Andy Kaufman: Wrestling with the American Dream

(Hardback)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

When Andy Kaufman succumbed suddenly to lung cancer in 1984, some of his fans believed that his death was yet another elaborate prank. Over the previous decade, Kaufman had achieved improbable fame for his bizarre antiperformanceslip-synching the Mighty Mouse theme song, reading The Great Gatsby aloud in its entirety when people expected comedy, asking audience members to touch a boil on his neckthat perplexed, annoyed, or offended his viewers.

Author Bio

Florian Keller is a fellow at the Institute of Cultural Studies, School of Art and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zurich.