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When Andy Kaufman died back in 1984 at the tender age of 35 I thought it was another Kaufman stunt. I figured he would emerge again but in some other badly-masked persona, but I waited and waited, and nothing. Gee, I thought, maybe he really did die.
According to wikipedia:
Kaufman allegedly told many people...that he wished to fake his own death prior to his actual death. This has caused some fans to believe Kaufman is still alive. Kaufman himself purportedly claimed that if he were to fake his death, he would return 20 years later, which would have been in 2004.
According to his wikipedia page, "Andrew Breitbart" first started making TV appearances in 2004. That's right: 2004. The same year that Kaufman said he would return if he, in fact, had faked his death. I think you can start seeing where I'm going with this.
Add 20 years to Andy Kaufman and you can start to see some similarities. The hairline, the square chin, the long thin nose. Even the famous lip-snear that made Kaufman's impersonation of Elvis so believable. "Breitbart" supposedly was only 43 years old, but look at that photo -- he is one very old looking 43 year old. Kaufman, who was born in 1949, would be 62 today, but he always had a boyish look to him
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
"Tony Clifton" was played by 2 people, Andy Kaufman and Bob Zmuda, I think the joke here is they keep the character alive even after Kaufman's death.
I don't see even the vaguest resemblances between Breitbart and Kaufman, but if you look at Breitbart, he appears to be 60 years old, if not older - for someone who was in his early 40's that's not a sign of good health.
Latest news on Breitbart is that he hasn't been to his doctor in more than a year, a bit foolish for someone with a known heart condition.
Originally posted by Crakeur
there is, also, this one major factor that would make the Kaufman was Breitbart thing impossible.
I went to Tulane with Breitbart. We had mutual friends. I've hung out with him. I can vouch for the fact that, at one time, he was a younger man.
I hope they release the tapes unedited.
Originally posted by Human_Alien
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
"Tony Clifton" was played by 2 people, Andy Kaufman and Bob Zmuda, I think the joke here is they keep the character alive even after Kaufman's death.
I don't see even the vaguest resemblances between Breitbart and Kaufman, but if you look at Breitbart, he appears to be 60 years old, if not older - for someone who was in his early 40's that's not a sign of good health.
Latest news on Breitbart is that he hasn't been to his doctor in more than a year, a bit foolish for someone with a known heart condition.
I agree there isn't the slightest resemblance between the two of them. They only share a first name.
As far as Breitbart looking old. He wasn't too vain. He let his hair turn white and that's not too common to see, for someone his age who holds a high profile. I know there's no rule of thumb for turning grey but it USUALLY starts late late 40's early-50s.
He does look dis-shuffled but I think he was just keeping things real. He also had a lot more important things on his plate other than his appearance.
The guy was off'd.
Anyone with groundbreaking controversial truths usually don't live to show/tell it.
Originally posted by Crakeur
ok, here's another odd wrinkle for you, if you want to play that game.
I grew up in the town Andy Kaufman grew up in. I'm younger than him, his funeral was in 1984 and I was still in high school at the time but I remember it very well.
I grew up in the same town as Andy Kaufman, I went to college with Andrew Breitbart. It's obvious I am Tony Clifton aka Latka Gravas.