WTF?! Andy Kaufman ALIVE?

by **Folic_Acid** » Thu May 20, 2004 8:48 am

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040519/234/726q1.html

Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years

Wed May 19, 9:00 AM ET

New York City, NY (PRWEB) May 19, 2004 -- Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side. To his loyal supporters and fans, Andy says "sorry about faking my death," in a recent interview with ABC News at his apartment. In order to reach legendary comic status and seal his place in the history of performance art, he said it was "necessary to go away for twenty years."

Andy Kaufman's official site has been launched at:
http://andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com/

Even though he has technically returned, Andy says that he plans to maintain his low key lifestyle that he has led for the past twenty years. He has resumed contact with friends and family. Fearing the possibility of this scenario and the potential for another hoax, Kaufman's family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young to determine if this in fact the real Andy Kaufman. He has subjected himself to medical examination and submitted DNA, hair, blood and fingerprint samples to the auditors. Ernst & Young and the Kaufman family report that with a 99% probability, this is indeed the real Andy Kaufman. His mother says, "It's good to have Andy back."

In 1999, a new crop of Kaufman fans were born after Jim Carrey starred in the hit film Man on the Moon. "Andy's bizarre mix of comedy and performance art will inspire fans and comedians alike for generations, especially after this stunt," says Jim Carrey.

Andy says he will make only occasional public appearances, sometimes in disguise so that you won?t know if it?s really him or someone else. Kaufman was famous for pulling this stunt with the Tony Clifton character, sometimes played by good friend Bob Zmuda.

Andy says fans should tune into his website for ongoing updates to his adventures in life. As always, Andy's stage has been the world, testing the boundaries of our beliefs, our sources of information, and our perception of reality. "It's good to be back," Andy writes on his website.

by **Heart Collector** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:46 am

Good trick I must say.

Not many people would have lasted 20 years.

by **Sir Loin** » Thu May 20, 2004 9:47 am

thats awesome

by **SavageParrot** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:28 am

Sneaky bastard!

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu May 20, 2004 12:00 pm

He's dead, that's just a press release you're reading. I can make a press release saying that Elvis is alive. I think it's thru a site called PRWeb that this 'press release' was made. I know friends of AK held a party on the 20th anniversary of his funeral last Sunday, but he didn't show up. I'm guessing he didn't show up because he's dead, and the dead are notorious for their poor motor coordination skills...like the players on HPC!

by **0ptical42** » Thu May 20, 2004 1:08 pm

Wal-mart and starbucks national tour?!?!

That doesn't sound like him. I smell a conspiracy involving these two coorporations. :roll:

by **Camel toe joe** » Thu May 20, 2004 1:22 pm

interesting...

by **Buliwyf** » Thu May 20, 2004 2:20 pm

fake, come on.......

by **Murgatroyd** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:03 pm

I did a search on it on ABC news's website, and nothing came up for Andy Kaufman.

by **S.S. N** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:07 pm

somebody tried to pull this on me a few years ago, according to my sticky note they told me january 19th was the comeback date...show me a picture and ill consider it. yahoo news is pretty reputable:P .

youd have to be under a rock for 20 years to think a blog is a good idea.

by **Jeffro** » Thu May 20, 2004 3:56 pm

I was hoping it was real...

by **JimmyTango** » Thu May 20, 2004 4:15 pm

It is fake:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/kaufman.asp

by **King** » Thu May 20, 2004 4:17 pm

as much as i like andy kaufman and tony cliffton... this is a load of dogshit.

by **Ralph Wiggum** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:55 pm

I have always heard rumors that he had faked his death for comic purposes, but never believed he could keep it secret. Also, that isn't really a news story even though it is linked through yahoo news. It appears to be a press release (prweb) that someone issued. I could probably issue a press release about my 10 inch dong and get it posted for a fee.

by **Nymh78** » Thu May 20, 2004 10:25 pm

TMI Ralph lol. Would be interesting if it was true. I was listening to the radio this weekend and his best friend was on talking about him and how he never actually saw a body and he to this day never really knew.

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