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Bob showing off the finished manuscript of his new book. Bob zmuda born december 12, 1949 is an american writer, comedian, producer, and director best known for his friendship with cult personality andy kaufman. In one of the crazier experiences of my years at the a. The tony clifton story by andy kaufman and bob zmuda. In 1999, zmuda wrote a book about kaufmans life, titled andy kaufman. Known best for his collaboration with fellow american comedian andy kaufman, this stage and screen entertainer sometimes took on kaufmans famous tony clifton. Tony clifton had got arrested in new orleans and the judge was going to throw the book at him, zmuda said, explaining the setup. Hed be leading clifton around proudly, feeling like he was getting away with an outrageous prank when he was actually its. As it turns out, tony was quite the character, and the personality had a serious affect on carrey, too. Thank the entertainment gods that someone as erudite and articulate as bob zmuda crossed andy kaufmans path so that he could document the course of the kaufman tornado and all of the carnage left in its wake. Bob zmuda bio net worth, book, wiki, partner, family. Zmuda was basically kaufmans partner in crime back in the day, and often portrayed a character created by kaufman named tony clifton, a bumbling. Bob zmuda occasionally portrayed kaufmans tony clifton character on. There seems to be far more tony clifton in bob zmuda.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, clifton made several appearances on the tv talk show circuit. Tony clifton andy kaufman taxi incident unreleased. Says zmuda, andys contract with paramount said that tony clifton had to have a parking space next to kaufmans with his name on it, and he had to have his own dressing room. Bob zmuda plays andy kaufman playing tony clifton 10. Tony clifton, at the age of fortyfive, died of cancer at cedar sinai hospital in hollywood, california. Others, mainly longtime kaufman friend bob zmuda, also performed the role. Andy says fans should tune into his website for ongoing updates to. Tony clifton is a character created by performance artist andy kaufman, who also portrayed him in the late 1970s. Zmuda was basically kaufmans partner in crime back in the day, and often portrayed a character created by kaufman named tony clifton, a bumbling lounge singer. His book andy kaufman revealed made top 10 lists nationwide. Ground control to major bob the bob zmuda interview amc. Where during one performance a knifewielding audience member bounded on. Bob zmuda born december 12, 1949 is an american writer, comedian, producer and director best known for his friendship with cult personality andy kaufman. On june 26, 1980, universal pictures unanimously decided to support the countless actors, technicians, and various other production staff members, in the completion of the tony clifton story.

Zmuda does an excellent job of documenting andys rise to reluctant sitcom star and the. The screenplay also contains many of andys classic standup routines, and several moments that will cause you to literally laugh out loud, which i did while transcribing the hunchback premiere, the jerry lewisinspired white house visit, and the. I loved andy kaufman, i hated tony clifton but got the joke, i think, most of the time. In the new book, the aids theory belongs to lynne margulies, whom. Zmuda writes that andy asked him if he thought ken chase could make a wax figure of him to put in a coffin. Club, i accepted an invitation to interview tony clifton at chicagos legendary pump. Tere is nothing wrong wth beig cute and andy would not have had fans without it it is an appealing quality that anyone who is successful in show biz has to have, and whether or not you agree, or andy saying this back in the day, it is an. Check the comedy stores website for tony clifton revue show times and tickets. The truth, finally by bob zmuda and lynne margulies is a sometimes silly look at the comedian who, according to zmuda and others, faked his death in 1984. But instead of carrey wearing the axe body spray, whiskey and human miseryscented tony clifton suit, it would be sleazy, desperate, unfuckable old bob zmuda playing clifton. Prediction, zmuda has someone perform as tony clifton, people assume it is zmuda in the makeup, but zmuda himself then comes onstage.

One day we were shooting half tony clifton, half andy. The only physical evidence of the event publicly available are a couple of still photos taken by kaufmans cowriter bob zmuda of andy as clifton being removed from the lot by security guards, as well as an actual photo from the set which was released in the recent book, andy kaufman. Andy kaufman is dead, but tony clifton still wants your. Salary, married, wedding, spouse, family bob zmuda born december 12, 1949 is an american writer, comedian, producer and director best known for his friendship with cult personality andy kaufman. Born on the 12th of december, 1949, in the united states, he is widely known for being the producer and actor of movies such as number 23, man on the moon, and batman forever. Bob zmuda on gilbert gottfrieds podcast provided a. Be the first to ask a question about the tony clifton story. A screenplay by andy kaufman and bob zmuda, about the venemous conflict between andy and his brash alter ego, the uncouth tony clifton. Silly little showbiz book club is nathan rabins ongoing. Bob zmuda is an american writer, comedian, producer, and director best known for his friendship with cult personality andy kaufman. According to bob zmuda, kaufmans best friend and cowriter, several people hid beneath cliftons garish costume and outlandish wig, including zmuda himself. The pairs misadventures were showcased in milos formans 1999 biopic, man on the moon, which.

He is a producer and actor, known for man on the moon 1999, the number 23 2007 and batman forever 1995. Bob zmuda as tony clifton on letterman, february 18. Join facebook to connect with bob zmuda and others you may know. Bob zmuda as tony clifton on letterman, february 18, 1982. Avid andy kaufman fans know how closely connected to andys career that bob zmuda was, and for that reason, a new book by zmuda on kaufman is likely to grab their attention. Kaufman was famous for pulling this stunt with the tony clifton character, sometimes played by good friend bob zmuda.

Zmuda shares his memories of the nights when andy as tony clifton opened for rodney dangerfield. When he performed as tony clifton, vestiges of the cuteness was there, still, but never was with zmuda. Also, if you want the whole andy kaufman story, as told by bob. But those same fans, knowing kaufman and zmuda as well as they probably do, will also know better than to expect the truth, finally from this book. Zmuda, who often played kaufmans alter ego tony clifton when his friend was alive, has continued to perform as clifton since kaufmans death, while blurring the line. Bob zmuda net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth. I secretly hope that andy and bob cooked this all up before he died. And at his side the whole time was bob zmuda, kaufmans best friend, writer and partner in crime. Kaufman is quoted in oui magazine saying that zmuda was his writer, and they met in 1973 at the improv.

Andy kaufman and his writing partner, bob zmuda, changed the worlds of comedy and performance in the 1970s, showing fans and friends alike a determination to follow putons into territory no one had ever even considered comic before. The truth, finally, bob zmuda, andys writer and best friend, and lynn margulies, the love of andys life, reveal allincluding surprising secrets that andy made lynne and bob promise never to tell until both of his parents had died. Bob zmuda earned a permanent place in the comedy pantheon thanks to his groundbreaking decade as andy kaufmans best friend, writer, collaborator, righthand man, and alterego. Bob zmuda was born in 1949 in the usa as robert zmuda. The actual events took place on january 2931, 1981 at the warfield theatre. Bob zmuda, best friend of andy kauffman, stops by to talk with team totally driven about andy still being alive, his new book, and so much more. Tdr 106 bob zmuda imterview 121114 andy kaufman alive. In a 2006 interview, zmuda told the opie and anthony show that he was masquerading as tony clifton with david letterman, and that letterman did not find out until years later in 1986, zmuda founded the american version of comic relief, an annual event that raises money to.

According to kaufman, he and clifton werent just different people they were archrivals. Isnt bob zmuda the longtime campaign volunteer for donald j. Andy kaufmans writing partner bob zmuda reveals in his. And while the book is interesting, especially the chapters detailing how jim. The truth, finally book online at best prices in india on. If clifton was the shy and selfconsciousness kaufmans id and alterego, on some level zmuda clearly is tony clifton.