CELEBRITY PROFILES

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Wrestler: Andy Kaufman (01/17/49 - 05/16/84) Real Name: Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman Birthday: January 17, 1949 Hometown: New York City, New York Billed from Hollywood, CA Marital Status: Married Height & Weight: 5' 10" - 175lbs Trained by: Jerry Lawler Debut: 1978 Titles: Intergender Championship Previous Names: Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Jerry Lawler

Andy Kaufman was a popular entertainer and comedian in 70s & 80s who was known for his unorthadox methods.. Andy Kaufman is most often associated with Latka Gravas, a character he played on the sitcom "Taxi".. 1978: Andy Kaufman began wrestling women on talk shows, calling himself the Inter-gender Wrestling Champion.. ~~~Andy would offer prizes ($1000 for example) to any woman who could beat him in the ring, but none could pin his shoulders.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~One time he even offered that if any woman beat him that he would marry her and shave his head completely bald.. During one of Andy's inter-gender matches, Kaufman was confronted by Memphis hero, Jerry "The King" Lawler.. Jerry "The King" Lawler challenged Andy Kaufman to a wrestling match, an offer Kaufman initially declined.. Andy Kaufman was billed from Hollywood, California and became the most hated man on the Memphis circuit.. April 5, 1982 - Memphis: Andy Kaufman defeated Jerry Lawler by DQ when Lawler used the outlawed Piledriver! ~~~Jerry Lawler delivered two stiff pile-drivers, putting Andy Kauffman in the hospital with a "broken neck".. ~~~Kaufman said he suffered an injury, a claim that is widely suspected to be a hoax perpetrated by Kaufman.. July 29, 1982: Andy Kaufman tried to apologize to Jerry "The King" Lawler on The Late Show with David Letterman.. ~~~Jerry "The King" Lawler refused to accept the apology and stood up and slapped Andy Kaufman across the face! ~~~~~~Andy Kaufman retaliated by throwing a cup of hot coffee at Jerry Lawler and shouting obscenities at him! May 16, 1984: Andy Kaufman died at age 35 of a rare form of lung cancer.. ~~~Andy Kauffman often said he wanted to fake his own death which led people to believe this was a hoax... 1999: Man on the Moon, a Hollywood movie starring Jim Carrey about the life of Andy Kaufman is released.. ~~~Part of the movie covered Andy's time in wrestling and revealed that his feud with The King was a work..