His greatest joke or yet another hoax? Friend claims legendary comedian Andy Kaufman FAKED HIS OWN DEATH and plans to make a comeback soon.
- Andy Kaufman's writing partner says the legend talked often about faking his own death and is about to return, after going into exile for 30 years
- The latest claims join a list of hoaxes claiming Kaufman faked his own death
- Friends and fans still believe the comedian sauntered off into the sunset
- Kaufman, 35, died from lung cancer in May 1984
Could this be Andy Kaufman's best joke yet — or just another hoax claiming the legendary comedian is still alive?
A friend of Kaufman's claims in a new book that the comedian faked his own death in 1984 and will soon emerge for a comeback.
Bob Zmuda, who is famous for being Kaufman's close friend and writing partner, says that Kaufman began talking about faking his passing long before his lung cancer death in May 1984, aged 35.
'Could you imagine how this is going to blow everyone's mind?' Kaufman told Zmuda, according to claims from his book 'Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally,' as reported by the New York Post.
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