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Bob Zmuda
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Bob Zmuda
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-12-12,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob Zmuda (born December 12, 1949) is an American writer, comedian, producer and director best known as the sidekick, co-writer and friend of cult personality Andy Kaufman. Bob Zmuda occasionally portrayed Kaufman's Tony Clifton character on stage and for television appearances. In a 2006 interview, Zmuda told the Opie and Anthony Show that it was him as Tony Clifton with David Letterman, and that Letterman did not find out until years after. In 1986, Zmuda founded the American version of Comic Relief, an annual event that raises money to help the homeless in the United States. The event was televised on HBO, and was hosted by comedians Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg. In 1999, Zmuda wrote a book about Kaufman's life, entitled Andy Kaufman Revealed!, which purported to unveil many tricks and hoaxes that the two pulled off in front of audiences and television cameras in the 1980s. One critic praised the book as "the ultimate insider's look at Kaufman's life," while some of Kaufman's fans and members of Kaufman's family criticized it for inaccuracies about Kaufman. Later that year, Miloš Forman directed Man on the Moon, the story of Kaufman's life. Zmuda created the "Tony Clifton" makeup for the film, and made a brief appearance portraying comedian Jack Burns, one of the producers, who gets into a brawl on stage during one of Kaufman's appearances on the 1980-82 ABC Fridays. Zmuda was also Man on the Moon's co-executive producer. On camera, the character of Bob Zmuda was played by Paul Giamatti. Stanley Kaufman, Andy's father, criticized Zmuda's influence on the film shortly after its release, writing in the form of Andy speaking from beyond the grave. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Zmuda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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The Number 23
2007-02-23

Andy's Funhouse

6.167

Andy's Funhouse
1979-08-28

Thank You Very Much

7.333

Thank You Very Much
2025-03-28

My Breakfast with Blassie

6.958

My Breakfast with Blassie
1983-11-01

5.456

Batman Forever
1995-06-16

I'm from Hollywood

6.346

I'm from Hollywood
1989-06-15

Man on the Moon

7.239

Man on the Moon
1999-12-22

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show

0

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977-09-24

5.5

Punchline
1988-10-07

4.2

Saint Bernard
2013-10-26

Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage

0

Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage
1983-07-15

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

7.5

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
2017-09-05

Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches

0

Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches
2010-04-27

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall

7

Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall
1980-06-12

0

Stormy Justice
2003-05-16

5.194

D.C. Cab
1983-12-16

0

Kaufmania!
2020-01-16

7.6

Airwolf
1984-01-22

Saturday Night Live

6.938

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11