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Andy Kaufman: New York
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Although Andy Kaufman's childhood was dominated by television shows (like Andy Warhol, he worshipped "Howdy Doody"), as an adult, he had only contempt for the genre. He was the only sitcom star known to actually negotiate the fewest possible appearances in his contract. He perceived of "Taxi"as a way to gain exposure so that he could fund himself to do what he really wanted in concerts, in comedy venues: to tweak perceptions, and then re-tweak them, and then, just when you thought you had him figured out,to tweak them again. And yet, he couldn't help but to be brilliant on "Taxi"--especially when "Latka" developed multiple personalities, allowing Andy to develop and perfect an entirely new role--the macho, egotistical playboy, Vic Ferrari.
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Discussions about Andy appear in Internet newsgroups quite frequently. His infamous brawl with wrestler Jerry Lawler continues to generate talk among members of many USENET newsgroups. The bizarre speculation that Andy faked his death and will someday reappear still remains. Some even thought he would make a surprise visit to Letterman's "Late Show" when Dave moved to CBS.
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Where did Kaufman get his drive to keep probing for new depths in comedy? In 1982-1983, he was kicked off of Saturday Night Live and Taxi, and exiled from the Transcendental Meditation movement that was so dear to him. It would take more than a single transit to take one down so fast. What were the astrological factors and how could he have used them more wisely?
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