Actor Gilbert Gottfried died at the age of 67 and was born in 1955. On Tuesdays Gottfried's Family posted a picture on his Twitter page saying that they were heartbroken to announce the passing of Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness, they went on and said that in addition to being the most iconic voice of comedy, Gilbert was also a wonderful husband, brother, friend, and a father to his two young children and the family ended their statement by asked fans to keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert's Honor.
Gottfried passed away Tuesday afternoon after suffering from ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II.
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He will be remembered for his iconic work in comedy as Yago in Disney's 1992 Classic Aladdin and was instantly recognizable for his over-the-top exaggerated voice.
Best wishes and sympathy to Gottfried’s Family which includes His Wife Dora, 14 year old daughter lily and 12 year old son Max along with his sister Karen and Nephew Graham
