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Andy Kaufman: Dead 30 Years And Still Trolling Web

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JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada16696 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-29 17:32:13
September 29 2014 17:00 GMT
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Kaufman: Dead 30 Years and Still Trolling Web Forums

Comedian/Actor Andy Kaufman allegedly died on May 16, 1984.

His comedic partner and confidante believes he is alive. His girlfriend believes he is dead.
He didn't have any children with his girlfriend and they never married. They were only in a relationship for two years. Therefore, fooling her would be no big deal for Kaufman.

Here is an insightful look at the greatest comedian who ever lived:


Bob Zmuda's book arrives October 7th and declaring Kaufman alive is a great way to boost book sales. To make the book balanced and reasonable, co-author, Lynne Margulies argues that she believes Kaufman is dead.

http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Kaufman-The-Truth-Finally/dp/1940363055

Five years ago Zmuda wrote this book about Kaufman.
http://www.amazon.ca/Dear-Andy-Kaufman-Hate-Your/dp/1934170089
he never discusses anything about Kaufman faking his death in this book.

In 1999, Zmuda wrote this book about Kaufman's trickery and deceit based humour. However, Kaufman's death is never brought up.
http://www.amazon.ca/Andy-Kaufman-Revealed-Cloth-Friends/dp/0316681237/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412009072&sr=1-3

In the 1999 bio-movie about Kaufman his death has a chilling cold feeling. This eerie haunting feeling occurs because many people do not believe Kaufman is dying of cancer.

Kaufman had a very authentic fake cough he had been using in his routines for years.


He cornered himself career wise. Pissing off every one eventually he had no way to make big hollywood dollars. So faking his own death provides him with a quick and easy exit from the untenenable situation he was in.

Andy Kaufman is my favourite comedian. And, by nature, I'm an optimistic guy.

So i say Andy is still alive.

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ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-09-29 18:53:48
September 29 2014 18:50 GMT
#2
Thank you very much


Kaufman laid a lot of the ground work if not all of the groundwork for stuff like Jackass with their bits like Bad Grandpa or Irving Zisman, as well as Sascha Baron Cohen material as well. I am sure there are more interim examples but those two come to mind immediately.

That whole idea of blurring character with real life, and forcing people to deal with that was really well done by him.
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44262 Posts
September 30 2014 00:25 GMT
#3
While he was one hell of a funny guy, he's undoubtedly dead. Along with Elvis and all those other celebrities...

Kaufman died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, California on May 16, 1984 of kidney failure caused by metastasized large-cell lung carcinoma, and his body was interred in the Beth David Cemetery in Long Island ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kaufman#Illness_and_death ).
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
September 30 2014 02:16 GMT
#4
What if Kaufman faked that he was faking his own death? Then the prank would be that he actually died but people thought he was faking it.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada16696 Posts
October 11 2014 11:56 GMT
#5
Well after Shapiro's on the record comments there is zero chance Kaufman is still alive.
o well
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