Andy Kaufman’s character on Taxi (1978-1983), Latka Gravas, speaks a language that Kaufman himself invented. He says almost all his lines in that language, as he has very little English. . All the other characters on the show seem to understand him: no translation needed, at least when he’s speaking. (He doesn’t easily understand them, though. He could use an interpreter to understand what’s going on in the taxi garage!) . When Carol Kane was introduced into the show as Latka’s girlfriend Simka,
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Andy Kaufman’s character on Taxi (1978-1983), Latka Gravas, speaks a language that Kaufman himself invented. He says almost all his lines in that language, as he has very
Douglas Robinson. . Andy Kaufman’s character on Taxi (1978-1983), Latka Gravas, speaks a language that Kaufman himself invented. He says almost all his lines in that language, as he has very little English. . All the other characters on the show seem to understand him: no translation needed, at least when he’s speaking. (He doesn’t easily ...
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