Reply With Quotegotta agree with you- he really was a great guy. i've watched that movie (man on the moon) over 10 000 times lol (nearly) and i must say jim carey does a good job in his role as being mr.Kaufman - nice thread btwOriginally Posted by jatta-tcb
I saw "Man on the moon" (by Jim Carrey..which is about the man called Andy Kaufman...worth to watch!!) movie some days ago..and since then I spent a lot of time on youtube.
He impersonated Elvis in the 70s and the early 80s..He was a really big Elvis fan. It was written that even Elvis liked him.
I just read on Wikipedia "When Kaufman visited Graceland after Presley's death, it was discovered that in the singer's home were several VHS tapes of Kaufman."
here are some great videos I found about his impersonation:
His first TV appearance in 1972
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdmiJ2fHxkQ"]YouTube - Andy Kaufman First Television Appearance[/ame]
At the Johnny Cash Show in 1979
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPqF2TS7BR0"]YouTube - andy kaufman does elvis (the johnny cash show 1979)[/ame]
in 1979
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMZOUCuVB8"]YouTube - the real andy kaufman - part 7[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esm4hyCzyjg"]YouTube - [ARCHIVES] ANDY KAUFMAN PART ONE[/ame]
in 1981
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lMdPe4ty3E"]YouTube - Andy Kaufman on Midnight Special pt10[/ame]
in 1983
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQ-8-2prD8"]YouTube - The Andy Kaufman Show - Kaufman, why won't you do something?[/ame]
He was very funny guy too..often very misunderstood.
Unfortunately he was gone too soon. He died in 1984 (aged 35).
Last edited by jatta-tcb; 05-15-2009 at 01:39 AM.
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gotta agree with you- he really was a great guy. i've watched that movie (man on the moon) over 10 000 times lol (nearly) and i must say jim carey does a good job in his role as being mr.Kaufman - nice thread btw
"you don't know it until it hits you"
you're the tea in my coffee - i'm the coke in yer choc
Kaufman was great
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I liked Andy-but have to say I never thought his Elvis impersonation was that good-but it was surprising in the context he did it and that made it good for another reason.
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Funny bizzare man. Great loss.
If your an Elvis fan, no explanation is necessary....
If your not, no explanation is possible!
I am happy to see other people here too who likes him
It is the 25th anniversary of his death today on May 16, 2009
and I wanted to do a tribute video.
Take a look:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1E8EVWpiqE"]YouTube - Andy Kaufman Tribute (05/16/09)[/ame]
There is an Elvis song in the end because Andy was a huge fan and that was one of his fave gospel songs.
I started to read a book about Andy and got more interested in about the book because there are lots of mentions about Elvis too. He was very big part of Andy's life.
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