Andy Kaufman's brother: This is a hoax

[@billnolastname5078]

UPDATE: She is actually Tony Clifton's daughter!

[@Fox8ball.]

Bill Nolastname 😂

[@thebystander3949]

Funniest last name of all time

[@andrewstevens2719]

I was thinking Vick Ferrari!

[@ronniechilds2002]

Good one!

[@mr.b9613]

This is exactly the thing Andy Kaufman would convince his friends and family to say after he died lol. He's still fucking with people's heads while dead for years!! RIP Andy

[@RjBenjamin353]

that is freakin!!!! eh!

[@Ty-Mirrors]

Prince Noctis plot twist Andy is Michael... same mole on face...

[@briancannon3987]

"bigger the lie easier to believe" do u honesly think the no celeb faked their death? the pros for a celeb to fake their death farrrr outweighs the cons i acually cant think of any cons

[@alanterry2924]

andy kaufman was a bum, overrated

[@Milassoccer]

@@alanterry2924 true he was just a troll, not a real actor/comedian

[@BKIslandersfan]

Maybe Andy's brother was pulling a hoax as per Andy's last request before death.

[@18skeltor]

+Shawn Ryu That actually makes sense, sounds like something Andy would want.

[@1414TTT]

The host said "here we have andys brother Andy...i mean michael" check it out again

[@celestialwiz6084]

play a record

[@Mind4orLease]

I think he did do this to honor his brother, but he clearly isnt andy, their moles are in slightly different places, go back and watch the fridays apology video and compare it to this.

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

And he failed horribly at it.

[@arttrombley7385]

Been dead forever and still playing jokes on people.

[@TheGreatUtopiaCat]

+Art Trombley SO FUCKING GOOD

[@tomunderwood6367]

Art Trombley he is in heaven laughing his ass off

[@carolynnstreater2391]

tom underwood lol I'm sure he is

[@baneblackguard584]

I believe you are correct. watch his eyes, watch his head movements. I believe this is the same person we knew as Andy Kaufman.

[@Ziglaub]

PURE GENIUS! TRUE LEGEND!

[@kingboot24]

Plot twist Andy Kaufman brother is really Andy Kaufman

[@nik0tine]

same mole on his cheek

[@sumagillyrian6593]

yeah but its a bit lower

[@FijneWIET]

Or Andy Kaufman is the third Paul McCartney... The second person to have 'become' Paul McCartney after the Original Paul died in a traffic accident. (like all the generations of 'Robins' Batman used to team up with}.

[@FijneWIET]

Maria de vries Mijn post was ook puur sarcastisch bedoeld...

[@FijneWIET]

Maria de vries Ik had ook kunnen zeggen dat het een illuminati/vrijmetselarij-complot was ;) Er zijn altijd gekkies die het *willen* geloven... Andy Kaufman was the master of MAKE believe... He loved to make people wonder what he was all about.. if he was for real or not.... he made that an ART... And his brother just keeps the ENIGMA alive,,, of course it is a hoax... "or is it..." Becoming a pop myth,,, and his relatives keep it ALIVE... :)

[@TheBTD3]

Imagine one year Jimmy Kimmel or some late night show host is retiring, and then the next host is all a big mystery. Then on the big premiere night, Andy Kaufman is there sitting down.

[@ronindebeatrice]

Bricks would be shat, but it'd be impossible to keep such a thing secret.

[@tupacshakur5308]

Cringe

[@markabbazia2339]

ronindebeatrice kümmel announces retirement and the whole time all the station announces is that the new host will be revealed at the start of the new season, of Andy has been incognito since his “death” what’s a couple more months? He could be completely disguised get into the arena through the back way early than anyone’s around the reveal is turning on your station don’t have someone say his name just open the show and out comes older Andy Kaufman like he’s been here the whole time don’t oversell the whole “death hoax” cause the show will die if it’s just a “how’d ya do it Andy”

[@markabbazia2339]

Kimmel apparently iPhones don’t like jimmy

[@edwardmontoya4367]

Wow that would b amazing

[@caitlinbelforti870]

This breaks my heart but in a good way. His brother who is clearly not a performer is doing his best to honor Andy. That's real love right there

[@unitedstatesirie7431]

the real hidden Cancer cure is the ability to pull electrons away from the Cancer cells. 🧪

[@suzanneblaylock9598]

Breaks your heart? You need a real life, dear.

[@WillWilsonII]

​@@suzanneblaylock9598".... 🎶 orange, you're not a joke to me, you're one of my favorite fruits, and, you've got a whole song dedicated just to you...."

[@suzanneblaylock9598]

@@WillWilsonII love you, old man.

[@joes9545]

His "brother" is acting exactly how Andy acted when asked these types of questions. I mean this is exactly how Andy would respond. It's uncanny. Is this Andy? No idea but it's certainly bizarre.

[@SmokeyBluntRoach]

maybe... Andy's brother had the cancer. think about it.

[@aaronisgrate]

no ones acting like lung cancer or cancer is a joke....the joke is the serial prankster serial hoaxer andy.

[@TeslaDRay]

its not andy. head shape is different and childhood photos of the two of them together confirm it. especially his brother's bulbous head.

[@kpag3030]

Family traits carrying over I'm sure

[@SpaceHawk13]

Where are the childhood photos of both of them together?

[@artmaltman]

Precisely the type of skit that Andy would love. They are honoring his memory.

[@Brian-qj7gp]

Why u think he couldn't fake his death. He was done in comedy. None wanted him anymore. Why not retire and gain back anonymity

[@artmaltman]

@@Brian-qj7gp if anyone in earth would fake it, it would be Andy. The ultimate stunt. Come back after 20 years.

[@Brian-qj7gp]

@@artmaltman yeah. Also Kurt tho Krist said just that. I'd anyone would.fake.theor death it would be Kurt. And after stewing on all information (there's a lot) surrounding his retirement. I'd bet anything he faked it.

[@banjobandit3270]

My mind can't handle the fact that I may be looking at the actual Andy Kaufman alive and well and playing a huge prank on everyone. This guy acts, and sounds just like Andy and even looks like an aged version. He's spot on him. It freaks me out but is so something he would do

[@johnLennon255]

Yea, too bad he looks more like Andy’s brother

[@zmillie2364]

@@johnLennon255 except Andy kaufman never had a brother his brother is him it's funny that you all don't get it

[@jangijs9671]

@@zmillie2364 exactly

[@vika0194]

@@zmillie2364 Yeah, this is clearly not Andy. Nothing looks like him.

[@MsNooneinparticular]

@@zmillie2364 How much weed have you smoked to come to this conclusion? lol Michael is Andy's younger brother--Andy stared out the window for months in a depression after he was born. He can be seen on stage WITH Andy at the Kutchers Catskills performance with the rest of the family as well as in Bill Zehme's bio. He even played Tony Clifton at Carnegie Hall! He has a sister too just FYI. And a real daughter named Maria Colonna, not the lady at the awards show.

[@TheDiddleBros]

Michael's smirks seem very strange.

[@sweeabn6736]

Its fascinating to see his brother with the same mannerisms in his face and eyes. I am sorry for their loss.

[@dizocilpine]

+swee abn my thoughts too

[@chrisgee2616]

He is his own brother

[@Tiredoldchannel]

Similar voice too

[@BrianKiddDevDesign]

He's paying homage to his brother with some dark humor.

[@miniflashgordon]

If you are out there Andy.. Come back to us.. Our world needs and misses you. :(

[@buddmannable]

30 years later Andy is STILL pulling one over on everyone.. Brilliant!

[@hendo337]

Note, the video is exactly 3:33 long. That's good enough for me.

[@mateiungur-naghi7095]

Look at that cheeky smile. The same smile he always made back before his 'death'.

[@bobbypaluga4346]

Weird, the brother sounds exactly like Andy Kaufman.

[@andrewdavis2847]

he's got the mole too

[@nothingmatters298]

Andrew Davis its almost like they're brothers or something

[@shawnyfin]

@TOMBSTONE SHADOW ...go find pictures of this guy before Andy died. Pictures of them together. I dont know if Andy is alive, or whatever. But this dude is NOT Andy Kaufman.

[@ekLuca]

watch the eye movements

[@ViperStarFilms]

of course he's like his brother, they're frickin brothers... No shit they're similar.

[@ekLuca]

Mole on exact same spot?

[@hawkrider88]

@@ekLuca Yes, mole is in the exact same spot. I just spend twenty minutes comparing the two on multiple videos. Maybe it IS Andy?

[@juancpgo]

ahahahaha wow, this is unbelievable. Whether he's dead or not, it's mind blowing that he is able to perform a 'hoax' like this 30 years after his apparent death.

[@HomicideHenry]

Its been done before... several times... Billy Tipton did it, more or less, for her entire life.

[@Ned88Man]

yea but that was covering up gender, not actually questions of death or existence..

[@chrisgee2616]

He is his own brother

[@danhermon4922]

The morning I heard Kaufman was dead, I was listening to the news for proof and found it when reporters put the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center spokesman on mic who confirmed it. Kaufman didn’t have the kind of money to get a major hospital to lie to the media for him. My brother lived in L.A. and saw him at the premiere of the My Breakfast With Blassie movie shortly before and said he’d looked genuinely really sick, and I later saw a photo of him at that time and he definitely looked like someone with cancer, in a way I doubt you could fake with exterior makeup because people with cancer, it looks like they’re being eaten from the inside. Also I heard Tony Danza later say he was in the same hospital for something minor and was told his friend Andy was there, and he went to see him and says there’s no way it was a hoax, he looked really really sick. This was a few years ago, Danza has nothing to gain by lying about it in an interview thirty years later.

[@MrKaramazov2100]

Andy’s still actively trolling people from the grave. Savage.😂

[@Dooality]

Michael Kaufman IS Andy Kaufman

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

Close, but Adam Schiff is Andy Kaufman !

[@TimStJohn-youtube]

how I wish this were true - Mike can barely contain his laughter when asked if he hired her - good stuff keeping the legend alive

[@oliverthomas9052]

This is a hoax and a great tribute to Andy.

[@shawnyfin]

Of course it's a hoax. It's CNN, man! 🤣🤣

[@Ricksterny1]

Why would he prolong this hoax passed the 2000’s . Like Elvis, they loved to performed on stage. Without it they’re life meant nothing…

[@shugobhastudios]

The most amazing part is Michael is a real person, Andy was the character.

[@Gama2153]

It's him. The brother is him. The Man is a genius.

[@vika0194]

No it’s not him… Are you even serious

[@cpthowdy9426]

this is messed up on alot of levels.

[@suckerpunchy13]

Great acting, Andy! lol, I mean "Michael"!

[@NationJJ]

2020 would have been the year to come out. RIP Andy Kaufman.

[@0tto9]

DNA would solve this 'mystery'.

[@shawnyfin]

Haha, you're expecting CNN to actually investigate? 🤣🤣

[@0tto9]

@@shawnyfin yes.

[@shawnyfin]

@@0tto9 ........🤷‍♂️........

[@0tto9]

@@shawnyfin I don't get it. What is your point? Spit it out.

[@shawnyfin]

@@0tto9 ...wasting time isnt my jam. Ive wasted enough here already. Good luck, man. You'll need it...

[@anonymouz88]

Freudian slip at 1:40 😮

[@SeahawksBamBamKam]

Just like Elvis is Alive right? Some people just can't let go, lets keep his name in the spotlight.

[@heggy_69]

He's actually never been alive, the entire existence of Andy Kaufman is the joke. Think about it

[@RobertFairweatherMusic]

Plot twist: the girl is Bob Zmuda.

[@beebop9808]

He's sharing a basement apartment with Elvis in Key West Florida.

[@kcuhc84]

I asked John Lennon if this was true. He said it was definitely a hoax.

[@tntparanoia]

He got same voice like andy. scary

[@LAIDBACKMANNER]

He acts just like andy during interviews.... He is Andy, and Andy is Tony, and Tony is Spaghetti Monster... It all makes sense now. Thank you MATSM.

[@portugal5698]

When you realize this whole time that Kaufman is pretending to be “his brother” and the girl is really his daughter as a way to troll us all?????

[@IsThisDustin]

Wait, so people are thinking Michael is really Andy?

[@jaroncreed]

DutRank look at that mole on his face, the same one Andy had, what are the chances the two brothers share the same mole on the same spot on their face?

[@rdecredico]

+jaroncreed Except the mole is not in the same place. Same side, yes, but different placement there.

[@nicholasfaith8999]

@@jaroncreed my father, grandmother and I all had a mole in the same spot

[@incensepeppermint5221]

If it is a hoax, let a true legend rest in peace. Colin from Dublin Ireland.

[@goochI034]

This is the perfect way to keep Andy relevant....without Andy.

[@dunlap4info]

Wow Michael and Andy sound just alike, they also sound like their dad. Just a random thought...

[@kichigan1]

Lloyd, Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber Too, plays doing a prank for thirty years.

[@RustyTiberius]

Okay not saying anything but if you look at an earlier vid of Michael it doesn't seem to be the same person

[@johns.1857]

All of Andy's family does this, obviously on his behave. Andy's friends and co-workers, like Danny Devito, say that they know 100% he is dead. So yeah, this is just Andy pranking us from his grave. I love it!

[@adampfaff1840]

Call me cray.....but those eyes......the voice. I mean.....LOOK AT HIS EYES only while listening to the voice...........

[@thesilentking0182]

Adam Pfaff umm there brothers

[@ekLuca]

I thought the same as soon as i saw him, also the mole is on the same spot, wtf? :D

[@danielrichards6081]

That man. The man in the video. That's Andy Kaufman the comedian.

[@Mind4orLease]

Nope, moles are in different places. Brothers have similar mannerisms because they grow up in the exact same environment. When my younger brother and I worked together, people thought we were twins even though hes 3 inches taller than me, he has different colored hair, and hes 3 years younger. They look a lot alike but if you know what to look for you can tell it's not Andy. Though I do believe he is responsible for the entire hoax to honor his brother's memory.

[@mr.joshua204]

No, it really isnt

[@necessitousfox]

He looks nothing like Andy. I mean look at his nose or eyes. Andy had waaaay bigger nose & eyes than his brother here.

[@shawnyfin]

Im sure you can find pictures of this guy while Andy was alive.. Don't get trolled by CNN, man.. haha

[@zmillie2364]

@@shawnyfin no u can't lmao its literally andy everyone is just dumb as hell obviously a mole will move as he ages lmao if u can't look at him and tell thats andy u havnt watched. Andy enough

[@VEBco]

The mole (and other elements of being an identical face) kind of give away that he's, in fact, Andy Kaufman.

[@MrArcaydius]

Michael is Andy the joke is on us.

[@sandibenedum4413]

that crossed my mind too....lol

[@sandibenedum4413]

***** I wonder if Andy and his brother discussed doing the whole "hoax" thing before he passed away. I do not know much about Andy, but it seems he was very dedicated to his profession and this kind of thing would be right up his alley. Don't they say timing is everything in comedy? ;)

[@StacieMMeier]

Sandi Benedum Interesting you should say that...as that is also a rumour of what he did asking a friend to play Tony Clifton, who is still performing, BTW.

[@creepybunny255]

All of CNN's videos here on YT don't show the video, but plays audio.... on that note, I also see the CNN logo in the bottom corner,... wtf is with that?

[@michaelramirez7771]

He has the lump on his cheek like Andy and his eye movement is similar. Hmm

[@mushkabushka7418]

the brother is actually Andy- #1) even if this were his identical twin, the chance of them both having the exact raised mole on left cheek is slim to none. #2) doa google search on Andy and Michael Kaufman and see if u can find any photos of them together as children (didn't find any) and even if there is a 'brother', this is not him, and Andy is using his identity. Any facial recognition software can confirm / this is Andy Kaufman 30 years later/older.

[@privatejets9992]

if you've bumped into clark the shark from the greenhouse effect, he claims he has seen andy kaufman in los angeles today and he is an old man now but still has as quick a wit as ever before,.

[@TheTaylw1]

The crazy thing is that we Don't know if he's still alive...but anything is possible

[@peaceandlove544]

There is a body, that was seen by the medical examiner that sign Andy's death certificate

[@jeffbingaman2754]

Apparently he took flying lessons and his first solo flight he told them he wanted to fly all the way around the planet on his first solo flight and they said it was too long of flight for his first solo. And he said wanted to do it by flying the plane backwards so they didn't allow him to fly

[@teejay2556]

That IS Andy

[@TimStJohn-youtube]

the girl is an actress, true. it's still great that everyone is keeping his legend alive - and we all hope he really is, too

[@synthsolutionmusic]

If it wasn't CNN saying this, it might be credible

[@lyricberlin]

CNN is way more credible than FOX "news" entertainment

[@PoeLemic]

I do think Andy is alive. He would sure be someone that could pull it off. No doubt it is possible with his talent ... He got tired of Stardom and wanted to disappear ...

[@TheBigScat]

To me, the two plausible scenarios are that the brother was trolling us to honor Andy or that Andy actually made arrangements for the restaurant meet in 1999 and the "daughter's" subsequent appearance.

[@TopGJP]

Funny how his “brother” sounds and looks ALOT like Andy!!! Hmmmmmm 🤔 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Almost like they are related or something! Imagine brothers looking and sounding similar. Mindblowing!

[@hypnotoad28]

@@HerecomestheCalavera I know, right? It's amazing!

[@idohypixel7304]

Classic80sStuff nooooo wayyyy! I’ve never heard of that before. Not once. Siblings looking alike... bullshit

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Brothers that share genetic similarities? Impossible!

[@raz3r_r3x77]

So he shows up to a restaurant years after the death of Andy on the date Andy’s letter said to go someone brings you a letter at the restaurant saying Andy is alive

[@jeffbingaman2754]

I heard he was a navigator for one of the Dakar trucks a couple years ago. But he was joking around with the driver saying go left when they should have gone right, they drove off a cliff and they all died.

[@ProPipeProductions]

This is so interesting, I hope that this isn't a hoax just for the sake of Michael. I couldn't even imagine what it must feel like to know that he may be alive

[@joncastro6489]

I pity your lack of sense of humor. Kaufman was a pioneer in nihlistic and absurdism. Way ahead of the curve. Its not so much comedy as performance art. The fact your talking about him years after he died is proof. He invented the fucking with people prank. Eric andre continues that tradition

[@peternemeth1777]

Even his brother is puzzled whether Andy is dead or alive. Wow. This tells something about Andy's trolling level.

[@kscrosby6186]

She is wearing the same hairdo as Olive Oyl

[@zmillie2364]

There are no pictures ever take of "his brother" its obviously him he killed of his character but people will continue to thinks he's dead but its funny that you don't get the joke

[@RawOne911]

This is old now and idk the details but I'm sure it was orchestrated by Michael. He was in on it.

[@e.l.norton]

This was so exactly something Andy would do and how he would do it. It's uncanny.

[@rhgamecock1]

Andy, did you hear about this one?

[@danielscissorhands]

C'mon everyone.. of course it's a hoax. His girlfriend even saw him dying, and then saw him when he died. Jesus, people are gullible.

[@HomicideHenry]

Even Bob Zmuda, in his book wrote: "Kaufman if youre still alive, I'll kill you"... even the most closest and most faithful companions in his life, still somewhat question.

[@shyman99]

I'd say that book is fiction and another method to make money off of Andy Kaufman.

[@StacieMMeier]

danielscissorhands You mean, Lynne Margulies

[@weetbutt]

that's him right there

[@lesterclaypool1]

+mspremium Nah, Micheal blinks. Andy didn't.

[@rdecredico]

+mspremium Nope. Isn't.

[@Fox8ball.]

That's fucking Andy Kaufman not Michael look at him ffs

[@enamandela9562]

I watched Jim and Andy and the voice of the man who interviewed Jim is Andy’s voice. Did anyone else notice?

[@SirGregg]

Hes as good an actor as Andy was. Trying to keep a straight face.

[@johnnyso1979]

32 years later and we're discussing Andy Kaufmans features.

[@jeffbingaman2754]

He was climbing Mount Everest and he stopped to sing on a glacier on the way up. He lost his breath and he couldn't make it, so he had to be carried down. They said it was heartbreaking cuz he was doing a great rendition of a Julie Andrews song he even was wearing a dress and twirling around apparently. He's done all this while performing nightly at some Off-Broadway ballet in New York City. On his weekends off he flies to Paris in the winter and competes with the roasted Chestnut sales people on the corners by selling roasted acorns

[@WytZox1]

If Andy's death had been a hoax he'd have come back and laughed at us long ago. The man died, period. ♣

[@zmillie2364]

Bruh this is andy kaufman Andy kaufman was the character Michael is actually him he killed of his character basically

[@PrincipledUncertainty]

Even though it isn't true, if it was, Andy would take more pleasure in simply never confirming his existence. No one has ever had so much balls as Andy Kaufman.

[@califatz3992]

That’s Andy Kaufman…watch old videos of how he speaks and that mole in the same exact spot on his face

[@Brentman56]

Exactly. I have said this since this “ guy “ popped up on CNN in this interview.

[@blabbermouth777]

I double checked. There is no Jim.

[@wcthesecret]

…the weird thing is…not even q knows if Andy Kaufman is alive or not.

[@SynthD]

Pretty sure that dude IS Andy Kaufman

[@crispy_toasty]

Tell me I'm not the only one noticing? Pay attention to his nuances. This "brother" is andy. It's easy to tell if you look for it.

[@DARisse-ji1yw]

Andy is back.... his new character is "Adam Schiff" !

[@subg8858]

I think you are right. Check out this photo I found of Schiff from before he went into public service: pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/510804884875010048/lqqSkzP2_400x400.jpeg

[@PlateletRichGel]

My niece shows up after 20 years and I don't ask for her number. Yeah, right. My God, could you imagine if Andy was really alive? what a hoax!

[@ricosuavee44]

I'm almost positive Michael wanted to do something "Andy-esque" in his honor. It's harder to pull these hoaxes in the internet age, but I think this is just a stunt in the avant-garde way that Andy used to do. Andy was a performance artist. Not really a comedian. And this is his style to a T. I bet Zamuda and Michael came up with this and decided to go with it. I dig it.

[@anonzombie5209]

The actress lives in Manhattan. Her last name is Tatarsky and her REAL father is a substance abuse psychologist. Michael Kaufman hired her after he met her in early 2013 at a benefit. It's also almost certain, according to people who know him, that he lied about the letters "he found" and the entire story about going to the restaurant. He is trying to ride the coattails of his brother, and has crashed and burned.

[@lyricberlin]

ah you know Andy put him up to it

[@mynameisgladiator1933]

Will Kaufman's wickedness ever cease?

[@Epic12819]

Aint no way hes not dead

[@pauladam8516]

it's an ad for battlefield 4 , notice how he said smoking gun just before...

[@theunknowngamer5477]

Fiction can be believed before the truth ever will be.

[@zmillie2364]

Dude this is Andy kaufman there's no picture of Andy's brother back then this Is him if u can't see it then idk what to tell u

[@epipd5712]

His brother seems a lot like him. I think Andy is alive and now he is free to live out of character somewhere, but i hope to run into him one day in some foreign country and meet Latka. hugs Andy...you gotta be out there somewhere!

[@RobinHoodFox74]

Andy would love this

[@Lisa1111]

Everybody plays the fool sometimes.