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Born on January 17, 1949, Andy Kaufman lived his life in the hazy borderland between comedian and performance artist.
Throughout his career, he insisted that he was not a comedian, yet he staged most of his performances in comedy clubs and on comedic television shows.
While Kaufman is known primarily for comedy, his most lasting contribution grew out of his obsession with Elvis Presley.
Kaufman first became infatuated with Elvis in the 1950s, and in 1969 hitchhiked to Las Vegas to meet the fat, drug-addled King.
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Unconfirmed stories hold that Kaufman hid inside a kitchen cabinet and popped out when Elvis wandered by, likely giving his bloated majesty a near-coronary.
Kaufman's fetish for Elvis manifested itself in his stage act.
Starting in nightclubs and eventually continuing on to network television, Andy created an entirely new genre of hell for the American people: Elvis impersona