No. Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer. Andy never smoked and was a vegetarian, too so go figure. The fall on his head certainly hurt, but Andy exaggerated it for show business effect.
video of famous slap (language caution). Before they were in movies, The Three Stooges were really slapped by Moe and Ted Healy. It had to be done for entertainment purposes.
No. Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer. Wow. Truly bizarre.
But no more bizarre than Andy Kaufman in life. That observation has probably been made countless times already.
I actually thought all these years that the pile driver started him on a path of declining health. Thank you for setting me straight.