[DOC] [TLE] Andy Kaufman - Wikipedia [PAR] Andrew G. "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949  May 16, 1984) was an American 
entertainer, actor, writer, and performance artist. While often referred to as a 
comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself as such. He disdained telling jokes 
and engaging in comedy as it was traditionally ... However, because pranks and 
elaborate ruses were major elements of his... [DOC] [TLE] Waking Andy Kaufman - Billy Jensen - Investigative Storytelling ... [PAR] Nov 13, 2013 ... Latest News ... Walk past Fishman and Waldman in Section One-4 of Beth David 
... Bob Zmuda stood over the casket of his best friend and wondered the same 
thing. ... helping Andy execute pranks across the globe, was sitting this one out. ... 
Andy had often said he would fake his own death and come back... [DOC] [TLE] Andy Kaufman 1949-1984 - People [PAR] Jun 4, 1984 ... Suddenly Kaufman stopped the jokes and began to apologize for the dreadful 
performance. ... tenk you veddy much to his cabbie co-workers, was only one of 
the fictive ... and when he died in Los Angeles of lung cancer this month, there ... 
Friends of the comic could only smile, realizing that Kaufman later... [DOC] [TLE] Andy Kaufman Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline [PAR] This biography is a brief insight into his childhood, profile, timeline and career. ... 
New York City. Died on. 16 May 1984 AD. place of death. West Hollywood ... 
Pranks and practical jokes were his trademark and his impersonations of famous 
... to be present during one of his gigs, recruited him for performing at the place. [DOC] [TLE] Andy Kaufman (Creator) - TV Tropes [PAR] Reportedly, Elvis Presley himself thought Kaufman's was the best he had seen. ... 
his Foreign Man character had been developed into the mechanic Latka Gravas. 
... He in fact played the Heel so well  professional wrestling was one of his 
great .... faked his death in 1984 as part of the ultimate practical joke against 
society. [DOC] [TLE] Is Andy Kaufman Still Alive or Just Another Hoax? - ABC News [PAR] Nov 14, 2013 ... Kaufman died in 1984 from a rare form of lung cancer, according to ... Al Parinello
, a lifelong friend of the comedian who produces the ... a process where one 
could slow down his breath to a point where you .... what you think, Andy 
Kaufman was known for such extreme pranks. ... Wish I had thought of that. [DOC] [TLE] Andy Kaufman, comedian, died at age 35 of lung cancer (1984 ... [PAR] 1/24/12 Joe Farentino was an iconic TV actor with over 100 credits to his name. ... 
Phil Hartman The News radio actor, 49, was shot to death by his wife, Brynn. .... 
2002 Dudley Moore, the comic star of Arthur and 10, died in his New Jersey ..... 
May 16th, 1984 - Andy Kaufman (b.1949), comedian (Latka-Taxi), died at 35. [DOC] [TLE] Uncle Andy's Fun Afterlife | L.A. Weekly [PAR] May 6, 2004 ... Bob Zmuda, Andy Kaufman's best friend and co-writer, describes the final 12 or ... 
1984, he told several friends that he was planning to fake his death, ... He played 
his act  jokes, magic tricks, songs  to an imaginary .... to an audience that 
thought of him mostly as Latka the lovable. ..... News  Longform... [DOC] [TLE] The Passion of Andy Kaufman [Archive] - Sitcoms Online Message ... [PAR] Bob Zmuda, screenwriter, comedian and Friend of Andy tells the LA Weekly that 
Kaufman first broached the idea of faking his own death back in 1980. ... 
Kaufman was one of the most eccentric comedic performance artists of the .... a 
Dadaist comic, was known for his outrageous and often elaborate pranks,... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Zmuda Interview - Contactmusic.com [PAR] Andy Kaufman's best friend celebrates the biopic 'Man On the Moon' with behind 
... from Kaufman's early stand-up days until his untimely death from cancer in 
1984. ... this

Question: Friends thought that the news of the 1984 death of this comic who played Latka was one of his practical jokes
Answer: Andy Kaufman