Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was an American actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian, who was best known for his unmistakable exaggerated loud, shrill nasally voice.
Gottfried's most prominent Disney role was as the voice of Iago in the Aladdin film trilogy and TV series. He also appeared in Episode 207 of , alongside Dennis Quaid, guest-starred in an episode of Hannah Montana, and played Mike McNasty in Adventures in Wonderland. Additionally, he voiced Two-Bits in Bonkers, the Woodpecker in Timon & Pumbaa, Minister Clion in the Hercules TV series, himself in The Replacements, and another parrot in Beverly Hills Family Robinson.
Outside of Disney, Gottfried was well-known for his voice roles as Digit in the 2002 show and the Aflac Duck mascot in until March 2011, when he was fired for telling jokes about the tsunami/earthquake in Japan on his Twitter account. He also played Igor Peabody in the and voiced him in , Kraang Subprime in 's 2012 series of , and portrayed Abraham Lincoln (cameo) in the 2014 Western comedy film . His other film credits included , , , and . Additionally, he worked on live-action and animated television shows, such as , , , , , and .
Gottfried was also a semi-regular on the NBC game show . In one memorable episode, the contestants had a difficult time trying to capture his square in the very first game of the day for a five-square win, as he responded at their failed attempts with, "You fool!" He was finally captured on a question regarding what two words combine to form the word "smog". After a bluff answer of "smelly fog", he correctly answered with "smoke" and "fog", to which the contestant in control correctly agreed with him and won the game, just as time ran out.
On April 12, 2022, at the age of 67, Gottfried died in the New York City borough of Manhattan from recurrent that was complicated by type II myotonic dystrophy.
==Roles==
Profile - Iago.jpeg|Iago(Aladdin franchise)
Two-Bits.png|Two-Bits(Bonkers)
Download34.jpg|The Woodpecker(Timon & Pumbaa)
Clion (Hercules).png|Minister Clion(Hercules TV series)
Raginald Bagel.png|Ranginald Bagel(Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
Kronk's Annoying Voice.png|Kronk's annoying voice(The Emperor's New School)
Thepossums.jpg|One of The Possums(Bear in the Big Blue House)
Barney bittman.png|Barney Bittman(Hannah Montana)
Mike McNasty.jpg|Mike McNasty(Adventures in Wonderland)
==Gallery==
Gottfried.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried with Kermit the Frog on .
Gilbert Gottfried behind the scenes Aladdin.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried behind the scenes of Aladdin.
Gilbert Gottfried with Iago sculpture.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried holding an Iago maquette.
GottfriedSpeaking.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried speaking at the Writers Guild of America East Solidarity Rally in November 2007.
wccc042.jpg|Iago with Gilbert Gottfried's face.
Gilbert Gottfried SNL 40th Anniversary.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried attending the 40th anniversary of in February 2015.
Gilbert Gottfried NY Comdey Fest.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried speaks onstage during the New York Comedy Festival Annual Kick-Off Party in November 2014.
Gilbert Gottfried visits Stephen Colbert.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried visiting in January 2016.
Gilbert Gottfried and kids at Disneynature's Born In China premire.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried with his kids, Max and Lily, at the premiere of Disneynature's Born in China in April 2017.
Gilbert Gottfried Tribeca17.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried attending the 2017 Tribeca Film Fest.
Bob Saget & Gilbert Gottfried speak Scleroderma event.jpg|Gilbert Gottfried and Bob Saget promoting the Scleroderma Research Foundation's 30th Anniversary Cool Comedy-Hot Cuisine party in December 2017.
Iago concept art03.jpg|Concept art of Gilbert Gottfried morphing into Iago.
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