Man on the Moon | film by Forman [1999] | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Carrey

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  In Jim Carrey
  …a popular television show, and Man on the Moon (1999), in which he portrayed the comedian Andy Kaufman. In 2000 he appeared in the film adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. After receiving mixed reviews for The Majestic (2001) and Bruce Almighty (2003), Carrey earned critical acclaim…
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DeVito

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  In Danny DeVito: Career
  …DeVito), the Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon (1999), and the coming-of-age film Garden State (2004).
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discussed in biography

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  In Miloš Forman
  He also garnered praise for Man on the Moon (1999), in which Jim Carrey channeled the genius of the late comic Andy Kaufman. The fine supporting cast included Danny DeVito, Love, and Paul Giamatti. Less successful was Goya’s Ghosts (2006), a costume drama starring Natalie Portman as a model for…
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Giamatti

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  In Paul Giamatti
  In Man on the Moon (1999), a film starring Jim Carrey as the comedian Andy Kaufman, Giamatti took the role of Kaufman’s good friend Bob Zmuda, and in 2001 he appeared in a remake of Planet of the Apes.
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Kaufman

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  In Andy Kaufman
  …the topic of the film Man on the Moon (1999), which starred Jim Carrey as Kaufman.
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