Is This Guy For Real?
The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman
by Brian "Box" Brown
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Pub Date Feb 06 2018 | Archive Date Feb 06 2018
First Second Books | First Second
Description
2019 Eisner Award Winner for Best Reality-Based Work
Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman’s resume was impressive—a popular role on the beloved sitcom Taxi, a high-profile stand-up career, and a surprisingly successful stint in professional wrestling. Although he was by all accounts a sensitive and thoughtful person, he’s ironically best remembered for his various contemptible personas, which were so committed and so convincing that all but his closest family and friends were completely taken in.
Why would someone so gentle-natured and sensitive build an entire career seeking the hatred of his audience? What drives a performer to solicit that reaction? With the same nuance and sympathy with which he approached Andre the Giant in his 2014 biography, graphic novelist Box Brown's Is This Guy For Real? takes on the complex and often hilarious life of Andy Kaufman.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781626723160 |
| PRICE | $21.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
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