History Creator / GilbertGottfried

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* GutturalGrowler: Gottfried had a notably coarse, raspy voice, and it lends itself very well to characters with a HairTriggerTemper, such as Iago.

** As for Gilbert himself, he readily and frequently admitted to and joked about living up to the stereotype. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, he noted that he often just walked to appointments and business meetings as long as they took place within NYC itself rather than taking public transportation, as he didn't want to pay for tickets or fares. He also joked that he frequently went shopping in local 99¢ stores, because he felt $1 stores were "too fancy" for him. When it came to the story of how he met his wife, Dara, she would say that they met at a Grammy Awards party in 1997, to which Gilbert added that the main reason he was there in the first place was for the free food.

** Perhaps Gilbert's most notable role in a kids' show was Digit from the educational cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'', who [[PlayingAgainstType oddly enough]] is a pretty naïve and kind-hearted guy.

* NiceGuy: The 2017 documentary about him reveals titled ''Gilbert'' reveals that Gottfried's real personality was the complete opposite of the filthy, big-mouthed comic persona that he is known for. When he was off stage, he was a very sweet, shy, gentle, soft-spoken person as well as a loving family man.

* NiceGuy: The 2017 documentary about him reveals titled ''Gilbert'' reveals that Gottfried was not his stage persona. When he was off stage, he was a very sweet, shy, gentle, soft-spoken person as well as a loving family man.

* {{Kayfabe}}: Gilbert strictly kept himself under this in his public appearances. His notorious [[NoIndoorVoice lack of an indoor-voice]] was noted by his friends very much be an "in-character" thing he did at all times whenever appeared on camera. Whenever he was "himself", he was described as very soft-spoken, sensitive, and subdued.

* {{Kayfabe}}: Gilbert strictly kept himself under this in his public appearances. His notorious [[NoIndoorVoice lack of an indoor-voice]] was noted by his friends very much be an "in-character" thing he did at at all times whenever appeared on camera. Whenever he was "himself", he was described as very soft-spoken, sensitive, and subdued.

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious American stand-up comic and voice actor from Brooklyn, New York. Known for roles consisting of (but not limited to) Iago in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' [[Franchise/{{Aladdin}} franchise]] (and by extension, the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series and ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''), Igor Peabody in the ''Film/ProblemChild'' movies, Mr. Mxyzptlk in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' (a role he would later reprise in ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction''), Jerry the Bellybutton Elf from ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', Art De Salvo from ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'', a troll from ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'', deranged dentist Dr. Bender and his son, Wendell, from a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Fairly OddParents}}'', Creator/PatrickSwayze and Creator/JerrySeinfeld from ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', Santa Claus from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', Digit from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'', monster toy Tickle Me Psycho on ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'', God in the Season 1 finale of ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends''[[labelnote:*]]which would be his final voice role before his death in 2022[[/labelnote]], the Aflac duck, and Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], as well as years of comedy routines.