Shocker! (NOT) Andy Kaufman’s “Daughter” is Actually Just A New York Actress

[cali]

The internet did its internet-y hyperventilating Monday night when a woman appeared at the Andy Kaufman Awards claiming to be the late entertainer’s daughter and informed the crowd (as well as Kaufman’s brother, Michael, who hosted the event) that her father was, in fact, still alive (“He just wanted to be a stay-at-home dad . . .”). Michael embraced her (“I’m going to hug you just in case you are my niece”) and said he’d found an essay from Andy in which he had indicated he intended to fake his own death.

Well, it took a few days, but the Smoking Gun has now reported that Kafuman’s “daughter” is actually 24-year-old actress Alexandra Tatarsky (real dad: a Manhattan doctor, who may or may not have let the cat out of the bag by accidentally deleting his daughter’s “hey dad, plz hide the pic of me at college graduation from ur office” text before he could read it).

The Smoking Gun says Tatarsky met Kaufman’s brother earlier this year at a Kaufman exhibit held at a gallery where she worked, and the plan, as it were, was evidently hatched then.

Whether this will lead to future gigs for Tatarsky is unclear, though we can only assume she’s already received several calls from whoever casts Catfish.

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http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/11/andy-kaufman-daughter-new-york-actress

[el_bryanto]

1. Did she come up with this gag on her own?

I guess there's no real way to know.

Bryant

[cali]

2. no, as the article states she was in cahoots with Kaufman's brother

[el_bryanto]

3. Well they were in cahoots - but i wonder if she went up to him and said "This'll be a gas"

or if he said "Boy Andy would have loved this idea."

Bryant

[pinboy3niner]

4. Maybe she told him "Here I come to save the daaay..."

[Javaman]

5. It was a nice dream for a moment.

I miss Andy.