Andy Kaufman Net Worth
Andy Kaufman was an eccentric TV comic and performance artist born in New York City on January 17, 1949. He developed a cult following from his pranks and his Saturday Night Live routine, and was best known for his role as Latka Gravas on the sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.Andy Kaufman is a member of Comedian
Age, Biography and Wiki
Net worth: $3 million
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About
Eccentric TV comic and performance Artist who developed a cult following from his pranks and his Saturday Night Live routine. He appeared as the foreigner Latka Gravas on the popular sitcom Taxi from 1978 to 1983.
Before Fame
As a child, he would lock himself in his room alone and put on comedy shows for hours at a time. When he started performing professionally he would often play a recording of the theme from the Mighty Mouse cartoon show and lip-sync only the chorus. He performed this routine during the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975.
Trivia
For much of his later career he and friend, Bob Zmuda would take turns dressing up as sleazy lounge singer, Tony Clifton, to offend and fool strangers.
Family Life
His daughter, Maria Bellu-Colonna, was born out of wedlock and put up for adoption by her 17-year-old mother in 1969. He never married and died of a rare type of lung cancer.
Associated With
In the 1970s, he would warm up for his impressive Elvis Presley impersonation by posing as a foreign and bumbling comic.
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