Gilbert Gottfried

2022 - 4 - 12

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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67 after 'long illness' (The Washington Post)

Gilbert Gottfried, known for his distinctive voice, died Tuesday from complications due to muscular dystrophy.

“It was the nerviest, funniest thing I had seen,” O’Brien wrote. “So sorry to lose this sweet and delightfully funny man.” I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me.” Tiffany Haddish wrote, “This is a sad day.” In 2005, Rolling Stone described him as “either the most brilliant man in comedy or the most repellent, depending on whom you ask.” Jason Alexander tweeted that Gottfried “made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. The comedian was known in part for his prolific voice work, including characters such as the parrot Iago in Disney’s animated “Aladdin” and the robot bird Digit in the PBS children’s show “Cyberchase.” He was also the voice of the Aflac Duck in insurance commercials years ago.

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El comediante Gilbert Gottfried muere a los 67 años tras larga ... (San Diego Union-Tribune en Español)

El comediante Gilbert Gottfried, conocido por su estridente voz en off en la película "Aladdin", falleció a los 67 años tras una larga enfermedad, ...

“Estamos desconsolados por tener que anunciar la muerte de nuestro querido Gilbert Gottfried tras una larga enfermedad. El actor Paul Herman, conocido por sus apariciones en películas como “Goodfellas” y en series como “The Sopranos”, falleció este martes a los 76 años, informó su compañero de profesión Michael Imperioli en Instagram. El comediante Gilbert Gottfried, conocido por su estridente voz en off en la película “Aladdin”, falleció a los 67 años tras una larga enfermedad, informó este martes su familia en un comunicado difundido a través de Twitter.

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Fallece el comediante Gilbert Gottfried (Primera Hora)

El comediante Gilbert Gottfried, conocido por su voz cruda y su humor negro, murió hoy después de una larga enfermedad, informó su familia a través de las redes ...

orbit conocía a una persona que era dulce, sensible, sorprendentemente tímida y llena de un sentido infantil de alegría y asombro”. Nos encontramos muchas veces; incluso me hizo una broma en un avión, reemplazando a mi intérprete”. “El tipo de humor de Gilbert era descarado, impactante y con frecuencia ofensivo, pero el hombre detrás de las bromas era todo lo contrario”, dijo Frank Santopadre, amigo de Gottfried y coanfitrión del podcast, en un comunicado.

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Murió Gilbert Gottfried, comediante y actor, a los 67 años (CNN)

Gilbert Gottfried, un comediante y actor de cine y televisión con una voz claramente memorable, murió después de una larga enfermedad.

"Estamos desconsolados al anunciar el fallecimiento de nuestro amado Gilbert Gottfried luego de una larga enfermedad. Además de ser la voz más icónica de la comedia, Gilbert fue un maravilloso esposo, hermano, amigo y padre de sus dos hijos pequeños. Aunque hoy es un día triste para todos nosotros, por favor sigan riéndose lo más fuerte posible en honor de Gilbert”, escribió su familia en una publicación de Twitter. (CNN) — Gilbert Gottfried, un comediante y actor de cine y televisión con una voz claramente memorable, murió después de una larga enfermedad, anunció su familia este martes.

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El legendario comediante Gilbert Gottfried murió a los 67 años (infobae América)

Conocido por su humor grosero y su característica voz, falleció luego de una larga enfermedad. Pasó por “Saturday Night Live” y fue la voz de Iago en ...

Conocí a una persona que era dulce, sensible, sorprendentemente tímida y llena de un sentido infantil de alegría y asombro”. Nos encontramos muchas veces; incluso me hizo una broma en un avión, reemplazando a mi intérprete”. “El tipo de humor de Gilbert era descarado, impactante y con frecuencia ofensivo, pero el hombre detrás de las bromas era todo lo contrario”, dijo Frank Santopadre, amigo de Gottfried y coanfitrión del podcast, en un comunicado.

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Comedian, South Florida resident Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67 (wflx)

Actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried, whose shrill voice caught the attention of his early audiences and moviegoers, has died at the age of 67, according to ...

He also provided the voice of Iago the Parrot in Disney's 1992 animated film "Aladdin." The show aired from 1989 to 1998. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness," his family wrote in a statement shared on his verified Twitter account.

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Gilbert Gottfried, comediante y actor, muere a los 67 años (El Nuevo Dia.com)

El artista llamó la atención nacional por primera vez con apariciones frecuentes en MTV y con una breve temporada en el elenco de "Saturday Night Live" en ...

“Conocía a una persona que era dulce, sensible, sorprendentemente tímida y llena de un sentido infantil de alegría y asombro”. Gottfried también hizo trabajos de voz frecuentes para televisión y películas para niños, siendo el más famoso el papel del loro Iago en “Aladdin” de Disney. “Además de ser la voz más icónica de la comedia, Gilbert fue un maravilloso esposo, hermano, amigo y padre de sus dos hijos pequeños. Aunque hoy es un día triste para todos nosotros, sigan riéndose lo más fuerte posible en honor de Gilbert”, dijo su familia en un comunicado publicado en Twitter.

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Muere el comediante Gilbert Gottfried 'tras una larga enfermedad' (Dallas Morning News AldiaDallas)

Gilbert Gottfried, el actor y legendario comediante conocido por su voz cruda y chamuscada y sus bromas groseras, ha muerto. Su publicista Glenn Schwartz ...

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Muere Gilbert Gottfried, la voz del loro de la cinta de Disney 'Aladdin' (Los Angeles Times)

Muere Gilbert Gottfried, actor y comediante conocido por su voz cruda y chamuscada, sus chistes groseros y su representación de personajes animados como el ...

Duró en el programa sólo 12 episodios. También tuvo papeles de voz recurrentes en “Ren and Stimpy” (“Ren y Stimpy”), “Fairly OddParents” (“Los padrinos mágicos”) y varias producciones derivadas de “Aladdin”. También hizo trabajos de voz para películas y series de televisión infantiles. Tuvo papeles en las películas “Beverly Hills Cop II” (“Un detective suelto en Hollywood II”) y “Problem Child” (“Adorable criatura”) y presentó malas películas como el anfitrión de “USA Up All Night” de 1989 a 1998. Para una generación más joven, es conocido como la voz de Digit the Bird en “Cyberchase” (“La persecución cibernética”) de PBS Kids. Su papel más famoso fue el del loro Iago en “Aladdin” (“Aladdín”) de Disney.

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Murió Gilbert Gottfried, comediante y actor, a los 67 años - KESQ (KESQ)

“Estamos desconsolados al anunciar el fallecimiento de nuestro amado Gilbert Gottfried luego de una larga enfermedad. Además de ser la voz más icónica de la ...

“Estamos desconsolados al anunciar el fallecimiento de nuestro amado Gilbert Gottfried luego de una larga enfermedad. Gilbert Gottfried, un comediante y actor de cine y televisión con una voz claramente memorable, murió el 12 de abril a los 67 años después de una larga enfermedad. (CNN) — Gilbert Gottfried, un comediante y actor de cine y televisión con una voz claramente memorable, murió después de una larga enfermedad, anunció su familia este martes.

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For Gilbert Gottfried, no joke was 'too soon.' The idea offended him. (The Washington Post)

Controversy was the north star for Gilbert Gottfried, the brash comic who died Tuesday.

He argued that making jokes like that, and so quickly, was simply human nature — that everyone did it before the Internet allowed for moral posturing and scolding. They are responding to the fact that it’s tragic, and you’re acknowledging it.” “They said they had to stop at the Empire State Building first.” “They were booing and hissing.” This wasn’t long after sketch-show stalwart “Saturday Night Live” opened with Mayor Rudy Giuliani standing in front of a group of firefighters and police officers giving a speech before Paul Simon performed “The Boxer.” But even more shocking was the joke he told just before that one, on a night that, to many, came to define his career.

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Gilbert Gottfried expressed support for Chris Rock in his final social ... (Page Six)

Gilbert Gottfried expressed support in his final post on social media for his friend and fellow comic Chris Rock after the infamous “slap heard around the ...

Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.” He shared a photograph of himself alongside the 57-year-old funnyman in the post “Which is the worst crime?

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Comic Gilbert Gottfried Dies at 67 - Jewish Exponent (Jewish Exponent)

By Ron Kampeas. Gilbert Gottfried, the comic with a grating persona whose boundary testing got him canceled more than once, has died.

“Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor,” the message said. He met Dara Kravitz, a music executive, in the late 1990s at a Grammys party he was attending because of the free food. Dara Gottfried adored her “gentle genius” and was bemusedly frustrated by his shyness when not performing. He was the funny animal sidekick, Iago the parrot, in Disney’s “Aladdin.” “I regret losing the money.” He lost the audience — for a moment.

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Gilbert Gottfried, iconic comedian, dies at 67 after long illness (NBC News)

Gottfried died at 2:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II.

"Gilbert Gottfried meant more to me than you probably know," he wrote in a tweet. What a gift," he wrote in a tweet. "I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried," Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin wrote in a tweet. "It was the nerviest, funniest thing I had seen. "I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me. More recently, in 2017, he was the subject of the documentary "Gilbert," about his life.

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Murió el famoso comediante Gilbert Gottfried por extraña ... (Semana.com)

Gilbert Gottfried, reconocido comediante, presentador y actor estadounidense, falleció este martes 12 de abril debido a una grave enfermedad muscular.

“La edición número 94 de los Óscar estaba destinada a ser una celebración de las muchas personas de nuestra comunidad que hicieron un trabajo increíble el año pasado. “Estamos desconsolados al anunciar el fallecimiento de nuestro amado Gilbert Gottfried luego de una larga enfermedad. Asimismo, lo recordaron como una gran persona, cariñoso y amigable.

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'Thank you for the laughs': Gilbert Gottfried remembered by ... (USA TODAY)

The comedy world is taking to social media to mourn the loss of Gilbert Gottfried, who died from a heart rhythm condition at age 67 on Tuesday.

"What a great and funny guy. "A truly lovely man, loved by all in comedy," he continued. "Nobody was funnier than @RealGilbert on a roll," he continued. "I really wish God would stop taking all the people who make us laugh and happy," she wrote. Viola Davis wrote: "What a unique and awesome comedian, actor you were! And he would not hold back." "A wholly original comic, and an equally kind and humble guy behind the scenes. "What a gift," he continued. "I, along with five other actors worldwide, have the distinct privilege to bring Iago to life on stage and I think one of the main reasons this character is who he is, is because of what Gilbert brought to the animated film: his comedy and that voice." "I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me. Rivera went on to share a personal story of meeting Gottfried for the first time after he attended the Broadway production. "Tonight, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate the life of a comedy legend.

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The comedy community remembers Gilbert Gottfried (The A.V. Club)

Earlier today, Gilbert Gottfried's family announced in a statement that the iconic comedian with a penchant for filthy jokes and a screeching voice had died ...

Earlier today, Gilbert Gottfried’s family announced in a statement that the iconic comedian with a penchant for filthy jokes and a screeching voice had died “after a long illness” at the age of 67. Dane Cook made a point to send his love to Gottfried’s wife, Dara, adding that the comedian “was never not funny” and that he “was a lovely guy” who was “always friendly.” Jon Stewart posted that Gottfried’s comedy “could leave you gasping for breath,” saying he was “just indescribably unusually hilarious.” On Twitter, she retweeted a post that Gottfried had made after Bob Saget and Louis Anderson died featuring a photo of him with the two of them, saying that Gottfried “would be the first one to make a joke about this picture today” and that he “would not hold back.” (Not hard to believe for anyone who has heard him do “The Aristocrats.”)

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Gilbert Gottfried's Twitter allegedly hacked hours after death ... (Page Six)

Gilbert Gottfried's Twitter account was allegedly hacked just hours after his family announced the legendary comedian's tragic death.

Love, the Gottfried family.” “Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor. His long list of credits also includes “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “Problem Child,” “Look Who’s Talking II” and “The Aristocrats.”

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'Aladdin' on Broadway Pays Tribute to Gilbert Gottfried During ... (Variety)

Broadway's production of "Aladdin" paid tribute to Gilbert Gottfried, the original voice actor for Iago, after the comedian's death.

But I think one of the main reasons this character is who he is is because of what Gilbert brought to the animated film: his comedy and that voice — that voice that the New York Times once said sounded like a busted Cuisinart.” Actor Don Darryl Rivera, who serves as the production’s original and continuing Iago, honored Gottfried with a speech during the show’s curtain call. “I, along with five other actors worldwide, have the distinct privilege to bring Iago to life onstage.

Gilbert Gottfried, known for edgy jokes, dies at age 67 (NPR)

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, best known for his distinctly shrill voice, died on Tuesday after battling a long illness. He was popular for his ...

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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died of rare, often overlooked disease (NBC News)

Gilbert Gottfried, the beloved brash comedian, died Tuesday after having battled a disease that his publicist identified as a rare genetic muscle disorder.

"Typically a good cardiologist should anticipate" ventricular tachycardia, she said. "If that doesn't correct itself quickly, within a matter of seconds, what can happen is the person can die." “The increased risk for irregular heart rhythms can really be quite significant,” she said, adding: “Sometimes people underestimate how much that can happen.

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Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian and 'Aladdin' Star, Dies at 67 (Variety)

Gilbert Gottfried has died after battling a long illness, his family announced Tuesday. He was 67.

In his review for Variety, film critic Owen Gleiberman wrote: “Gottfried displays no regrets; he has the courage of his abrasive conviction. Gottfried had a short, 12-episode stint on “Saturday Night Live” during Season 6 in 1980, and he reunited with his “SNL” colleague Eddie Murphy on “Beverly Hills Cop II,” one of his first major film roles. In the 2000s and 2010s, Gottfried became a regular on celebrity roasts and game shows. Live at the 1991 Emmy Awards, Gottfried made several masturbation jokes about Paul Reubens’ recent arrest for masturbating in an adult movie theater, which resulted in Gottfried being blacklisted by producers. Many people in Hollywood, including comedians Jason Alexander, Dane Cook and more, paid tribute to Gottfried after the shocking news of his death. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness.

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Gilbert Gottfried Dies: Groundbreaking, Controversial Comedian ... (Deadline)

Gilbert Gottfried, the controversial and one-of-a-kind comedian with a voice as unique as his comedy, died April 12 after a lengthy illness. He was 67.

He earned a 2009 Daytime Emmy nom for his voice role as Digit in the PBS Kids series Cyberchase. He has been featured in more than 80 episodes of the show extending to this year. One of his generation’s most controversial comics, Gottfried often outraged sponsors, network executives and sometimes even his own fans. At a Friars Club roast of Hugh Hefner shortly after the 9/11 attacks, his quip about a not being able to catch a plane drew boos and shouts of “Too soon.” He’d later say that the audience reaction prompted him to abandon his planned routine and pivot to the infamously filthy Aristocrats joke. Gravitas Ventures acquired rights to the pic, which features testimonials from many of Gottfried’s fellow comedians and public personalities including Dave Atell, Joy Behar, Lewis Black, Bill Burr and Whoopi Goldberg. His appeal stretched from adults — he popularized the remarkably vulgar joke featured in the 2005 documentary The Aristocrats — and at least two generations of children, through his voiceover work as the parrot Iago in Disney’s Aladdin (1992) and various TV cartoons. Love, the Gottfried family.”

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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died (NPR)

Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a disorder that affects the heart, according to a statement by his ...

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Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor with an iconic voice, has died ... (CNN)

Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, has died after a long illness, his family announced on ...

Though he had a bit part in the '80s hit "Beverly Hills Cop 2," Gottfried's celebrity rose in the 1990s. shared. "He could put you into convulsive hysterics. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. "Gilbert Gottfried made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. He mostly performed stand-up throughout the '80s, regularly appearing on Howard Stern's radio show. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness.

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Gilbert Gottfried, standup comic and actor, dies at 67 (wflx)

Gottfried was a fiercely independent and intentionally bizarre comedian's comedian, as likely to clear a room with anti-comedy as he was to kill with his ...

“In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. “Gilbert’s brand of humor was brash, shocking and frequently offensive, but the man behind the jokes was anything but,” Gottfried’s friend and podcast co-host Frank Santopadre said in a statement.

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Actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67 after long illness: 'We ... (USA TODAY)

Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, known for voicing the Aflac duck and Iago in "Aladdin," has died after a "long illness," his family confirmed.

The Emmy-nominated actor paid tribute to his funny friends in a January tweet, which included a sweet photo of the trio. Aflac responded in a statement that Gottfried's comments lacked humor and did not represent the opinions of anyone at the company. "Those who loved him and were fortunate enough to share his orbit knew a person who was sweet, sensitive, surprisingly shy and filled with a childlike sense of playfulness and wonder." "In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. "We are heartbroken to announce the death of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness," his family said. He also did frequent voiceover work in children’s television and movies, most famously as the parrot Iago in Disney’s 1992 animated film “Aladdin.”

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Gilbert Gottfried Was More Than Just a Funny Voice (The Atlantic)

The late comedian helped move stand-up beyond the realm of the merely observational and create space for the absurd.

He was important, and underneath his screech exists the voice of a comic who was hilarious, brave, and generous. He was a figure who, along with Robin Williams, Jim David, and others, pushed stand-up to move beyond the realm of the merely observational and create space for the absurd. Gottfried began doing stand-up at the age of 15 and eventually established himself as an absurdist, conceptual comedian whose act split the difference between Andy Kaufman and the observational wit of Gottfried’s peers such as Jerry Seinfeld. In the early ’80s, when he was a cast member on Season 6 of Saturday Night Live, Gottfried tended to speak with a deeper, more melodic voice.

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Gilbert Gottfried's final Instagram post was about Chris Rock (CNN)

Rock was slapped by Will Smith while presenting at the Academy Awards after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. “Which is the worst crime?, ...

"If a comedian tells a joke that you find funny, you laugh. If he tells a joke you do not find funny, don't laugh. "Then you wait for his next joke; if that's funny, then you laugh.

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Gilbert Gottfried died after a long illness. What is myotonic dystrophy ... (CBS News)

The disease is the most common form of muscular dystrophy that begins in adulthood. It reportedly affected Gottfried's heart.

"In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. It is caused by irregular electrical signals in the lower chambers of the heart, according to the Mayo Clinic. His representative said Gottfried's death was caused by a heart rhythm issue called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which resulted from myotonic dystrophy type II. What is this rare disease?

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Gilbert Gottfried cause of death: Comic had heart condition (Los Angeles Times)

The family of late comedian Gilbert Gottfried said he battled a 'long illness,' ventricular tachycardia, before his death this week at age 67.

“Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.” Gottfried died Tuesday at age 67 “after a long illness,” his family announced on social media. In a statement, Schwartz confirmed that Gottfried died of recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type 2 myotonic dystrophy.

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Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian With a Distinctive Voice, Dies at 67 (The New York Times)

His credits ranged from the family-friendly “Aladdin” to the unfettered vulgarity of “The Aristocrats” and included a brief stint on “Saturday Night Live.”

Mr. Gottfried’s voice-over work — notably his portrayal of the excitable parrot Iago in “Aladdin” (1992) and its sequels and spinoffs — earned him a legion of fans. His family announced the death on social media. Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian With a Distinctive Voice, Dies at 67

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Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian and 'Aladdin' Star, Dead at 67 (Vanity Fair)

Gottfried's family announced the comedian's death on his official social media pages, saying his passing followed “a long illness.” “We are heartbroken to ...

The comedian began working as a comic as a teenager in New York City, and joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1980. Gottfried was a well-known figure in the stand-up comedy world, famous for the harsh, distinctive voice he used onstage. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” the family’s official statement reads.

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Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic's comic, dies at 67 (Daily Ardmoreite)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67.

“And that name is Rozilla.” “To me, funny is funny,” he told the AP last month. He made many notorious contributions to televised roasts, his harshness and love of old-timey standup style making him a perfect contributor. Keep ’em shaking their heads and smiling, Gilbert.” He said that before on stage, he “just had to worry about wearing a mask. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. But he was given little to do on the show. We met many times; he even pranked me on a plane, replacing my interpreter.” (Gottfried bore a close resemblance to Matlin’s American Sign Language interpreter Jack Jason.) “I’ll regret a bit I do that just doesn’t get a laugh, because it’s not funny or an ad lib that doesn’t work. He would last only 12 episodes. What a gift.” And he had recurring voice roles on “Ren and Stimpy,” “The Fairly OddParents” and several spin-offs of “Aladdin.”

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Only Gilbert Gottfried Could Be So Dirty and So Heartbreaking (The New York Times)

He turned shocking jokes and “Howard Stern” appearances into something of an art form, one he practiced even when the occasion was a school fund-raiser.

Gottfried’s wife, Dara, was a P.T.A. hero — at her last meeting, she received a standing ovation — and she oversaw an annual comedy show to raise money for the school. Although the show took place at a grown-up comedy club, the audience was essentially the crew from school: parents, some teachers, the principal. He didn’t know me from Adam, but I hurriedly thrust a copy of the publication in his confused face. His famous stage bray was muted, replaced by the oddly calming cadence later familiar to listeners of “ Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast,” his whipsmart showbiz series with Frank Santopadre. The roaring jokes and generous laughter remained. A few years ago, I wrote about these Stern show segments for my comedy zine, The Lowbrow Reader. The essay grew from a chance encounter I had with Gottfried at the home of Professor Irwin Corey, the anarchic comedian and the other subject of the piece. At 13th and Sixth, I waited for the light to change, sharing the corner with the only other pedestrian in sight. The comic sounded as if he was still in bed — but, like a samurai who has been attacked in his sleep and leaps to battle, he gamely began peppering the poor woman with more Holocaust jokes. It struck me that Gottfried provided the rare connection to the fabled funny men of a much earlier era: unrestrained, uproarious and often Jewish comics who were set on gaining a laugh at the expense of all else. A German-accented woman called in from Los Angeles. She explained that she worked as a babysitter for the filmmaker Amy Heckerling, who had dispatched her to pick up Gottfried from the airport. Along with his strangely endearing stand-up act, the comedian found his mightiest platform through his years as a guest on “The Howard Stern Show.” These are tapes that should be rocketed into space to alert the galaxy of the brassy attitudes that lurk in our neck of the woods — perhaps they will scare any hostile aliens away. But to his wife, Dara,he was a “gentle genius.” In one notorious clip from “Celebrity Apprentice,” the silky host tells the comedian, “Gilbert, I’m proud of you.” Gottfried stares down his latest mark.

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Broadway's 'Aladdin' cast pays tribute to late comedian Gilbert ... (NBC News)

Beloved comedian Gottfried, who died Tuesday of a rare genetic muscle disorder, type II myotonic dystrophy, voiced the macaw in the original 1992 animated ...

But then, I pulled out this,” said Rivera, who pulled out a VHS copy of the original animation. He signed it for me and it’s still one of my most treasured possessions. “I, along with five other actors worldwide, have the distinct privilege to bring Iago to life onstage," he said.

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Marlee Matlin: Gilbert Gottfried once switched places with her ... (Today.com)

The Oscar-winning actor paid tribute to Gilbert Gottfried, who died after a long illness, in a way the comedian would likely approve of.

“In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. "Gilbert Gottfried was the best mirror ever. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” the statement read. In a separate post, Jason said Gottfried was a "lot of fun to hang out with." RIP," he wrote alongside a video of himself and the comedian pretending to look in a mirror as they stood face to face. Marlee Matlin is paying tribute to the late Gilbert Gottfried in a way the comedian would likely approve of.

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