cinecrazydc Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Comedian and 'Aladdin' star Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67 after illness Email Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines 4/12 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:58 1X BeyondWords Gilbert Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, has died after a long illness. He was 67. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children," the actor and comedian’s verified Twitter account shared on Tuesday in a statement. "Although today is a sad day for us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor. Love the Gottfried family," the statement concluded. The esteemed performer died just after 2:30 pm ET on Tuesday from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz told Fox News Digital. BOBBY RYDELL, ’60S TEEN IDOL AND 'BYE BYE BIRDIE' STAR, DEAD AT 79 Gilbert’s friend and podcast co-host Frank Santopadre said of Gilbert, "Gilbert’s brand of humor was brash, shocking and frequently offensive, but the man behind the jokes was anything but. Those who loved and him 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. He’ll be dearly missed by family, friends, fans and comedy-lovers the world over. To quote Gilbert himself, "Too soon!" RAE ALLEN, 'SOPRANOS' AND 'A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN' ACTRESS, DEAD AT 95 Gottfried’s work in television soon led to roles in film. Most notable was his scene as business manager Sidney Bernstein in the hit sequel "Beverly Hills Cop II," for which Gottfried was lauded for stealing the picture "with a single scene." Gottfried also did frequent voice work for children's television and movies, most famously playing the parrot Iago in Disney's "Aladdin." The year has already seen the loss of several beloved comedians, including Louie Anderson and Bob Saget. In January, Gottfried tweeted a picture of the three men together, with the text, "This photo is very sad now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed." CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Gottfried is survived by his wife Dara, daughter Lily, 14, son Max, 12, sister Karen and nephew Graham. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinecrazydc Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gottfried as Iago in Aladdin - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, cinecrazydc said: Gilbert’s friend and podcast co-host Frank Santopadre said of Gilbert, "Gilbert’s brand of humor was brash, shocking and frequently offensive, but the man behind the jokes was anything but. Gil could be raunchy--he had a VERY short stint as SNL writer, until they got a taste of his material--but he was new-generation classic borscht-belt pro. I remember one VH1 show where comics were sound-biting about growing up with Hanukah, and Gottfried joked, "What better way to teach young kids to be proud of their Jewish heritage, than with a game where they try to collect chocolate gold coins?..." 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 He had a tough life, tough career. I admired his tenacity & enjoyed him a bit more as he aged & mellowed. Rest In Peace, Gilbert. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethluvsfilms Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Gottfried's humor was an acquired taste, you either like it or you didn't. I could take him or leave him. But he was pretty funny as IAGO in the ALADDIN films. May he RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Beth, I was going to post that "acquired taste" thing also. I liked him though. He was different for sure, but it was a difference I took to right off. And I do think(and hope) there'll be some mention and reflection of him on SVENGOOLIE as Gilbert was supposedly a Sven fan and was also on the show a few times. And when somebody younger than me dies I always get sad. Rest In Peace Gil. Sepiatone 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marysara1 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I saw him on 2 reality shows. Wife Swap and Unusually Thicke. In wife swap he got Alan Thicke's wife. He was cheap. The idea of it is the first week the wife plays by the household rules but the second week they play by hers. She made him give a dinner party. Unusually Thicke was a sitcom-reality show. Alan had him for a fundraiser and got everybody mad. Alan was promising his son Robin would make up for it. I guess they made up because in wife swap, he said Alan fired him from his talk show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 In keeping with the tradition that comics always hate other comics, Gilbert knew enough old-school about What Was Funny to do some hilarious deconstructive imitations of Jerry Seinfeld and Andrew Dice Clay: (Gilbert as Seinfeld: "Ever notice how we tie our shoes?....Whyyyyyyy do we tie our shoes?") It was probably his best known comic shtick that didn't involve animated birds. ("....AF-lac! 🦆 ") 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr6666 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Sepiatone said: Beth, I was going to post that "acquired taste" thing also. I liked him though. He was different for sure, but it was a difference I took to right off. And I do think(and hope) there'll be some mention and reflection of him on SVENGOOLIE as Gilbert was supposedly a Sven fan and was also on the show a few times. And when somebody younger than me dies I always get sad. Rest In Peace Gil. Sepiatone 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 What a year! Sigh! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bethluvsfilms Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, jakeem said: What a year! Sigh! Hard to believe these guys are all gone now.😢 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanime Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Not Iago. This one really hurts. Bless this man. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guercio Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 That’s too bad. He was a really great and really funny guy. Wasn’t he? I really loved him a whole lot. We all really loved him a whole lot didn’t we? Hey. Remember when he was a guest programmer a few Octobers ago with Robert Osbourne? His movie picks were Of Mice And Men. The Swimmer. Freaks and The Conversation. He did a really wonderful and amazing job too. Didn’t he and he and Robert Osbourne also joked around too. Didn’t they and I can’t wait to hear Robert Osbourne on Gilbert Gottfried’s podcast. It will be great. I’m really looking forward to it a whole lot. RIP Gilbert Gottfried. We all really love you a whole lot and we’ll all really miss you a whole lot. Thank you so much for making us all laugh and for being the voice of Iago in Disney’s original Aladdin franchise and in Aladdin The Series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Proulx Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 He could be absolutely hilarious, or over the top obnoxious. He was more often than not hilarious (like on roasts, for instance), but occasionally, the yelling was just yelling. His work would definitely qualify for a comics' HOF, though, if there were one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technicolor33 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 sorry he’s gone😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausterlitz Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 His NPR interview with Terry Gross is quite entertaining, and features spot-on impersonations of many fellow Jewish comedians (Jackie Mason, Myron Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld): https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092823237/remembering-comic-gilbert-gottfried Well worth the 11-minute listen. 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 It sure was. A sharp comic and great mimic too. Loved that bit about DAVID BRENNER and JERRY SEINFELD having a conversation. A joke he told on a roast back in the '90's is still a favorite and cracks me up: "A man walked into his son's room and says, 'Son, if you keep m a s t u r b a t i n g you'll go blind!' " "And the son said;..." "Yo! DAD! Over HERE!" Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagebrush Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 A nice tribute to Mr. Gottfried from the Broadway cast of ALADDIN: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausterlitz Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, sagebrush said: A nice tribute to Mr. Gottfried from the Broadway cast of ALADDIN: That was lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guercio Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Probably not here on TCM. Maybe unless they show when he was a guest programmer again. But do you think there will be a tribute to Gilbert Gottfried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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