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 +'''Man on the Moon''' may refer to:
-'''''Man on the Moon''''' is a [[1999]] film based on the unusual life and career of [[Andy Kaufman]]. +*[[Man on the Moon (film)|''Man on the Moon'' (film)]], a 1999 film about the life of Andy Kaufman
 +**[[Man on the Moon (soundtrack)|''Man on the Moon'' (soundtrack)]], the soundtrack to the film
 +*[[Man on the Moon (song)|"Man on the Moon" (song)]], a 1992 song by the band R.E.M.
 +*[[Man on the Moon (book)|''Man on the Moon'' (book)]], a 2002 children's book by Simon Bartram
 +*''[[A Man on the Moon]]'', a 1994 non-fiction book about the Apollo program by Andrew Chaikin
 +*[[Man on the Moon (1953 book)|''Man on the Moon'' (1953 book)]], a 1953 book outlining a proposal for manned space flight by [[Willy Ley]], [[Fred Whipple]], and [[Werner Von Braun]]
 +*[[Man on the Moon (musical)|''Man on the Moon'' (musical)]], a 1975 Broadway musical
 +*[[Man on the Moon (TV opera)|''Man on the Moon'' (TV opera)]], a 2006 television opera about Buzz Aldrin by [[Jonathan Dove]]
-The movie, starring [[Jim Carrey]] and directed by [[Miloš Forman]], begins at Kaufman's childhood, where he is seen performing imaginary television programs for stuffed animals. The story traces Kaufman's steps through the numerous [[comedy club]]s, and television appearances that made him famous, including his memorable appearances on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', ''[[Fridays]]'', and his role as the lovable "[[Latka Gravas]]" on the television [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]''. The film pays particular attention to the various [[inside joke]]s, [[scam]]s, put-ons and [[happenings]] for which Kaufman was famous, most significantly his long-running "feud" with wrestler [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]] and his portrayal of the bawdy [[lounge singer]] [[Tony Clifton]].+== See also ==
 +* [[Man in the Moon (disambiguation)]]
 +* [[Moon landing]]
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