Directed by Milos Forman Written by Scott Alexander   Larry Karaszewski   Cast Jim Carrey ... Andy Kaufman (as Tony Clifton) Gerry Becker ... Stanley Kaufman - Andy's Father Greyson Erik Pendry ... Little Michael Kaufman (as Greyson Pendry) Brittany Colonna ... Baby Carol Kaufman Leslie Lyles ... Janice Kaufman - Andy's Mother Bobby Boriello ... Little Andy Kaufman George Shapiro ... Mr. Besserman Danny DeVito ... George Shapiro Budd Friedman ... Budd Friedman Tom Dreesen ... Wiseass Comic Thomas Armbruster ... Improv Piano Player Pamela Abdy ... Diane Barnett Wendy Polland ... Little Wendy Cash Oshman ... Yogi Matt Price ... Meditation Student Christina Cabot ... Meditation Student Richard Belzer ... Richard Belzer Melanie Vesey ... Carol Kaufman Michael Kelly ... Michael Kaufman Miles Chapin ... 'SNL' Assistant Isadore Rosenfeld ... NBC Executive (as Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld) Vincent Schiavelli ... Maynard Smith - ABC Executive Molly Schaffer ... Maynard Smith's Assistant Howard West ... ABC Executive Greg Travis ... ABC Executive Maureen Mueller ... ABC Executive Philip Perlman ... Mama Rivoli's Angry Guy (as Phil Perlman) Jessica Devlin ... Mama Rivoli's Diner Paul Giamatti ... Bob Zmuda Jeff Thomas ... Andy's Stand-In Peter Bonerz ... Ed. Weinberger - 'Taxi' Producer Howard Keystone ... 'Taxi' Marching Man Howdy Doody ... Howdy Doody Brent Briscoe ... Heavyset Technician Ray Bokhour ... Blue Collar Guy Patton Oswalt ... Blue Collar Guy Caroline Gibson ... Sorority Girl Conrad Roberts ... College Promoter Jeff Zabel ... College Student Marilyn Sokol ... Madame Angela Jones ... Hooker Krystina Carson ... Hooker Gerry Robert Byrne ... 'Taxi' AD / Stage Manager Mark Davenport ... LA Times Reporter Bert F. Balsam ... 'Taxi' Security Guard Lonnie Hamilton ... Taxi Security Guard Ron Sanchez ... Taxi Security Guard Billy D. Lucas ... Taxi Security Guard (as Billy Lucas) Patricia Scanlon ... Ed Weinberger's Secretary Max Alexander ... Harrah's Booker Ed Mitchell ... Harrah's Conductor Reiko Aylesworth ... Mimi Michael Villani ... Merv Griffin Courtney Love ... Lynne Margulies Maria Elena Maglaris ... Irate Merv Spectator (as Maria Maglaris) Heath Hyche ... Merv's Guest Coordinator Robert Holeman ... Boxing Trainer Jim Ross ... Wrestling Commentator (as James Ross) Jerry Lawler ... Jerry Lawler Tamara Bossett ... Foxy Jackson Gene LeBell ... Foxy Jackson Referee Bob Zmuda ... Jack Burns Brian Peck ... 'Fridays' Announcer Caroline Rhea ... 'Fridays' Melanie Mary Lynn Rajskub ... 'Fridays' Mary Philip Lenkowsky ... 'Fridays' Tech Director (as Phil Lenkowsky) Rob Steiner ... 'Fridays' Control Booth Tech Claudia Jaffee ... 'Fridays' Floor Director Armando Guerrero ... Jerry Lawler Referee (as Mando Guerrero) Lance Russell ... Ring Announcer Stephen Sayadian ... Stadium Photographer (as Ladi von Jansky) K.P. Palmer ... Memphis Paramedic Mark Majetti ... Memphis Paramedic Deana Molle' ... Memphis Paramedic (as Deana Ann Aburto) Mews Small ... TM Administrator David Elliott ... TM Administrator Fredd Wayne ... Bland Doctor Tracey Walter ... 'National Enquirer' Editor David Koechner ... 'National Enquirer' Reporter Jeanine Jackson ... 'National Enquirer' Reporter Johnny Legend ... Wild-Haired Guru Doris Eaton ... Eleanor Gould (as Doris Eaton Travis) Greg Sutton ... Carnegie Hall Conductor Sydney Lassick ... Crystal Healer Yoshi Jenkins ... Jun Roxas Lance Alarcon ... Comedy Store Patron D.J. Johnson ... Comedy Store Waiter Melissa Carrey ... Comedy Store Waitress Doug Ford ... Tony Clifton Biker Bill Reid ... Tony Clifton Biker Chuck Zito ... Tony Clifton Biker Danielle Burgio ... New York City Rockette Linda Cevallos ... New York City Rockette Betsy Chang ... New York City Rockette Jennifer Chavarria ... New York City Rockette Shirry Dolgin ... New York City Rockette Lisa Eaton ... New York City Rockette Melanie A. Gage ... New York City Rockette (as Melanie Gage) Catherine Hader ... New York City Rockette Betsy Harris ... New York City Rockette Kelly Jones Gabriele ... New York City Rockette (as Kelly Jones) Tricia Lilly ... New York City Rockette Karen Martin ... New York City Rockette Tabatha Mays ... New York City Rockette Katie Miller ... New York City Rockette Jessica Moore ... New York City Rockette Tara Nicole Hughes ... New York City Rockette (as Tara Nicole) Mia Pitts ... New York City Rockette Kelleia Sheerin ... New York City Rockette (as Kelly Sheerin) Alison Simpson ... New York City Rockette Melinda Songer Soderling ... New York City Rockette (as Melinda Songér) Michon Suyama ... New York City Rockette Michelle E. Swanson ... New York City Rockette (as Michelle Swanson) Natalie Webb ... New York City Rockette Jacqueline Case ... Tony Clifton Dancer Karen Blake Challman ... Tony Clifton Dancer Teresa Chapman ... Tony Clifton Dancer Kelly Cooper ... Tony Clifton Dancer Penny Fisher ... Tony Clifton Dancer Eva Jenickova ... Tony Clifton Dancer Lindsay Lopez ... Tony Clifton Dancer Natalie Mills ... Tony Clifton Dancer April Nixon ... Tony Clifton Dancer Tiffany Olson ... Tony Clifton Dancer Kathryn Rossberg ... Tony Clifton Dancer Karissa Seaman ... Tony Clifton Dancer Lea Sullivan ... Tony Clifton Dancer Amy Tinkham ... Tony Clifton Dancer Kristin Richardson ... Tony Clifton Dancer (as Kristin K. Willits) Thomas Barney ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Lewis Del Gatto ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Alex Foster ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Earl Gardner ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Dr. Luke ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band (as Lukasz Gottwald) Cheryl Hardwick ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Valerie Naranjo ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Shawn Pelton ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Leon Pendarvis ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Lenny Pickett ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band (as Leonard Pickett) Steve Turre ... 'Saturday Night Live' Band Frank DeVito ... Mama Rivoli's Band Tony Galla ... Mama Rivoli's Band Frank Marocco ... Mama Rivoli's Band Pat Senatore ... Mama Rivoli's Band Anton Fig ... 'Letterman' Band Will Lee ... 'Letterman' Band Sid McGinnis ... 'Letterman' Band Bob Emmet ... Comedy Store Band (as Robert Emmet) Michael Lufkin ... Comedy Store Band James McCarty ... Comedy Store Band David Thomasson ... Comedy Store Band / Harrah's Band Thomas Verdonck ... Comedy Store Band Hal Blaine ... Harrah's Band Charlie Brissette ... Harrah's Band Evan Diner ... Harrah's Band Tim Divers ... Harrah's Band Phillip Feather ... Harrah's Band Alex Iles ... Harrah's Band James Lum ... Harrah's Band Norman Henry Mamey ... Harrah's Band (as Norman Mamey) John Mitchell ... Harrah's Band Robert O'Donnell ... Harrah's Band Greg Prechel ... Harrah's Band James Sawyer ... Harrah's Band Steven D. Williams ... Harrah's Band (as Steven Williams) John Yoakum ... Harrah's Band Uncredited Cast Jordan Jay Adams ... Man Job Alonso ... Reporter David Aronson ... Bar Patron Scott Baldyga ... Featured Audience Member Judy Ben-Asher ... Day Player Greg Beville ... Wrestling Fan Jani Blom ... Crazy Fan Robert M. Bouffard ... Photographer Greg Bronson ... Bar Patron Edita Brychta ... Pig-Tailed Wrestler Josh Caldwell ... Comedy Store Patron Christine Cameron ... Sarah Tim Carr ... Featured Audience Member Stacy Carter ... Lawler's Girlfriend Randall Carver ... Randall Carver Angela Theresa Collins ... Angry Woman Emmy Collins ... Emmy Collins Jeff Conaway ... Jeff Conaway - 'Taxi' Actor Stephanie D'Abruzzo ... New York City Rockette / Tony Clifton Dancer Brian Durkin ... 'Fridays' Audience Member Kenneth David Ebling ... Arizona Student Shari Emami ... Andy Kaufman Fan Christina Engelhardt   Roger Ferreira ... Movie Goer Leon David Franco ... Improv Heckler Shannon Frank ... Jerry's Deli Patron Carmi Greene ... Bar Patron Brian Habicht ... 'Taxi' Crew Member Lisa Haley ... Musician Rich Hall ... Club Patron Dale Hawes ... College Student Marilu Henner ... Marilu Henner - 'Taxi' Actress Jeff Hill ... Extra Judd Hirsch ... Judd Hirsch - 'Taxi' Actor Jeffrey M. Hoffman ... TV Cameraman Ted Hollis ... 'Taxi' Set Grip Chris Humphrey ... Stadium Usher Davey Rockit Hynes ... Smoking Improv Patron Janis Jones ... Italian Restaurant Patron Carol Kane ... Carol Kane - 'Taxi' Actress Angella Kaye ... Tony Clifton Dancer Howard Kremer ... Dude #1 David Letterman ... David Letterman Christopher Lloyd ... Christopher Lloyd - 'Taxi' Actor Norm MacDonald ... 'Fridays' Michael Christina Marie ... Angry Woman Kris Martinez ... Angry Heckler Paul McMichael ... Fan at Carnegie Hall / 'Taxi' Audience Member Tiger Mendez ... Harrah's Audience Heckler Lorne Michaels ... Lorne Michaels - 'Saturday Night Live' Producer Catherine Mary Moroney ... Concert Guest Michiko Nishiwaki ... Female Karate Fighter Bill Normyle ... Mustang Ranch Clerk Johan-Carl Nowack ... Heckler Kate O'Neill ... Waitress Rook Overman ... Frat Boy Christopher Pelant ... Hippy Student Bob Pepper ... Pool Player Christie Pesicka ... Comedy Store Patron Mark Pinkosh ... Comic at Improv Lance Polland ... Man J.A. Popovec ... Audience Member Aaron Rosenberg ... Patron Cheryl Rusa ... Wrestler Paul Shaffer ... 'Letterman' Band Jackie Smason ... Italian Restaurant Patron Brian Smyj ... 'Letterman' Security Claude Stuart ... Comedy Store Patron J. Alan Thomas ... J. Alan Thomas / Jeff Bennett Tony Verley   Jodi White ... Audience Member Nicholas Wilde ... The Waiter Allen Woodman ... Davis - Reporter Yaping ... Clinic Receptionist Howard Yearwood ... Carnegie Hall Band Rachel Zients ... Improv Waitress Produced by Pamela Abdy   Danny DeVito   Scott Ferguson   Michael Hausman   Michael Shamberg   George Shapiro   Stacey Sher   Howard West   Bob Zmuda   Original Music by R.E.M.

Additional Info Premiere: December 07, 1999 Theatrical Release: December 22, 1999 DVD Release: May 30, 2000 Blu-ray Release: February 22, 2022 Countries: Distributor: Kino Video Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (presents) Mutual Film Company (presents) Jersey Films Cinehaus Shapiro/West Productions (in association with) Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG) (in association with) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in association with) (as BBC) Marubeni (in association with) Toho-Towa (in association with) H2L Media Group Distributors Universal Pictures   (1999) (USA) (theatrical) Warner Bros.   (1999) (World-wide) (theatrical) (for sales) Comedy Central   (2002) (USA) (TV) Peacock   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Kino Lorber   (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.8 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #1,337 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 1 total rating Site Ranking #1,333 The Little Mermaid (2023) #1,334 Love And Monsters (2020) #1,335 Saw V (2008) #1,336 Evolution (2001) #1,337 Man On The Moon (1999) #1,338 Escape Room (2019) #1,339 Evil Dead Rise (2023) #1,340 Doubt (2008) #1,341 The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)