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Bob Zmuda

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob Zmuda (born December 12, 1949) is an American writer, comedian, producer and director best known as the sidekick, co-writer and friend of cult personality Andy Kaufman. Bob Zmuda occasionally portrayed Kaufman's Tony Clifton character on stage and for television appearances. In a 2006 interview, Zmuda told the Opie and Anthony Show that it was him as Tony Clifton with David Letterman, and that Letterman did not find out until years after. In 1986, Zmuda founded the American version of Comic Relief, an annual event that raises money to help the homeless in the United States. The event was televised on HBO, and was hosted by comedians Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg. In 1999, Zmuda wrote a book about Kaufman's life, entitled Andy Kaufman Revealed!, which purported to unveil many tricks and hoaxes that the two pulled off in front of audiences and television cameras in the 1980s. One critic praised the book as "the ultimate insider's look at Kaufman's life," while some of Kaufman's fans and members of Kaufman's family criticized it for inaccuracies about Kaufman. Later that year, Miloš Forman directed Man on the Moon, the story of Kaufman's life. Zmuda created the "Tony Clifton" makeup for the film, and made a brief appearance portraying comedian Jack Burns, one of the producers, who gets into a brawl on stage during one of Kaufman's appearances on the 1980-82 ABC Fridays. Zmuda was also Man on the Moon's co-executive producer. On camera, the character of Bob Zmuda was played by Paul Giamatti. Stanley Kaufman, Andy's father, criticized Zmuda's influence on the film shortly after its release, writing in the form of Andy speaking from beyond the grave. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Zmuda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Andy's Funhouse 1979-08-28
Latest Project:
Movie Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond 2017-09-05
Known For
Poster of Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches
Poster of Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage
Poster of Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
Poster of Andy's Funhouse
Filmography
Movie Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Self 2017-09-05
Movie Saint Bernard Father Steele 2013-10-26
Movie Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches Himself 2010-04-27
Movie The Number 23 Desk Clerk 2007-02-23
Movie Stormy Justice Judge Tony Clifton 2003-05-16
Movie Man on the Moon Jack Burns 1999-12-22
Movie Batman Forever Electronic Store Owner 1995-06-16
Movie I'm from Hollywood Himself 1989-06-15
Movie Punchline Audience Participants and Hecklers 1988-10-07
Series Airwolf Director 1984-01-22
Movie Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage 1983-07-15
Movie My Breakfast with Blassie Nosey Fan 1983-11-01
Movie D.C. Cab Cubby 1983-12-16
Movie Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall Himself 1980-06-12
Movie Andy's Funhouse Himself 1979-08-28