Gilbert Gottfried has died at the age of 67. The comedian and actor - who was best known for providing the voice of Iago the Parrot in Disney's 'Aladdin' franchise - passed away after a "long illness",on Tuesday (12.
03. 22), his family has announce as they urged his fans to "keep laughing" in his honour. A statement posted to Twitter read: "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness.
In addition to being the true 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. Love, the Gottfried family. " The 'Problem Child' star - who had also hosted movie themed podcast 'Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast' from 2014 until his death - is survived by wife of 15 years Dara Kravitz, 52, and their children Lily, 14, and Max, 12, with his publicist Glenn Schwartz claiming that the actor had passed away due to a rare muscular disease.
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