This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (October 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Andy Kaufman's (Jim Carrey) "foreign man" character appears in black and white, declaring that (due to massive editing), this is actually the end of the film, not the beginning. He plays a phonograph record alongside the credits before walking somberly off. Kaufman then comes back, and, in his normal voice, claiming he "had to get rid of the people who don't understand me, and don't want to try," he proceeds to show the story of his life on a film projector, starting with his childhood home in Great Neck, New York, circa 1957.Kaufman is a struggling performer whose act fails in nightclubs because, while the audience wants comedy, he sings children's songs and refuses to tell conventional jokes. As the audience begins to believe that Kaufman may have no real talent, his peculiar "foreign man" puts on a rhinestone jacket and does a dead-on Elvis impersonation and song. The audience bursts into applause, realizing Kaufman had tricked them.He catches the eye of talent agent George Shapiro (Danny DeVito), who signs Kaufman as a client and immediately lands him a network TV series, Taxi, much to Kaufman's dismay, since he dislikes sitcoms. Because of the money, visibility, and promise that he can do his own television special, Kaufman accepts the role on Taxi, turning his foreign man into a mechanic named Latka Gravas. He secretly hates doing the show, however, and expresses a desire to quit.Invited to catch a different act at a nightclub, Shapiro witnesses a performance from a rude, loud-mouthed lounge singer, Tony Clifton, whom Andy wants to guest-star on Taxi. Clifton's bad attitude is matched by his horrible appearance and demeanor. But backstage, when he meets Shapiro in person, Clifton takes off his sunglasses and reveals that he is actually Kaufman. Clifton is a "villain character" created by Kaufman and his creative partner, Bob Zmuda (Paul Giamatti). Once again, the gag is on the audience.Kaufman's fame increases with his Saturday Night Live appearances, but he has problems with his new-found fame. When he travels to college campuses, audiences dislike his strange sense of humor and demand that he perform as Latka, so he deliberately antagonizes them by reading The Great Gatsby aloud from start to finish. Kaufman shows up on the Taxi set as Clifton and proceeds to cause chaos until he is removed from the studio lot. He relates to Shapiro that he never knows exactly how to entertain an audience "short of faking my own death or setting the theater on fire."Kaufman decides to become a professional wrestlerâbut to emphasize the "villain" angle, he would wrestle only women (hired actresses) and then berate them after winning, declaring himself "Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion." He becomes smitten with one woman he wrestles, Lynne Margulies (Courtney Love), and they begin a romantic relationship.Problems arise when an appearance on a live TV comedy show, ABC's Fridays, turns into a fiasco when Kaufman refuses to speak his lines. Also, the wrestling Kaufman enjoys getting a rise out of the crowds and feuds publicly with Jerry Lawler, a professional male wrestler, who challenges Kaufman to a "real" wrestling match, which Kaufman accepts. Lawler easily overpowers and seriously injures Kaufman, resulting in the comedian wearing a neck brace. Lawler and an injured Kaufman appear on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman, theoretically to call a truce, but Lawler insults Kaufman, who throws a drink at the wrestler and spews a vicious tirade of epithets. It is later revealed, however, that Kaufman and Lawler were in fact good friends, and staged the entire feud, but despite this, Andy pays a price when he is banned from Saturday Night Live by a vote of audience members, weary of his wrestling antics. Shapiro advises Kaufman and Lawler not to work together again, and later calls Kaufman to inform him that Taxi has been canceled.After a show at a comedy club, Kaufman calls together Lynne, Zmuda, and Shapiro to disclose that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer and may die soon. They aren't sure whether to believe this, thinking it could be yet another Kaufman stunt, with Zmuda actually believing a fake death would be a fantastic prank. With a short time to live, Kaufman gets a booking at Carnegie Hall, his dream venue. The performance is a memorable success, culminating with Kaufman inviting the entire audience out for milk and cookies. His health deteriorates. Desperate, he heads to the Philippines to seek a medical "miracle" (actually psychic surgery), where doctors supposedly pull out infected organs from the body; he discovers the scam and laughs at the irony. He dies soon after. Friends and loved ones do a sing-along with a video of Andy at his funeral.One year later, in 1985, Tony Clifton appears at Andy Kaufman's tribute at The Comedy Store's main stage performing, "I Will Survive." The camera pans over the crowd and reveals Zmuda in the audience. During the final credits, Kaufman briefly peeks in black-and-white again.
Question: What is Jerry Lawlers profession?, Answer: Wrestler Question: Who insults Kaufman on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman?, Answer: Lawler Question: Who decides to become a professional wrestler, but wrestles only women?, Answer: Kaufman Question: What did Kaufman invite the entire audience for?, Answer: He invited them all for milk and cookies. Question: What do friends and loved ones do at Kaufman's funeral?, Answer: They do a sing-along with a video of Andy. Question: Who is Kaufman's creative partner?, Answer: Bob Zmuda Question: What character do audiences demand he performs?, Answer: Latka Question: In what state is Kaufman's childhood home?, Answer: New York Question: What is the name of the loud-mouth lounge singer character created by Kaufman?, Answer: Tony Clifton Question: Who sings "I Will Survive"?, Answer: Tony Clifton Question: Who refuses to speak his lines?, Answer: Kaufman Question: What does Kaufman disclose?, Answer: He has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer. Question: What is the medical miracle he seeks?, Answer: Psychic surgery Question: Where does Kaufman get a booking?, Answer: Carnegie Hall Question: What kind of songs does the struggling performer sing?, Answer: Children's Question: Who banned Andy from Saturday Night Live?, Answer: A voting audience Question: Where did Kaufman travel to perform?, Answer: College campuses. Question: Who is the talent agent?, Answer: George Shapiro Question: What is the name of the live TV comedy show?, Answer: ABC's Fridays Question: Why does the show turn into a fiasco?, Answer: Kaufman refused to speak his lines. Question: What show increased Kaufman's fame?, Answer: Saturday Night Live Question: What do college audiences dislike about Kaufman?, Answer: His strange sense of humor Question: Who does Kaufman call together?, Answer: Lynne, Zmuda, and Shapiro Question: Does Kaufman accept Jerry's challenge?, Answer: Yes Question: How did Kaufman antagonize audiences?, Answer: By reading "The Great Gatsby". Question: What does Kaufman play alongside the credits?, Answer: Record Question: Who was Kaufman on "Taxi"?, Answer: Clifton. Question: What book did Kaufman read aloud to antagonize his audience?, Answer: The Great Gatsby Question: What is Jerry Lawler's profession?, Answer: a professional male wrestler Question: Who does George sign as a clinet?, Answer: Kaufman Question: What does Kaufman invite the crew out for?, Answer: Milk and cookies. Question: Where does Kaufman go to see a medical miracle?, Answer: He goes to the Phillippines. Question: Who did audience s demand he perform as?, Answer: Latka. Question: Who challenges Kaufman to a "real" wrestling match?, Answer: Jerry Lawler Question: His "foreign man" does an impersonation of who?, Answer: Elvis Question: What increased Kaufman's fame?, Answer: Saturday Night Live appearances. Question: Where does he go to seek a medical miracle?, Answer: The Philippines Question: What did audiences dislike?, Answer: His strange sense of humor.