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Andy Kaufman
Deceased

How Did Andy Kaufman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 35
Also known asAndrew Geoffrey Kaufman, Andrew KaufmanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/01/1949Born inNew York City, New York, USADied16/05/1984 (aged 35)Died inWest HollywoodCauselung cancerWikidataQ299983 ↗Buried atBeth David CemeteryTMDb#164653 ↗

Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman was an American entertainer and performance artist. He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, once saying in an interview, "I am not a comic, I have never told a joke. The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him. My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can."

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Filmography35 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2025Thank You Very MuchMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2023WWE Hall of Fame 2023MovieAndy Kaufman (archive footage)74
2017Jerry Before SeinfeldMovieSelf (archive footage)68
2016O.J.: Made in AmericaSeriesSelf (archive footage)67
2015It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler StoryMovieHimself66
2010Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest MatchesMovieSelf61
2008The Death Of Andy KaufmanMovieSelf (archive footage)59
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70sMovieSelf (archive footage)58
2006LegendsSeriesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)57
2003R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)MovieSelf (segments "Man on the Moon" and "The Great Beyond")54
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie(archive footage)50
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryMovie(archive footage)40
1989I'm from HollywoodMovieSelf (archive footage)40
1983My Breakfast with BlassieMovieSelf34
1983The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No MoreMovieSelf / Various / Dr. Vinnie Boombatz34
1983Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: SoundstageMovieSelf34
1982Late Night with David LettermanSeriesSelf - Guest33
1982Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary SpecialMovieSelf33
1981Andy Kaufman: The Midnight SpecialMovieSelf32
1981HeartbeepsMovieVal32
1980In God We Tru$tMovieArmageddon T. Thunderbird31
1980FridaysSeriesSelf - Guest Host31
1980Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie HallMovieSelf31
1979Andy's FunhouseMovieSelf - Latka Gravas / Tony Clifton30
1979The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979MovieSelf30
1978TaxiSeriesLatka Gravas29
1977Stick AroundSeriesAndy, The Robot28
1977Stick AroundMovieAndy, the Robot28
1977The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians ShowMovieSelf28
1976God Told Me ToMoviePolice Assassin27
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf26
1975Van Dyke and CompanySeriesSelf26
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf25
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf13