Tag Archives: Andy Kaufman

Borat: Controversial 2006 Comedy

Kazakhstani TV personality Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the “greatest country in the world.” With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson than on his assignment. I loved this movie just from the trailers. It caused a bit of controversy and Fox […]

Viva Las Elvis: Remembering the King of Rock and Roll Thirty Years After His Death

Do you remember where you were on the afternoon of August 16, 1977? I do. I was lying on the couch in my parents’ house watching a rerun of Gilligan’s Island on the superstation, WTCG. (This was about a month before Ted Turner got the rights to TBS so that his planned superstation would rhyme […]

Little Known Facts About TAXI Actor Danny DeVito

I’m not writing about Danny DeVito because he’s married to Rhea Perlman, the last actress I wrote about. I don’t believe in giving equal time strictly based on marital ties. I chose to write about him, because, I find his story interesting. Like several other actors and actresses, DeVito didn’t intend to become an actor […]

Actress Carol Kane: A Profile of the Lady Who Has Played a Fairy, a Ghost and a Grandmamma

Actress Carol Kane has played a unique series of characters in her career, including a ghost, a fairy, a grandma and even Mother Nature. She’s currently on stage as Madame Morrible in smash hit musical “Wicked” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, a role she originated in the New York show. The musical has been […]