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 (2) was December 2020 with an average selling price of $101.74 for an autographed item of Andy Kaufman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with $1195.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.00 was April 2024. In average, an autographed item from Andy Kaufman is worth $94.00.
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1970s HAPPY DAYS-Fonzi & TAXI-Andy Kaufman Cast TV Show FAN CLUB CARDS-Signed | $7.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman Hand Signed Autographed Paper - TV Actor Taxi | $29.88 | ||
Andy Kaufman Signed Autograph JSA Authenticated | $370.00 | ||
Andy Kaufman Signed Cut Framed | $99.00 | ||
ANDY KAUFMAN Signed Publicity Still from Taxi - JSA Authenticated - RARE!! | $1195.00 | ||
Jerry The King Lawler Hand Signed 11x14 Photo Piledriver on Andy Kaufman | $62.85 | ||
Jerry The King Lawler Hand Signed 11x14 Photo Piledriver on Andy Kaufman | $62.85 | ||
Jerry The King Lawler Hand Signed 11x14 Photo Piledriver on Andy Kaufman | $62.85 | ||
Jerry The King Lawler Hand Signed 11x14 Photo Piledriver on Andy Kaufman | $62.85 | ||
Rare Andy Kaufman Autograph - Taxi | $225.00 |