Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (/ˈkaʊfmən/ KOWF-mən; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood, once saying in an interview, "I am not a comic, I have never told a joke. The comedian's promise is that he will go out there and make you laugh with him. My only promise is that I will try to entertain you as best I can." More about Andy Kaufman
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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. During this time, he continued to tour comedy clubs and theaters in a series of unique performance art/comedy shows, sometimes appearing as himself and sometimes as obnoxiously rude lounge singer Tony Clifton. He was also a frequent guest on sketch comedy and late-night talk shows, particularly Late Night with David Letterman. In 1982, Kaufman brought his professional wrestling villain act to Letterman's show by way of a staged encounter with Jerry "The King" Lawler of the Continental Wrestling Association. The fact that the altercation was planned was not publicly disclosed for over a decade.The most expensive item with a signature of Andy Kaufman (Andy Kaufman Thank you very much Signed 8x10 B&W Photo Auto Graded 10 BAS Slab) was sold in April 2022 for $1999.99 while the cheapest item (Elayne Boosler comedian signed 8x10 Andy Kaufman SNL) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2010. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2015 with an average selling price of $78.00 for an autographed item of Andy Kaufman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2021 with $550.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was October 2021. In average, an autographed item from Andy Kaufman is worth $99.25.
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1999 ANDY KAUFMAN REVEALED! Bob Zmuda First Edition SIGNED Tony Clifton | $20.00 | ||
1999 ANDY KAUFMAN REVEALED! FIRST EDITION/ PRINTING HC BOOK SIGNED BY BOB ZMUDA | $12.99 | ||
ANDRE THE GIANT & IS THIS GUY FOR REAL? Box Brown Signed Comics Andy Kaufman | $5.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman **Autograph Hand-signed**Â Original Concert Program and Ticket Stub | $107.50 | ||
ANDY KAUFMAN 8x10 signed photo.Impersonating Elvis Presley. Fine autograph. | $349.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman d1984 signed autograph 3x4 card Actor Latka on Taxi PSA Slabbed | $550.00 | ||
ANDY KAUFMAN signed index card ACTOR COMEDIAN | $177.50 | ||
Andy Kaufman Signed Index Card Taxi | $340.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman signed vintage card Comedic Actor Taxi | $50.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman Taxi Hand Signed, Non Inscribed Autographed Photo | $129.99 |