Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday due to complications from muscular dystrophy, according to his friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz. Gottfried was 67.
“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 family’s statement reads. “Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.”
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 commercials years ago.Gottfried’s stand-up was sometimes controversial and often vulgar.
that Gottfried “made me laugh at times when laughter did not come easily. What a gift. I did not know him well but I loved what he shared with me.”
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