Andy Kaufman

The name of comedian Andy Kaufman should ring a familiar bell to longtime professional wrestling fans.He was a close friend of WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler and grew up as a professional wrestling fan, admiring the theatrics of kayfabe used by the industry to make rivalries look legitimate.In a recent interview Lawler had with theScore, mentioned on WrestlingInc.com, he believed that Kaufman deserved a spot in the celebrity wing of...  

He has interviewed many stars of the business, including Cody Rhodes, Jeff Jarrett, Jesse Ventura, Tyler Black and Chris Hero, among others. He is also the marketing director for Southern Illinois-based All American Pro Wrestling. Outside of the ...  

One of the top news sources in America, CNN, published an article today celebrating the acclaimed pro wrestling angle between Jerry "The King" Lawler and comedian Andy Kaufman. In 1982, popular sitcom star Andy Kaufman started a classified storyline ...  

Lawler’s relationship with David Letterman today, memories of re-enacting the famous Andy Kaufman slap on the “Late Show” on the movie “Man on the Moon”, and Lawler hoping to be a guest on Letterman on the 30th anniversary of the slap.  

Before there was Borat, Andy Kaufman pushed the envelope of performance artCNNThe star of the hit TV show "Taxi" pointed to his head and mocked the Memphis crowd. "I'm from Hollywood. I have brains!" he declared. On this April night 30 years ago, the New York native worked fans inside the Mid-South Coliseum into a chaotic frenzy ...and more »  

I can't believe he actually has the guts to go onstage at the Improv on such a stellar night. David Brenner just slayed ‘em in the aisles. Richie Lewis is spewing a potently neurotic fifteen minute set. I'm hanging in the bullpen at the bar, withstanding ...  

Andy Kaufman: World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion - "Culled from the annals of Andy Kaufman -- who defeated a female wrestler on "Saturday Night Live" in 1979 -- this hilarious video chronicles his nationwide road trip taking on lady grapplers ...  

Andy Kaufman: World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion - "Culled from the annals of Andy Kaufman -- who defeated a female wrestler on "Saturday Night Live" in 1979 -- this hilarious video chronicles his nationwide road trip taking on lady grapplers, vowing to ...  

The front page of CNN.com has a retrospective article written by Wayne Drash profiling the famed Andy Kaufman vs Jerry The King Lawler ... Long before comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat hit the screen, there was Kaufman, the comedic genius with wiry ...