Andy Kaufman
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| - | '''Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman''' ([[January 17]], [[1949]] – [[May 16]], [[1984]]) was an [[American entertainer]] and [[performance art]]ist. Though many refer to him as a [[comedian]], Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in [[comedy]] as it was traditionally understood; instead, he was a practitioner of [[anti-humor]] or [[dada]] [[absurdism|absurdist]] performance art, referring to himself instead as a "[[song and dance|song and dance man]]." | + | '''Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman''' ([[January 17]], [[1949]] – [[May 16]], [[1984]]) was an [[American entertainer]] and [[performance art]]ist. Though many refer to him as a [[comedian]], Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in [[comedy]] as it was traditionally understood; instead, he was a practitioner of [[anti-humor]] or [[dada]] [[absurdism|absurdist]] performance art, referring to himself instead as a "[[song and dance|song and dance man]]." [[Jim Carrey]] played Kaufman in the [[1999 in film|1999]] film, ''[[Man on the Moon]]''. |
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Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. Though many refer to him as a comedian, Kaufman did not self-identify as one. He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally understood; instead, he was a practitioner of anti-humor or dada absurdist performance art, referring to himself instead as a "song and dance man." Jim Carrey played Kaufman in the 1999 film, Man on the Moon.
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