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Latka Gravas
Fictional character
Fictional character
Latka Gravas is a fictional character on the television sitcomTaxi portrayed by Andy Kaufman.
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A sweet-natured and lovable-but-goofy mechanic, Latka is an immigrant from an unspecified nation.[1] He was based on a character Kaufman created known as Foreign Man.
Development
In , the producers of Taxi saw Kaufman's Foreign Man act at The Comedy Store. They had already created the main characters for the pilot, but they enjoyed Kaufman so much they immediately offered him a role based on the character.[2] Kaufman was not a fan of sitcoms, but his manager, George Shapiro, convinced him that this would rocket him to stardom, where he would make a lot of money which he could then put into his own act, which became Andy's Funhouse.[2] Kaufman agreed to appear as Latka in 14 episodes per season, approximately half of the entire series.
In the show, Latka's home country is never disclosed ( Andy Kaufman | Biography & Facts | Britannica QOT