James L. Brooks Recalls Seeing Andy Kaufman Get Booed Off a Comedy Stage: 'I Wanted Him Immediately for “Taxi' ”(Exclusive)

James L. Brooks recounted the moment he knew Andy Kaufman would be a great fit for his sitcom Taxi. Brooks, 85, tells PEOPLE ...
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Andy Kaufman Made ‘Taxi’ Hire Tony Clifton Alter Ego, but They Fired Clifton

Taxi director James Burrows told the story on the July 18 episode of Smartless. Not only did Clifton get fired, but he almost started a fight with his costars. Kaufman wore facial prosthetics and loud ...
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“Taxi” Star Andy Kaufman's Best Friend Reveals the Childhood Trauma That Led the Late Comedian to the Spotlight

One moment in Andy Kaufman's life changed everything that came after it. Close friends and family appear in Thank You Very Much, the newly released documentary on the life of the late comedian and ...
Augusta Free Press

#1 on my list of pro wrestling’s best feuds: Andy Kaufman vs. Jerry Lawler

One of my favorite stories in pro wrestling is that of the Andy Kaufman-Jerry Lawler feud, which had Kaufman, playing the ...
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Did “Taxi” Star Andy Kaufman Fake His Death? His Best Friend Has Some Thoughts

Andy Kaufman in 1982 (left) and in 1976. Andy Kaufman's death garnered just as many varying opinions as his life did. "She went to the funeral. She said she went up to the casket and poked him because ...