Death of Gilbert Gottfried



Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American actor and stand-up commedian, known for his exaggerated shrill voice and crude humor. He is best known for being the voice of Iago from Disney's Aladdin, Digit LeBoid in Cyberchase, Dr. Bender and his son Wendell in The Fairly OddParents, Mr. Mxyzptlk in Superman: The Animated Series and the Aflac Duck among others. He also hosted the Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast, where he made celebrity interviews with commedians, actors and others. As an actor, he is remembered for playing Igor Peabody in the Problem Child film series and as Fred Fuchs in the Angry Video Game Nerd episode on Life of Black Tiger. His last voice role was voicing God in the Adult Swim series Smilling Friends.

On April 12, 2022, he passed away from ventricular tachycardia following a complication from type II myotonic dystrophy at the age of 67.

This page has been dedicated to Gilbert Gottfried.