
Bob Zmuda
Born: December 12, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Zmuda was born in Chicago. Biography: Bob Zmuda is a writer, comedian, producer and director best known as the sidekick, co-writer and friend of cult personality Andy Kaufman. In 1986, Zmuda founded the American version of the Emmy and ACE award-winning - Comic Relief, an annual event that raises money to help the homeless in the United States.
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Zmuda
Selected Titles
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Andy Kaufman Revealed!: Best Friend Tells All ISBN: 0316610984 OCLC: 47750307 Back Bay Books, Boston : 2001, ©1999. Kaufman's closest friend, producer, and writer presents an intimate portrait of the late comedian who was best known for his role as Latka on Taxi, from his rise to the pinnacle of success and the development of his extraordinary personas to the private man behind the actor and comedian. |
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Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally ISBN: 1940363055 OCLC: BenBella Books 2014 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 and Mighty Mouse impressions while also antagonizing them with his wrestling and lounge-lizard alter ego, Tony Clifton. Some say he died in 1984, while others believe he performed the ultimate vanishing act. In Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally, Bob Zmuda, Andy's writer and best friend, and Lynn Margulies, the love of Andy's life, reveal all—including surprising secrets that Andy made Lynne and Bob promise never to tell until both of his parents had died. Hilarious and poignant, this book separates fact from fiction, and includes a candid inside look at the Milos Forman film Man on the Moon, which Zmuda coexecutive produced and featured Jim Carrey as Andy, Paul Giamatti as Zmuda, Courtney Love as Margulies, and Danny DeVito as Andy's manager, George Shapiro. Finally, Bob Zmuda shares in detail the reasons he believes Andy Kaufman did, in fact, fake his own death, including exactly how he did it and why he will return. |