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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 5
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself to be one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, referring to himself instead as a "song-and-dance man." Elaborate hoaxes and pranks were major elements of…
Known for
- Thank You Very Much — Self (archive footage)2025
- Andy Kaufman Is Me — Self (archive footage)2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
- WWE Hall of Fame 2023 — Andy Kaufman (archive footage)2023
- Jerry Before Seinfeld — Self (archive footage)2017
- O.J.: Made in America — Self (archive footage)2016
- It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story — Himself2015
- The Demon: A Film About Andy Kaufman2013
- Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches — Self2010
- The Death Of Andy Kaufman — Self (archive footage)2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1949
- Active to
- 1984
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,742
- Total plays
- 40,123
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Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood; instead, he was a practitioner of anti-humor or dada absurdist performance art. Kaufman died in Los Angeles on May 16, 1984 of renal failure, caused by metastasized large cell carcinoma <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andy
Key facts
- Born
- Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman , ( 1949-01-17 ) January 17, 1949, New York City, US
- Died
- May 16, 1984 (1984-05-16) (aged 35), Los Angeles, California, US
- Resting place
- Beth David Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actor comedian singer dancer performance artist professional wrestler prankster
- Years active
- 1971–1984
- Style
- Alternative comedy Anti-humor cringe humor character comedy surreal comedy improvisational comedy
- Partner
- Lynne Margulies (1982–1984)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- West Hollywood
- Occupation
- dancer
- Image
- Andy Kaufman 1979.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 12 more facts
- date of birth
- 1949-01-17
- date of death
- 1984-05-16
- place of burial
- Beth David Cemetery
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- Commons category
- Andy Kaufman
- name in native language
- Andy Kaufman
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- birth name
- Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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