Comic Bob Zmuda arrested for DUI in Lake Tahoe and released on $5k bail
Comedian Bob Zmuda was arrested this week in Lake Tahoe for a misdemeanor DUI.
According to TMZ, the founder of U.S. Comic Relief was arrested around 12:45am on Wednesday.
The 69-year-old was placed in El Dorado County Jail before being released on a $5,000 bail
Arrested: Comedian Bob Zmuda has been arrested this week in Lake Tahoe for a misdemeanor DUI; he is seen here in his mug shot
Zmuda frequently collaborated with comedian and Saturday Night Live OG Andy Kaufman, who died in 1984.
In memory of Kaufman, Zmuda founded the US version of Comic Relief, a charity to help America’s homeless.
The duo were known for the outlandish characters and their tendency to stage elaborate hoaxes.
Zmuda often portrayed a character created by Kaufman named Tony Clifton, a bumbling lounge singer.
Good cause: Zmuda founded the US version of Comic Relief in 1986, a charity to help America’s homeless; he is seen in 2006
Dynamic duo: It was in memory of his friend and frequent collaborator Andy Kaufman, who died in 1984
Alter ego: Zmuda often portrayed a character created by Kaufman named Tony Clifton, a bumbling lounge singer
He famously performed as the character once on Late Night with David Letterman.
According to Zmuda, they fooled the talk show host into believing it was Kaufman, which he only learned the truth about years later.
Zmuda wrote in his 2014 book Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally that Kaufman had faked his death and would someday reveal the hoax.
Paul Giamatti portrayed Zmuda in the 1999 Golden Globe-winning film Man on the Moon.
Jim Carrey starred in the biopic as Kaufman, recounting the groundbreaking comedian’s life through a dramatic lens.
Film version: Paul Giamatti portrayed Zmuda in the 1999 Golden Globe-winning film Man on the Moon, which starred Jim Carrey as Kaufman