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Shorty
19 May 2004, 11:12pm
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040519/234/726q1.html

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."

What do you think?!

Thrax
19 May 2004, 11:13pm
:skeptic:

Gargoyle
19 May 2004, 11:34pm
Does Elvis have a blog yet?

Boogie
19 May 2004, 11:42pm
Why isn't he showing his face yet? And I mean his real face.

RADA
19 May 2004, 11:45pm
HEY guys! LOOK! its Jim Morrison and Jimmy Hendrix!

keto
19 May 2004, 11:55pm
Hoax. (opinion)

LawnMM
20 May 2004, 1:16am
Its really jimmy hoffa...he's been in witness protection

-tk
20 May 2004, 9:46am
it would be so typical of Andy Kaufman to pull something like that.... but I still think its a hoax

bothered
20 May 2004, 12:24pm
Andy who?

EyesOnly
20 May 2004, 12:51pm
Didn't you see that movie bothered with Jim carrey: Man on the moon. Other than that i know nothing about him.

bothered
20 May 2004, 1:52pm
No I haven't seen that one. Never heard of Andy Kaufman though.

profdlp
20 May 2004, 1:55pm
An Andy Kaufman page (http://andykaufman.jvlnet.com/toc.htm)

kanezfan
20 May 2004, 2:09pm
i don't believe it. i mean it would be great if it's true cause the guy was hillarious, but i think he's dead. probably some guy trying to make a quick buck

QCH
20 May 2004, 2:12pm
CNN isn't reporting it.... ? HOAX?

madmat
20 May 2004, 3:38pm
Elvis and Adolf Hitler have surfaced as well. They are running a BBQ joint in Atlanta called "Shake & Bake".

Kwitko
20 May 2004, 3:41pm
Bullspit. Horse feathers. It's a hoax. He's still dead. Come on, how do you just casually resume contact with your loved ones? I would have went ballistic.