A trio who won’t be forgotten. Gilbert Gottfried paid tribute to his friends Bob Saget and Louie Anderson just months before his own death.“This photo is very sad now,” the late comedian captioned a photo of himself with the Full House alum and the Baskets star shortly after their January deaths. “RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson.
Both good friends that will be missed.”Gottfried’s family announced his death at age 67 on Tuesday, April 12. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” read their statement, shared via Twitter. “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.”Saget died at age 65 on January 9 after an accidental fall in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida.
Anderson died at age 68 on January 21 after a private battle with cancer.Shortly after Saget’s death, Gottfried said that he initially thought the news of his passing was some kind of prank. “Jeffrey Ross called me and said Bob Saget had died,” the Saturday Night Live alum told Good Morning America in January. “And I remember I … thought it was a sick joke and I was waiting for the punch line, and then it didn’t come.
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