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 u
Kaufman in 1979, playing his "Foreign Man" character
Kaufman with Carol Kane in a promotional picture of Taxi, 1982
Kaufman wrestling with Debbie Harry and Caitlin Clarke in 1983
Carol Kane is an American actress and comedian. She gained recognition for her role in Hester Street, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She became known in the 1970s
Andy Kaufman
…Foreign Man character to a character named "Andy" who kept interrupting Dick Van Dyke's sketches to do his impressions and songs. Latka Kaufman with Carol Kane in a promotional picture of Taxi, 1982 The Foreign Man character was changed into Latka Gravas for ABC's sitcom Taxi, appearing in 79 of 114 episodes…
Theatrical release poster for Hester Street (1975)
Kane and Gene Wilder in a publicity photo for The World's Greatest Lover, 1977