Andy Kaufman Essay Example For Students

Andy Kaufman Essay My quote is, This man is outta his mind. Andy Kaufman was a little crazy Ihave to say. Andy did some drugs when he was young. At as park in Chicago he gotstoned at a big party in the park and the Chicago police said that the park wasclosing. The cops said get or get arrest. Andy said the park wouldnt close sono one moved. His girlfriend got hit by a nightstick in the head and Andy randown an ally. He wrestled 300 woman none of them won. He wrestled Jerry TheKing Lawler of Memphis. When he wrestled Jerry he broke his neck. (The peoplethought.) They really planned it to happen. Andy was two people, Andy Kaufmanand Tony Clifton, a Las Vegas singer. The mask that was made to be Tony was madefor Andy and his partner Bob Zmuda. When Andy got his contract for Taxi hewanted to be only one half the shows and Tony Clifton to be on four of them. Hewanted Tony to kicked off the set of Taxi so he asked two prostitutes if theywould help him if he paid them and they did and he got thrown off the Pa ramountlot. Andy was dying of some strange lung cancer. At first his manger, hispartner and his girlfriend thought he was joking. His family didnt reallybelieve him cause he faked breaking his neck and he was a real big faker. Sincehe was dying he wanted to do a big show. So he got Carnegie Hall. They got theRockettes for the show. He got Santa Claus in a sled to some down from theceiling and gives him a present. He wore a shirt that said I Love Grandma. Hetook all the 1,800 people at Carnegie Hall out for milk and cookies. Is this guyout of his mind or what? Andy is dead and Tony Clifton is still alive. Somepeople think Andy faked his death. He talked about it a few years before. Tonycould be Bob but who knows. Is he dead or alive?