Milos Forman Director Jim Carrey Andy Kaufman Actor J. Alan Thomas Self Bob Zmuda Jack Burns Actor, Co-Executive Producer Max Alexander Harrah's Booker Actor Peter Bonerz Ed. Weinberger - Taxi Producer Actor Bobby Boriello Little Andy Kaufman Actor Brent Briscoe Heavyset Technician Actor Randall Carver Self Jeff Conaway Actor in Taxi Recreation (uncredited) Actor Danny DeVito George Shapiro Actor, Producer Tom Dreesen Wiseass Comic Actor Budd Friedman Self Paul Giamatti Bob Zmuda Actor Marilu Henner Actress in Taxi Recreation (uncredited) Actor Judd Hirsch Actor in Taxi Recreation (uncredited) Actor Angela Jones Hooker Actor Carol Kane Actress in Taxi Recreation (uncredited) Actor Jerry Lawler Self David Letterman Self Christopher Lloyd Actor in Taxi Recreation (uncredited) Actor Courtney Love Lynne Margulies Actor Norm Macdonald Michael Richards in 'Fridays' (uncredited) Actor Lorne Michaels Self Greyson Erik Pendry Little Michael Kaufman Actor Caroline Rhea Fridays Melanie Actor Jim Ross Wrestling Commentator Actor Vincent Schiavelli Maynard Smith Actor Paul Shaffer Letterman Band (uncredited) Actor Michael Villani Merv Griffin Actor Scott Alexander Writer Larry Karaszewski Writer Michael Shamberg Producer Stacey Sher Producer Michael Hausman Executive Producer George Shapiro Executive Producer Howard West Executive Producer Mike Mills Original Music Anastas N. Michos Cinematographer Adam Boome Film Editing Lynzee Klingman Film Editing Michael Stipe Original Music Christopher Tellefsen Film Editing Peter Buck Original Music Patrizia von Brandenstein Production Design James F. Truesdale Art Director Ray Kluga Art Director Maria Nay Set Decoration Karin Wiesel Set Decoration Scott Ferguson Associate Producer Jeffrey Kurland Costume Design Pamela Abdy Associate Producer Francine Maisler Casting