Posted on 11/14/2013 8:05:42 AM PST by Bobalu
He claims the "Taxi" star, who officially died of cancer in 1984, faked his own death "to get away from being Andy Kaufman."
A mysterious woman's claims that she is the daughter of Andy Kaufman have helped to revive long-standing rumors -- fueled in life by Kaufman himself -- that the comedian may have faked his own death.
The far-fetched admission, reported first by The Comic's Comic and Defamer, occurred Monday night at the Andy Kaufman Awards, held annually at the Gotham Comedy Club. The woman was introduced by Michael Kaufman, Andy's brother, who first explained how years ago he'd discovered an essay in which Andy detailed plans to fake his death. Official records state the Taxi star died in 1984 at age 35, of lung cancer. Were he alive today, Kaufman would be 64 years old.
"I witnessed the entire thing and I can tell you without a doubt this was not a prank," says Al Parinello, a lifelong friend of the comedian who produces the awards. Parinello relayed to The Hollywood Reporter how Michael, whom he describes as "accountant-like" in demeanor and not prone to mounting hoaxes, followed instructions in the essay to meet his brother at a specific restaurant on Christmas Eve, 1999.
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‘e be daid...............
He did tell me DR was two different people on and off stage so you’re probably right.
Don Rickles and Bob Newhart are best of friends in real life. Believe it or not.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/actress-in-andy-kaufman-hoax-675432
Never did I know that The Man In Black Himself introduced him, and made that statement - too damn cool!!! Thanks so much!!
I remember rumors in the late 1980’s that he had faked his own death.
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