Andy Kaufman


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

02:26

Tabs

Who talks about this person

Anne Beatts

View Interview
Anne Beatts on her "combative" interview with producer Lorne Michaels, in which she resisted the idea of being hired for Saturday Night Live (and her first impressions of Andy Kaufman)

Allan Blye

View Interview
Allan Blye on Andy Kaufman appearing on Van Dyke and Company

James L. Brooks

View Interview
James L. Brooks on Taxi actor Andy Kaufman and the beginning of performance art
James L. Brooks on Taxi actor Andy Kaufman
James L. Brooks on Andy Kaufman anf Tony Clifton getting hired on Taxi

James Burrows

View Interview
James Burrows on "Latka" getting married on Taxi
James Burrows on Andy Kaufman's "Latka" and "Tony Clifton" on Taxi

Les Charles

View Interview
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman's peculiar deal (with Tony Clifton) on Taxi
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman's character "Latka Gravas" on Taxi

Glen Charles

View Interview
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman's peculiar deal (with Tony Clifton) on Taxi
Glen and Les Charles on Andy Kaufman's character "Latka Gravas" on Taxi

Budd Friedman with Emerson College

View Interview
Budd Friedman on giving Andy Kaufman his start
Budd Friedman on George Shapiro managing Andy Kauffman

Tony Danza

View Interview
Tony Danza on working with Andy Kaufman as "Latka Gravis" on Taxi

Danny DeVito

View Interview
Danny DeVito on working with his Taxi co-star Andy Kaufman
Danny DeVito on his Taxi co-star Andy Kaufman and the episode "Brother Rat," which featured Kaufman's alter ego, "Tony Clifton"

Dick Ebersol

View Interview
Dick Ebersol on Andy Kaufman joining Saturday Night Live

Marilu Henner

View Interview
Marilu Henner on working with Andy Kaufman as "Latka Gravas" and Tony Clifton on Taxi

Barry Kemp

View Interview
Barry Kemp on working with Andy Kaufman as "Latka" on Taxi and Kaufman's alter ego Tony Clifton

William Klages

View Interview
William Klages on working with Andy Kaufman

Will Mackenzie

View Interview
Will Mackenzie on directing Taxi and on working with Andy Kaufman on that show
Will Mackenzie on working with Carol Kane and Andy Kaufman on Taxi

Barry Manilow

View Interview
Barry Manilow on playing the Bijou Theater in Philadelphia with Andy Kaufman as his opening act

John Moffitt

View Interview
John Moffitt on directing Andy Kaufman weekly on the variety show Van Dyke and Company
John Moffitt on Andy Kaufman's notorious surprise fight sketch on Fridays
John Moffitt on Andy Kauffman wanting to fake his own death

George Shapiro

View Interview
George Shapiro on client Andy Kaufman
George Shapiro on "Man on the Moon" - the movie based of Andy Kaufman's life 
George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman and Robin Williams performing at Carnegie Hall
George Shapiro on people believing that Andy Kaufman is still alive
George Shapiro on Andy Kaufman

Sam Simon

View Interview
Sam Simon on working with Andy Kauffman as "Latka Gravis" on Taxi

Howard Storm

View Interview
Howard Storm on working with Andy Kauffman on Taxi

All People

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z