And with a blog to boot?
So is it true? Kaufman himself said that were he to fake his death, he would return 20 years later, on May 16, 2004. I’d imagine there are plenty of fake Kaufmans out there, excited that the time has finally arrived for their own ultimate hoax. Even Yahoo news states, “[This particular Andy Kaufman] 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.”
But according to snopes.com, it’s all bologna. All technical evidence aside, snopes makes the best point here:
If the real Andy Kaufman were back, his story would be picked up by every major news service in the U.S. and a good many abroad, not merely a single “anybody can submit a story” free publicity service. And if the real Andy Kaufman genuinely wanted to demonstrate he was still alive, just one public appearance would serve that purpose far more convincingly than an unverifiable DNA test. Most important, if the Andy Kaufman I remember — the brilliant, unpredictable, erratic, and unique comic genius — had finally emerged from hiding twenty years after faking his own death, I have no doubts that he’d find a much more imaginative way of revealing his return than a free press release and a rather ordinary blog.
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