Taxi
1978
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Sep 17, 2021 · Kaufman died of lung cancer on May 16, 1984, at the age of 35. Although he had large-cell carcinoma of the lung — a disease typically attributed to years of smoking cigarettes — Kaufman was a non-smoker. "In fact, he was a health-food fanatic," Estelle Endler, his publicist, said (via The New York Times ).
In 2013, responding to rumors that Kaufman was still alive and following the appearance of an actress who claimed to be Kaufman's daughter, the Los Angeles County coroner's office rereleased Kaufman's death certificate to confirm that he was indeed dead and had been interred at Beth David Cemetery.
Nov 14, 2013 · Cult comedy star Andy Kaufman faked his own death in 1984 and is still alive, his brother has claimed. Kaufman, best known for playing the incompetent Latka Gravas on the 1970s sitcom Taxi ...
May 18, 1984 · Andy Kaufman, the unorthodox young comedian who starred in ''Taxi'' and on ''Saturday Night Live,'' died of lung cancer Wednesday at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 35...
May 16, 2024 · After a battle with lung cancer, Kaufman died in 1984 at the age of 35. His friends and collaborators would go on to note that, toward the end of his life, Kaufman had been discussing plans to fake his own death.
May 20, 2004 · But the end did come — on 16 May 1984, a 35-year-old Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His remains were returned to New York for interment at...
Andy Kaufman (born January 17, 1949, Queens, New York, U.S.—died May 16, 1984, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian, actor, and performance artist. His groundbreaking and experimental comedic acts made him one of the most influential comics of all time.
