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born: "17 January 1949"
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# Andy Kaufman

Actor. Born 17 January 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 16 May 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 January 1949, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 16 May 1984
- **Also known as:** Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman, Andrew Kaufman
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299983, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001412/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164653

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Taxi*](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md) (86)

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## Biography

Andy Kaufman (born Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman) was an American actor, entertainer and performance artist. He was born in New York City on 17 January 1949 and died in Los Angeles on 16 May 1984. He is best known for playing the character Latka Gravas in the television series *Taxi* (1978–1983).

Kaufman developed his Foreign Man character in the early 1970s and first gained wider attention with appearances on *Saturday Night Live* from 1975. He studied television at Grahm Junior College in Boston. His other credits include the films *In God We Trust* (1980) and *Heartbeeps* (1981), as well as stage performances and a period as a professional wrestler.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, biography.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Taxi* (1978), Fi1m 86, as Latka Gravas — [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)

## Also known for

- *Jerry Before Seinfeld* (2017), Self (archive footage)
- *God Told Me To* (1976), Police Assassin
- *O.J.: Made in America* (2016), Self (archive footage)

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