FREE ANDY KAUFMAN: THE TRUTH, FINALLY PDF Bob Zmuda,Lynne Margulies | 256 pages | 07 Oct 2014 | BENBELLA BOOKS | 9781940363059 | English | Dallas, United States Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally - Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies - Google книги The book made headlines with its assertion that Kaufman faked his death as his greatest and most insane prank ever, and also Finally Kaufman enjoyed having sex with men and may have died of AIDS. Or did he? Yes, he did. Is it a coincidence that Kaufman and Clifton died similar deaths? Is it an unbelievably uncanny coincidence that all but proves that Kaufman must have faked his Andy Kaufman: The Truth as Andy Kaufman: The Truth greatest prank Andy Kaufman: The Truth all time? Andy Kaufman: The Truth course not. I know for a fact that he faked his death and will be returning. Either of those opinions is Andy Kaufman: The Truth shocking and explosive. The paragraph above is fascinating to me in its ugliness. Where do you begin unpacking a paragraph like that? Zmuda makes his living as a writer. With exquisite disregard for succinctness and clarity, Zmuda writes that he knows for a fact that Kaufman faked his own death and will be returning imminently. The Truth, Finally just plain feels icky. Zmuda might cynically be presenting it as yet another loving tribute to his creative soulmate Andy Kaufman, but it reeks of exploitation. Finally is nowhere near as terrible a writer as that passage would suggest, but later he tops it with this gem about his experiences helping find someone to play him in Man On The Moon— the biopic about Kaufman—the making of which takes up an awful lot of space here. For a while, I considered Philip Seymour Hoffman. I went to the video store and rented Boogie Nights. They were really going at it, and I thought to myself what a dummy I was. He was just one hell of an actor. I was quite saddened years later when I heard that Philip had died of an overdose. Zmuda is a good storyteller with some great stories. The story goes that the perpetually star-obsessed Hefner was excited about the prospect of Carrey showing up for a party at the Playboy mansion, so Hefner was told that a wholly unrecognizable Carrey would be attending the party incognito, under layers Andy Kaufman: The Truth padding and prosthetics, as Tony Clifton. It was imperative Andy Kaufman: The Truth keep Hefner Andy Kaufman: The Truth knowing that under all that prosthetics was not Carrey but repellent comedy parasite Bob Zmuda. The ruse went so swimmingly that, as Zmuda relates, while he was Andy Kaufman: The Truth costume as Clifton he had a sordid sexual fling with a sexy young woman who thought she was participating in sexual acts with Carrey, not Zmuda. Zmuda seems tickled pink by this story, but it feels like what Zmuda did was less a sassy prank than a Finally crime of some sort. Sure enough, he got half of a book out of hanging out with Carrey. Surely it was a backhanded compliment. Andy was a lovely guy. I liked him. We often talked. It contains passages like the following:. So why did [Andy] get so aroused when he wrestled men? In Andy Kaufman: The Truth capacity, they decided that this particular boner supports their assertion that Kaufman was a closeted Finally who, for good measure, might very well have died from AIDS. Assume, as a thought exercise more than anything else, Andy Kaufman: The Truth Zmuda is being honest and sincere about his motivations for writing the book. Everything you need to know about and expect during. The A. Nathan Rabin. Filed to: Books. Share Finally Story. Get our newsletter Subscribe. Horror comedy Bad Hair suffers from tousled commentary but is good for a few laughs. Avengers assemble to sweatily defend Chris Pratt after Twitter deems him the worst Chris. Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Finally rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Andy Kaufman by Bob Zmuda. Lynne Margulies. For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmatic artist of our generation. Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster, delighting audiences with his Elvis Finally Mighty Mouse impressions while also antagonizing them with his wrestling and lounge-lizard Andy Kaufman: The Truth eg For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmatic artist of our generation. Comedian and Taxi Andy Kaufman: The Truth Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster, Andy Kaufman: The Truth audiences with his Elvis and Mighty Mouse Andy Kaufman: The Truth while also antagonizing them with his wrestling and lounge-lizard alter ego, Tony Clifton. Some say he died inwhile others believe he performed the ultimate vanishing act. Finally, Bob Zmuda shares in Finally the reasons he believes Andy Kaufman did, in fact, fake Finally own death, including exactly how he did it and why he will return. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Andy Kaufmanplease Finally up. Trump for President"? See 1 question about Andy Kaufman…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Oct 12, John Kussner rated it liked it. Oct 30, Andy rated it did not like it. What a terrible book. I wanted to learn about Andy Kaufman, but Zmuda is primarily talking about himself instead. He also reveals some odd details about his personality. Like when Jim Carrey invited him to his private cinema, Zmuda stuffed his pockets with as much candy as he could, and overfilled his drink and popcorn so that it spilled all over the carpet. What a jerk. He also Finally advantage of two Finally who thought he was Jim Carrey in costume. I'm really not sure why, but he seems very proud What a terrible Andy Kaufman: The Truth. I'm really Andy Kaufman: The Truth sure why, but he seems very proud that. I really wanted to finish this, Finally I could only Finally it a bit over halfway through before I had to stop. It's just too painful. Oct 01, Jim Zubricky rated it really liked Andy Kaufman: The Truth. I found this book through an article on Slate. I believe the authors make a good case, but there were parts of the book near the beginning that were slow and I was not as entertained and laughing out loud as I was during their stories of filming "Man on the Moon" and after. Once you get to those chapters, the book does move very nicel I found this book through an article on Slate. Once you get to those chapters, the book does move very nicely, and once you're done, you kinda do hope he's coming back soon. Jan 02, Mediaman rated it it was ok. This is one strange book--it's supposedly about Andy Kaufman Andy Kaufman: The Truth it's really a bunch of one-sided opinions spewed by his self- centered writer Bob Zmuda. And a few comments from Kaufman's girlfriend why she gets a co-writer credit is unknown because she contributes very little to the book other than a few Finally here and there. The book gives some insight into why Kaufman was so crazy, but it's mostly Zmuda telling us how great he and Kaufman were--something that most of America would proba This is one strange book--it's supposedly about Andy Kaufman but it's really a bunch of one-sided opinions spewed by his self-centered writer Bob Zmuda. The book gives some insight into why Kaufman was so crazy, but it's mostly Zmuda telling us how great he and Kaufman were--something that most of America would probably disagree with. The big problem here is that there is no real perspective on Kaufman--we get a hyped, over- praised version that claims he was a genius ahead of his time. No, he wasn't. He was a lousy comic with terrible timing who Andy Kaufman: The Truth infuriated everyone he worked with and challenged them to fire him almost all of whom did. Zmuda sounds like a guy just trying to make money off Kaufman's death by writing this book that is mostly supposed to convince us that Kaufman isn't really dead. It's a stupid premise that is repeated "to death" in the book, to the point that you just want Zmuda to shut up and tell Kaufman stories! Oh, there are some good ones here. Kaufman's bisexuality. Kaufman's banging every prostitute at the Bunny Ranch. Kaufman plotting his fake death. Jim Carrey being almost as crazy as Kaufman. And Zmuda doesn't hold back Andy Kaufman: The Truth hatred for certain Hollywood types Danny DeVito really gets it but there is way, way too much about the DeVito-produced Man in the Moon movie here and Finally disdain for Kaufman's family members. But that doesn't make for a Finally entertaining book.