Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was a New York-born American entertainer. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman described himself as a "song and dance man", saying "I never told a joke in my life." He is one of the most famous practitioners of anti-humor. He was also a composer. He graduated in 1971 from a now-defunct Grahm Junior College where he studied television and completed projects that informed his later work. Andy Kaufman - Early work. Kaufman first caught peop ...

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• Andy Kaufman - Death
• Andy Kaufman - Rebirth
• Andy Kaufman - Steve Rocco
• Andy Kaufman - Jim Carrey
• Andy Kaufman - Legacy
• Andy Kaufman - Filmography

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Acting: The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) (TV) .... Tony Clifton Heartbeeps (1981) .... Val In God We Tru$t (1980) .... Armageddon T. Thunderbird Taxi (1978) TV Series .... Latka Gravas/Vic Ferrari Stick Around (1977) (TV) .... Andy, the Robot God Told Me To (1976) .... Police Officer Writing: I'm From Hollywood (1989) (uncredited) Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall (1980) (V) < ...

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Since the passing of this date, there have been unsubstantiated reports claiming that Kaufman is back from the dead and has a blog apparently chronicling his comeback. [1] However, these claims are highly questionable and are even self-contradictory in places (on the blog he contradicts the, now suspended, press release which he apparently wrote and paid for himself). Potentially dozens of fake Kaufmans were expected to appear around this time and this appears to be another example of urban legends inspiring real events. See also:

Andy Kaufman, Andy Kaufman - Early work, Andy Kaufman - Latka, Andy Kaufman - Tony Clifton, Andy Kaufman - Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion, Andy Kaufman - The Fridays Incident, Andy Kaufman - Trivia, Andy Kaufman - Death, Andy Kaufman - Rebirth, Andy Kaufman - Steve Rocco, Andy Kaufman - Jim Carrey, Andy Kaufman - Legacy, Andy Kaufman - Filmography

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There are numerous Elvis impersonators, some of the most notable are: Elvis impersonator - Andy Kaufman. Andy Kaufman was one of the first (if not the first) Elvis impersonator. In his act he would use his famous "Latka" voice while dressed in the 1970s Elvis style jumpsuits to discourage guests and attendants only to reveal that he has singing and guitar playing talents. As Kaufman gained fame, the act was used less and less. Elvis impersonator - Bruce Atkinson. Bruce "Elvis Senior" Atkinson is both a professional poker player ...

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There are many Elvis contests, festivals and other events held across the world celebrating Elvis and his many impersonators. Events tend to attract large numbers of Elvis Impersonators and fans. Elvis impersonator - North America. Collingwood, Ontario Canada holds an annual Elvis festival that features an Elvis impersonation contest. Florida also holds an annual competition called the Elvis Invasion of Florida. Elvis impersonator - Europe. In the UK, the seaside town of Blackpool in England is home to Europe's largest Elvis impersonator con ...

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Elvis impersonator, Elvis impersonator - Contests Festivals and Events, Elvis impersonator - North America, Elvis impersonator - Europe, Elvis impersonator - Australia, Elvis impersonator - Elvis Tribute Radio, Elvis impersonator - Notable impersonators, Elvis impersonator - Andy Kaufman, Elvis impersonator - Bruce Atkinson, Elvis impersonator - Deke Rivers, Elvis impersonator - Eilert Pilarm, Elvis impersonator - Elvis For Peace, Elvis impersonator - Elvis Phuong, Elvis impersonator - Extreme Elvis, Elvis impersonator - Francis Lane, Elvis impersonator - Kevin Doyle, Elvis impersonator - Marco Tulio Sánchez B., Elvis impersonator - Martin Fox, Elvis impersonator - Mike Albert, Elvis impersonator - Tagish Elvis, Elvis impersonator - Terry Buchwald, Elvis impersonator - Tortelvis

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Lawler is perhaps best known not for his considerable wrestling skills, but for a much-publicized feud with the late Andy Kaufman that was later revealed to be completely contrived (a total "work" in wrestling parlance). This feud included a widely-seen confrontation between the two on Late Night with David Letterman. The bad blood between the two men seemed so convincing that it came as a surprise when in 1999 (15 years after Kaufman's death) it was revealed it was all a work. Jerry Lawler has made history as being the wrestler with the most championship reigns of all time. He has ...

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Black comedy - Authors. Bret Easton Ellis Céline Charles Bukowski Franz Kafka George Orwell Hunter S. Thompson Jim Thompson Joe Orton Kathy Acker Kurt Vonnegut Paddy Cheyefsky Terry Southern Thomas Pynchon Black comedy - Comedians. Andy Kaufman Bill Hicks David Cross Dennis Miller George Carlin Jim NortonSee also:

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Black comedy - Authors. Bret Easton Ellis Céline Charles Bukowski James Gunn Franz Kafka George Orwell Hunter S. Thompson Jim Thompson Joe Orton Kathy Acker Kurt Vonnegut Paddy Cheyefsky Terry Southern Thomas Pynchon Black comedy - Comedians. Andy Kaufman Bill Hicks David Cross Dennis Miller George CarlinSee also:

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Black comedy - Authors. Kathy Acker Charles Bukowski Céline Paddy Cheyefsky Bret Easton Ellis James Gunn Franz Kafka Joe Orton George Orwell C.D. Payne Thomas Pynchon Terry Southern Hunter S. Thompson Jim Thompson Kurt Vonnegut Black comedy - Comedians. Andy Kaufman Bill Hicks David Cross Dennis Miller ...

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1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. 1949 - Events. January 2 - Luis Muñoz Marín became the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph - tens of thousands of cattle and sheep perish January 5 - ...

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The Transcendental Meditation technique, or TM, is a form of meditation that originates from the Vedic tradition of masters that includes Guru Dev and the venerated Shankara, a part of the long history of India. It was introduced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a disciple of Guru Dev, fifty years ago. It has become a worldwide movement, with more than five million people having learned the technique. The TM organization has founded an accredited university Maharishi International University, and at one point even had a political part ...

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• Transcendental meditation - Pure consciousness
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• Transcendental meditation - TM and religion
• Transcendental meditation - Criticisms and controversies
• Transcendental meditation - Possible negative side effects
• Transcendental meditation - TM-Sidhi Program and Maharishi Effect
• Transcendental meditation - Publications on Maharishi's technologies
• Transcendental meditation - Political activities of the TM organization
• Transcendental meditation - Sexism and the TM organization
• Transcendental meditation - Coercive methods
• Transcendental meditation - Notable practitioners
• Transcendental meditation - Reference

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A confidence trick, confidence game, also known as a con or scam, is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the "mark") usually with the goal of financial or other gain. The confidence trickster, con man, scam artist or con artist often works with one or more accomplices called shills, who try to encourage the mark by pretending to believe the trickster. In a traditional con, the mark is encouraged to believe that they will obtain money dishonestly by c ...

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• Confidence trick - Well-known confidence tricks
• Confidence trick - Extra finesse
• Confidence trick - Famous convicted and alleged con artists
• Confidence trick - Confidence tricks in the movies and television
• Confidence trick - Confidence tricks in literature
• Confidence trick - Quotations

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See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film 1949 in film - Events. 1949 in film - Top grossing films. North America Adam's Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc 1949 in film - Academy Awards. Including:

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Courtney Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964 in San Francisco, California) was the singer for the now-defunct band Hole. Love is now a solo artist, and is also an occasional model and actress. Love is the widow of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), lead singer of the band Nirvana. With him she has one daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, whose custody was denied to her in 2003 for drug consumption and other behavior. Courtney Love - Biography. Courtney Love - Early life. The ...

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• Courtney Love - Biography
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• Courtney Love - Musical career and marriage
• Courtney Love - Life after Cobain
• Courtney Love - Controversy
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Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a stand-up comedian, actress, and the former host of talk show "The Caroline Rhea Show." Her most recent work has been being the host of NBC's reality series, The Biggest Loser. Caroline Rhea - Profile. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by an American father and a Canadian mother, Caroline is fluent in French and English. She moved to New York in 1989 to study stand-up comedy at the New School for Social Research. She says her ...

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• Caroline Rhea - The Caroline Rhea Show
• Caroline Rhea - The Biggest Loser

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1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1984 - Events. 1984 - January. January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state. January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 24 independent units. January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). January 9 - Clara Peller is fea ...

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• 1984 - Nobel Prizes
• 1984 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• 1984 - Fictional references

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A conspiracy theory attempts to explain the cause of an event as a secret, and often deceptive, plot by a covert alliance rather than as an overt activity or natural occurrence. The term "conspiracy theory" is used by scholars and in popular culture to identify a type of folklore similar to an urban legend, having certain regular features, especially an explanatory narrative which is constructed with cert ...

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• Conspiracy theory - Origins of conspiracy theories
• Conspiracy theory - Psychological origins
• Conspiracy theory - Sociopolitical origins
• Conspiracy theory - Controversies
• Conspiracy theory - Usage
• Conspiracy theory - The truth of a conspiracy theory
• Conspiracy theory - Conspiracy theories in fiction
• Conspiracy theory - Notes
• Conspiracy theory - Regularly produce allegations of conspiracies
• Conspiracy theory - Conspiracy theories by topic or main figure
• Conspiracy theory - Assassination
• Conspiracy theory - Celebrity deaths
• Conspiracy theory - Politics-related deaths

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Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947) is an American actor, writer, producer, and film director. He is 5' 6". Crystal was born in Long Beach, New York to Jewish-American parents Jack and Helen Crystal. His father worked at, and later managed, the Commodore Music Shop. His uncle was record producer Milt Gabler. He went to Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. Crystal, however never played a game at Marshall because ...

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Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of All Time was a special television show aired on Comedy Central in April, 2004. It was hosted by Dom Irrera, Judy Gold, Greg Giraldo, and Mario Joyner. Individual segments featured the guests Phyllis Diller, Richard Jeni, Pat Cooper, David Brenner, and Richard Lewis. Only American comedians could be chosen for this list. This program ranked the following comedians in this order: Richard Pryor George Carlin Lenny Bruce Woody Allen Chris Rock< ...

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