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1. When you look up Andy on the Internet database of record, there is no date of death listed.
2. In 2001, the database shows Andy lived in Cook County, Illinois.
3. There's another address indicating he lived in Westchester County, NY later in 2001.
During the 1990s, “Tony Clifton” made several appearances at L.A. nightclubs, prompting speculation that perhaps Kaufman was still alive and working under the makeup. Jim Carrey stated on the NBC special Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman that the person doing the Clifton character was in fact Bob Zmuda and that the character had been passed on to him by Kaufman while he was still alive. Kaufman’s death certificate is on file with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services and is also available on the web site The Smoking Gun.
Some fans believe that Kaufman faked his death. There is a website related to this claim, and, recently “a grainy video has surfaced that purports to show Kaufman living under an assumed name in Albuquerque, N.M.” The website is registered to a Stephen Maddox of Greenwood, Indiana.[38] Maddox claims to be Kaufman”s son and that Kaufman and his stepfather exchanged identities, so Kaufman could be relieved of his fame.
In November 2013 at the 9th Annual Andy Kaufman Awards at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC a woman came forward claiming to be Andy Kauffman's daughter. She said that he is alive and wanted to live a quiet life and raise a family.
The girl who joined Kaufman's brother onstage also reportedly claimed to be 24 years old. If true, that places her birth date after Kaufman's official death date. The funnyman is said to have succumbed to lung cancer at Cedars Sinai hospital, on May 16, 1984.
Xaphan
To be honest, this wouldn't surprise me at all.
FlyersFan
For those interested -
10 Celebs Who Fans Think Faked Their Death
1 - Elvis
2 - Jim Morrison
3 - Princes Di
4 - Adolph Hitler
5 - Michael Jackson
6 - Tupac Shakur
7 - Jimmy Hoffa
8 - Andy Kaufman
9 - Jimi Hendrix
10 - Kurt Cobain
I think they are all very much dead.
But these are the top 10 celebs that people doubt the official story on.
JayinAR
I think Andy and Elvis both are still alive.
I think Jim Morrison was killed by his own father, or at least, his father had something to do with it.
FlyersFan
For those interested -
10 Celebs Who Fans Think Faked Their Death
1 - Elvis
2 - Jim Morrison
3 - Princes Di
4 - Adolph Hitler
5 - Michael Jackson
6 - Tupac Shakur
7 - Jimmy Hoffa
8 - Andy Kaufman
9 - Jimi Hendrix
10 - Kurt Cobain
I think they are all very much dead.
But these are the top 10 celebs that people doubt the official story on.
I believe he faked his death, along with Elvis, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cubain,
Jeff Buckley, Diana Spenser, Jimmy Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Biggie Smalls,
Tupak Shakur, Whitney Hueston, Amy Winehouse and many more.
It an exceedingly common occurrence among the 'stars'.
Did I also mention JFK?
bknapple32
TO the poster above, something tells me Andy would not be going to jail for faking his death. Call it a gut feeling. He may have to pay a hefty IRS bill though.
I loved Andy Kaufman, he was before my time but when I found out about him through my mom, I watched everything I could ever get my hands on about him. I personally always wanted him to be alive. I think this story, above all others has the most going for it.
There was something about the woman's mannerisms in the tmz video that has me scratching my head though. It seems like she is forcing 'Andy' mannerisms throughout the whole clip. That could be meaningless, or it could be telling. It's 50-50 imo. But that 50-50 feeling is enough to make Andy alive in my heart.edit on 14-11-2013 by bknapple32 because: (no reason given)