"Sometimes, when you look Andy in the eyes, you
get a feeling somebody else is driving."
"I am not a comic, I have
never told a joke. I don't even watch comedians. The comedian's
promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him.
I've never done that in my life. My only promise is that I will
try to entertain you as best I can. I can manipulate people's
reactions. There are different kinds of laughter. Gut laughter
is where you don't have a choice, you've got to laugh. Gut laughter
doesn't come from the intellect. And it's much harder for me to
evoke now, because I'm known. They say, 'Oh wow, Andy Kaufman,
he's a really funny guy.' But I'm not trying to be funny. I just
want to play with their heads."-Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman. Performer, wrestler,
singer, dancer, and entertainer. Perhaps you've heard of him,
with the recent release of Man on the Moon starring Jim
Carrey as Andy. Maybe you remember him from Taxi, as he played
Latka Gravas, the foreign mechanic. Perhaps you haven't heard
of him at all. If you haven't, why are you here? GO AWAY! No,
no, I am only fooling.
This website is meant as a tribute
to Andy, not to try and make sense out of him. But to remember
him for the great genius of a man he was. Kaufman was a "song
and dance man" as he referred to himself. He didn't go out
and tell jokes, but instead performed. He sang songs, played records,
and did his "Foreign Man" routine. Some laughed, some
hated him. But Andy loved both. His goal was not to make the audience
laugh, but to simple get any reaction, of any sort. Love
him, hate him, he was happy either way.
I am only 15 years old. But I
am a huge fan of Andy's, and I remember seeing him on Comedy Central
for the first time, doing his "Mighty Mouse Theme" routine
on Saturday Night Live. I was very small at the time, but I loved
it, it was hilarious. Why? I don't know, he was just lip-synching
"Here I come to save the day!". Maybe because he was
a unique person, and the way he did it is what was funny. His
silent gestures, and his exuberance when he flung his arm in the
air and sang. I had never seen anything like it, and I still haven't
seen anyone like him. And I think no one ever will.
-Victor Malagon, Webmaster and
Kaufman fan
ANDY'S STORY: Andy's history,
from birth to death, filled with pictures.
THE MANY FACES OF ANDY: Descriptions
and explanations of Andy's many characters.
MAN ON THE MOON: Information
on the new movie. Pictures, soundtrack, behind-the-scenes, and
a review.
TONY CLIFTON: A TRIBUTE: Tony
forced me to make it.
IMAGES: Many images from Andy's
life and Man on the Moon.
