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Posted by Jessica on 2/6/04Replies:
My friend's dad was in Jamaica in June of 1984. He was in the elevator going up to his hotel room when a guy who was a dead-ringer for Kaufman walked on. He was such a dead-ringer, in fact, that Scott's dad said, jokingly, "Hey, aren't you supposed to be dead?" "Kaufman" looked straight at him and said, "I don't know what you're talking about." (strange reply, in my opinion. If someone asked me if I was supposed to be dead, I'd be like, "Huh?") Scott's dad says it sure as hell sounded like Kaufman, so he pushed on and said, "Anyone ever tell you you look like Andy Kaufman?" "Andy" replied. "I have never heard of Andy Kaufman in my life". And said nothing else until he quickly exited the elevator. An interesting fact. . . When Scott's dad pronounced his name, he pronounced it incorrectly, as in "Cough-man", but "Andy" pronounced it correctly even though he had "never heard of Andy Kauffman".
Well, that's my story. It's not made up, I promise you. Scott's dad swears on his life that he met Andy Kaufman that day, but I wouldn't know. It could have just been a look-a-like with a strange attitude. What do you guys think?
Posted by Frank Ford on 2/13/04
I was led here by my son's good friend, Jessica. I would like to clear something up about my Andy sighting in the elevator. The man I spoke with DID, in fact, have a short beard and moustache. Having been a huge Taxi fan, I recognized him as Andy Kaufman immediatly. At the time, I knew nothing about the man, other than his stint on the show. After meeting with him on the elevator, I did some more research into his character, and became 101% convinced that the prankster was, indeed, the man on the elevator. He seemed very nervous at my comments and quick to get away from me. I DID meet Kaufman that day. I would stake my life on it. If you have any questions, please post them here and I will be glad to respond.