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The Great Gatsby

posted 10 years ago by Camelot_2000
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Hard to believe he actually started reading that book to the audience instead of doing a comedy act. He was peculiar in a lot of ways. I don't think there's ever been an entertainer as zany and over-the-top like he was.

He left such an impact that some people today are still believing he might STILL BE ALIVE.

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[–] mr-paul 10 years ago

in the movie andy read the whole book as one by one the crowd left until a few people remained when he finished the book. in reality andy only read one page then did his usual performance.

[–] charlie-bell133 9 years ago

I had heard he read quite a few pages, asked the bored audience if they wnated him to put on a record instead played one and it was recording of him reading it, however he only did this for a chapter not the whole book.

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[–] Mr-mojo-risin 8 years ago

Sometimes he would read the whole book until people left.

[–] Faridah (1369) 8 years ago

He read the whole thing to get back at them. He says it himself in an interview. For some reason I can't copy/paste the link on my phone. But go to YouTube, type in "the real Andy Kaufman" and about 8:00 he says it. But watch the whole thing. He is worn out and tired. He says how rude they were to him. So he did it to get back at them. I see it as "You want to Boo at me? I'll give you something to boo at." Way to go, Andy! Lol