Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and comedian. He was the voice of Iago in the Aladdin animated franchise. He also voiced Digit in the PBS educational animated series Cyberchase. He was originally the voice of the Aflac Duck,^[1] but he was dismissed on March 14, 2011 and he was replaced by Daniel McKeague on April 26, 2011.^[2]

Gilbert Gottfried
Gottfried in 2020
Born	Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (1955-02-28)February 28, 1955 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	April 12, 2022(2022-04-12) (aged 67) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Years active	1970–2022
Spouse	Dara Kravitz ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2
Relatives	Arlene Gottfried (sister)
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Genres	Satire, crude humor, blue comedy, improvisational comedy, black comedy, insult comedy
Subject(s)	Religion, race relations, racism, pop culture, sex
Notable works and roles	Saturday Night Live Comedy Central Roasts Host of USA Up All Night Igor Peabody in Problem Child, Problem Child 2 and Problem Child 3 Iago in Aladdin Digit in Cyberchase Aflac Duck in the Aflac commercials Host of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast
Website	www.gilbertgottfried.com

Early life

Gottfried was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1955, the youngest of 3 children.^[3][4]

Death

He died on April 11, 2022 in Manhattan at the age of 67 of ventricular tachycardia caused by type II myotonic dystrophy.^[5][6][7]