Interview, December 1st, 1999
Fifteen years after Andy Kaufman's death, a lot of people are asking the same question. Was he an innocent, wide-eyed man-child who never outgrew his love for Mighty Mouse, Howdy Doody, and late, career Elvis? Or was he a fearless and subversive comedian, lampooning the mediocrity of the entertainment industry? Probably both, though no one seems to know for sure.
Andy Kaufman rose to fame in the late '70s, when he landed the part of the adorably bumbling mechanic, Latka, in the hit television series Taxi. But he soon chafed against the predictability of his character and the sitcom format i...
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