The inspired lunacy of Andy Kaufman "pushed the envelope" of comedy way beyond the old line that had separated reality from imagination. A risk-taker par excellence, this 20th Century Dadaist made comedy dangerous again, championing a performance art that elicited nervous laughter from audiences never quite sure where the character ended and Andy began. Kaufman's outrageous antics included sleeping through his entire act on stage and reading from "The Great Gatsby" until every last audience member got up and left, but nothing provoked more spectator ire than his "bad-guy" wrestler, arguably
