique allusion to rumors that the moon landing was faked.