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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.
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Año | Título | Personaje | Valoración |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | Kaufmania! | Tony Clifton | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
2013 | Saint Bernard | Father Steele | ★★★☆☆ |
2007 | El número 23 | Desk Clerk | ★★★☆☆ |
2003 | Stormy Justice | Judge Tony Clifton | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1999 | Man on the Moon | Jack Burns | ★★★★☆ |
1995 | Batman Forever | Electronic Store Owner | ★★★☆☆ |
1988 | Lo que cuenta es el final | Audience Participants and Hecklers | ★★★☆☆ |
1984 | Lobo del aire | Director | ★★★★☆ |
1983 | Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage | ☆☆☆☆☆ | |
1983 | Los locos del taxi | Cubby | ★★★☆☆ |
1983 | My Breakfast with Blassie | Nosey Fan | ★★★☆☆ |
Año | Título | Trabajo | Calificación |
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2006 | Comic Relief 2006 | Executive Producer | ★★★★☆ |
2003 | Stormy Justice | Writer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1999 | Man on the Moon | Co-Executive Producer | ★★★★☆ |
1999 | Man on the Moon | Other | ★★★★☆ |
1983 | Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage | Writer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1982 | The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me | Writer | ★★★☆☆ |
1980 | Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall | Director | ★★★☆☆ |
1980 | Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall | Producer | ★★★☆☆ |
1979 | Andy's Funhouse | Writer | ★★★☆☆ |
Comic Relief III | Producer | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Año | Título | Personaje | Calificación |
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2023 | Thank You Very Much | Self | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
2017 | Jim y Andy | Self | ★★★★☆ |
2010 | Andy Kaufman World Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion: His Greatest Matches | Himself | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
1989 | I'm from Hollywood | Himself | ★★★☆☆ |
1980 | Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall | Himself | ★★★☆☆ |
1979 | Andy's Funhouse | Himself | ★★★☆☆ |
Películas destacadas de Bob Zmuda
Estas son las películas más destacadas en las que ha trabajdo:
Jim Carrey
Bob Zmuda y Jim Carrey han colaborado 4 veces (la última el 05 de septiembre de 2017) en las películas: Jim y Andy, El número 23, Man on the Moon, Batman Forever.
Robin Williams
Bob Zmuda y Robin Williams han colaborado 4 veces (la última el 18 de noviembre de 2006) en las películas: Comic Relief 2006, I'm from Hollywood, Comic Relief III, Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall.
Randall Carver
Bob Zmuda y Randall Carver han colaborado 3 veces (la última el 16 de enero de 2020) en las películas: Kaufmania!, Jim y Andy, Man on the Moon.
Danny DeVito
Bob Zmuda y Danny DeVito han colaborado 2 veces (la última el 31 de agosto de 2023) en las películas: Thank You Very Much, Jim y Andy.
Judd Hirsch
Bob Zmuda y Judd Hirsch han colaborado 2 veces (la última el 05 de septiembre de 2017) en las películas: Jim y Andy, Man on the Moon.
Paul Giamatti
Bob Zmuda y Paul Giamatti han colaborado 2 veces (la última el 05 de septiembre de 2017) en las películas: Jim y Andy, Man on the Moon.
Steve Martin
Bob Zmuda y Steve Martin han colaborado 1 veces (la última el 31 de agosto de 2023) en las películas: Thank You Very Much.