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- After working in small comedy clubs in the early 1970s, Kaufman came to the attention of a wider audience in 1975, when he was invited to perform portions of his act on the first season of Saturday Night Live. His Foreign Man character was the basis of his performance as Latka Gravas on the hit television show Taxi from 1978 until 1983. [ 5 ]
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Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 — May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer who made several appearances during the early years of Saturday Night Live. Kaufman was an eccentric entertainer. He referred to himself as a "song-and-dance man" rather than a comedian.
Kaufman is played by Nicholas Braun in the film Saturday Night, which chronicles the production of the first episode of Saturday Night Live. Filmography [ edit ]
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1975, the NBC executive Dick Ebersol saw Kaufman's stand-up routine and invited him to audition for a new comedy program called Saturday Night Live. Kaufman made his first of 14...
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