Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years (WTF?!?!?!)

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[NYC GOP Chick]

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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[Redcoat LI]

I think you should study that picture some more,just to be certain.

[SoothingDave]

You know, just, I don't know, funny-lookin'!

Even more so than most people.

SD

[Scenic Sounds]

Were you involved in this?

LOL. You know I've never had that kind of patience. Whether true or not (I wouldn't want to spoil the fun if I knew), it's hilarious, isn't it?

So long as we have imaginations and like illusions, nobody's ever really dead, right? ;-)

[VRWC_minion]

family has contracted with independent auditors Ernst & Young

I highly doubt and CPA firm would take this contract. Its not something they do.

[NYC GOP Chick]

My brother was very good friends with his (Kauffman's) personal assistant. She even gave him the the famous costume he wore when he did his Elvis impression (The powder blue four leaf clover one - the REALLY famous one). I just told my brother about this and he said that it would just be incredible because he spent alot of time with the assistant and, well, everyone really said he was dead.

Maybe the assistant and others are in on it. Or maybe Kaufman hid it from them.

[NYC GOP Chick]

If you are going to pretend to be a woman, pretend to be a young one.

That scam's been overdone here at FR!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Good. Hope you are volunteering for the convention!

I signed up! :)

[discostu]

At this juncture we know with 100% certainty that the explanation to all this involved at least 1 hoax. The question is what is the hoax, the death or the "resurrection"?

[Xenalyte]

E&Y isn't just a CPA firm these days. Like Toilet & Douche - oops, I mean Deloitte & Touche - it's branched into business consulting of various kinds.

[RightWhale]

I wouldn't doubt it.

[Xenalyte]

You forgot Bill Hicks, THE god of comedy. We shall never see his like again.

[Don Joe]

If you are going to pretend to be a woman, pretend to be a young one.

That scam's been overdone here at FR!

Yeah, but this one's on a different... host.

[g,d&r]

[weegee]

Bill Hicks. I knew that there was at least one other famous Texas Outlaw Comic.

He doesn't do much for me (I got one of his albums for free and watched the video where he went to report on the Waco standoff).

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I wonder if this guy will come looking for him?

[lavrenti]

Buscemi is the best character actor in decades, bar none.

Dream movie would be him and Jane Horrocks as the leads.

[F.J. Mitchell]

We'll believe this when DNA evidence is presented-maybe and maybe not. DNA doesn't lie, but liars proccess DNA.

[wku man]

Yep...Carlin, Murphy, Kinison, Martin (back in his stand-up days), and my contemporary faves, Denis Leary, Lewis Black, and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour guys...all are hilarious. Andy Kaufman? He's kinda like Jerry Senifeld...I tried, but just never found anything even remotely funny about him.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Jet Jaguar]

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

[Johnwaynez]

hey if you see Charissa or is it Charisma Griffith now, tell her the duke says hey

[HungarianGypsy]

If he IS alive, does this mean that we can all apply for credit cards in his name?
After being dead for twenty years his credit rating probably isn't so hot.