Andy Kaufman Alive, Well and BACK!

Sirius Dogma

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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.

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gumby

hoax

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Quotes

Yeah!

And he's subletting an Apartment from Elvis.

And he sold me the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday, which came with some swamp land in Patterson and a factory on Furman Street.

OK, sarcasm mode OFF. Seriously, I doubt it, but hope it's true.

nilfun

if only...

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

Sirius Dogma

ahhh. cmon. but i want to believe he is alive

nilfun

Me too, Sirius.

Farkel

Andy is dead. Get used to it. One cannot fake lung cancer ( especially a non-smoker) and an autopsy wherein the body is cut to pieces.

Andy is dead. We all miss him, by the way. Elvis is alive, though. This is all Bible-Based(tm).

Farkel

Corvin

Some shots of (most likely) Bob Zmuda as Koffman's alter ego, Tony Clifton, at the Bunny Ranch . . . this was supposedly Andy.

myauntfanny

He doesn't look even remotely like Andy. But...I wish. I miss him and Gilda Radner.

Corvin

He doesn't look even remotely like Andy

Yeah, that's the gag. The man you see in the pics above, fanny, is wearing prosthetic make up. Andy use to get made up as this character (Tony Clifton) often for his performance art. He denied it was he performing as Tony Clifton, and then had his buddy, Bob Zmuda, appear in the same make up and do the whole Tony Clifton schtick to throw people off. They both emulated the character so exact that you could not tell which one of them was under the make up and wig, unless they were seen together like below. After Andy's death, Zmuda sometimes appeared as Tony Clifton, Andy's alter ego, just to mess with people.

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Kind Regards,

Corvin

Andy Kaufman Alive, Well and BACK!

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