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Andy Kaufman wasn't always in character - as Carrey portrayed him. The script was completely ridiculous - and Carrey performance was as over-the-top as you can expect from a man who portrays over-the-top characters.
#ANDY KAUFMAN ALTER EGO MOVIE#
We have no qualms saying we hate the movie Man on the Moon.
That’s the moment when Andy Kaufman showed up, tapped me on the shoulder, and said, ‘Siddown, I’ll be doing my movie.’ What happened afterwards was out of my control.” “I decided for the next few days to speak telepathically to people. Andy Kaufman’s girlfriend, Lynne Margulies, and his friend/collaborator Bob Zmuda shot extensive behind-the-scenes footage, featured in the documentary, which had never been publicly seen before.Ĭarrey remained in character as Kaufman (or as Kaufman’s alter ego: Tony Clifton) throughout the shoot, off-camera, behind the scenes, in his dressing room, and even in venues outside the studio, such as on an impromptu visit to Steven Spielberg’s production company. But for a little while in the late 2000s, she required an alter ego, Sasha Fierce, to express the sexier and more aggressive sides of her personality.