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Title: Comedian and Actor Gilbert Gottfried Dies at 67
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The Western Journal
URL Source: https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-g ... d-standup-comic-actor-dies-67/
Published: Apr 12, 2022
Author: The Western Journal
Post Date: 2022-04-12 19:26:01 by Deckard
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Views: 390
Comments: 2
Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a disorder that affects the heart, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. His family shared the sad news Tuesday on his Twitter account. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” they said. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.” 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 jokes. He first came to national attention with frequent appearances on MTV in its early days and with a brief stint in the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in the 1980s. Gottfried also did frequent voice work for children’s television and movies, most famously playing the parrot Iago in Disney’s “Aladdin.” Many paid tribute to the comedian on Tuesday. “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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#1. To: Mudboy Slim, A K A Stone, Stoner, watchman, ALL (#0)
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Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen. Seems to have been a good family man...my he Rest In Peace. As for his acting ability, I avoided his movies and his stand-up like the Plague. Life's too short to purposely subject yourselves to annoyances such as this guy's infamous whine...MUD
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