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* ProfessionalVoiceDissonance: He is famous for his NoIndoorVoice when performing, bis natural speaking voice was actually calm and subdued, as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbElWMnkyY here]].

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* ProfessionalVoiceDissonance: He is famous for his NoIndoorVoice when performing, bis his natural speaking voice was actually calm and subdued, as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbElWMnkyY here]].

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* NoIndoorVoice: His classic comedic persona involved speaking in a loud and grating voice. His natural speaking voice was actually calm and subdued, as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbElWMnkyY here]].

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* NoIndoorVoice: His classic comedic persona involved speaking in a loud and grating voice. His
* ProfessionalVoiceDissonance: He is famous for his NoIndoorVoice when performing, bis
natural speaking voice was actually calm and subdued, as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbElWMnkyY here]].
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** Perhaps Gilbert's most notable role in a kids' show was Digit from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}'', who [[PlayingAgainstType oddly enough]] is a pretty naïve and kind-hearted guy.
** He also was a fire alarm in the 90's Allstate video "Be Cool About Fire Safety", which also aired as a PublicServiceAnnouncement on children's blocks such as ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'' and ''Creator/KidsWB''.

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** 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.
** He also was the voice of a fire smoke alarm in the 90's Allstate video "Be Cool About Fire Safety", which also aired as a PublicServiceAnnouncement on children's TV blocks such as ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'' and ''Creator/KidsWB''.



** He also played a possum on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''.

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** He also played voiced a possum on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''.
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** 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.

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** 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 party in 1997, to which Gilbert added that the main reason he was there in the first place was for the free food.
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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade he performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the Creator/{{NBC}} sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, 15 and over by the course end of the decade he performed was performing at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the Creator/{{NBC}} sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade he performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade he performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC Creator/{{NBC}} sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade he performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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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. 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.

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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.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.
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* VocalDissonance: His routine about Creator/JerrySeinfeld doing ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', because he used a much different voice than usual.

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* VocalDissonance: His He was known for the high-pitched, whiny, fingernails-on-chalkboard voice he used when he was performing and giving interviews. It became so associated with him that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT3G3VH2jto hearing him talk in a more "normal" manner]] was quite shocking. This was especially true for his routine about Creator/JerrySeinfeld doing ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', because he used a much different voice than usual.
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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. 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.

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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. 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.
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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. 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, Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], as well as years of comedy routines.

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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. 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.



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

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* GutturalGrowler: Gottfried had a notably coarse, raspy voice, and it lends itself very well to character characters with a HairTriggerTemper, such as Iago.
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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. Known as 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, Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], and years of comedy routines.

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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. Known as 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, Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], and as well as years of comedy routines.
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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade found success performing in comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade found success performing in performed at comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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Gottfried's professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried's Gottfried began his stand-up career in 1970 at the young age of 15, and over the course of the decade found success performing in comedy clubs across UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, eventually mastering the art form by performing edgy material and making a name for himself in the area as a "comedian's comedian". His professional career took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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Gottfried's professional career first took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried's professional career first took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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Gottfried was also a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).

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Gottfried was also Gottfried's professional career first took off as a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''... during its [[SeasonalRot widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after Creator/LorneMichaels and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). During those years, Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''[[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness actually had]]'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness an indoor voice]] (though it did escalate into a NoIndoorVoice from time-to-time. Still, if you ever watch a Jean Doumanian-era ''SNL'' sketch, you'll be shocked to find that, once upon a time, Gilbert was more-or-less soft-spoken). Gottfried only had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, wife of Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman, a Jewish couple who host a talk show called ''What's It All About'')[[note]]though he did have some funny one-shot characters, like Dr. Murray Abromowitz, a psychiatrist who comes on Weekend Update to complain about how unfunny the first episode of the show's sixth season was; Pepe Gonzales, a bull fighter who moves to New York City to fight traffic the same way he fights bulls; Dr. Swen Garazza, the head of the Citizens for a Better America who speaks out for people who want humble jobs, or, as he calls them, "[[AccidentalInnuendo hum jobs]]"; and Dr. Calvin Zuko, a doctor who claims the female orgasm isn't real, unaware that it's because he's terrible in bed[[/note]] and two celebrity impressions: controversial film director Creator/RomanPolanski, and David A. Stockman (director of the Office of Management and Budget under President UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan).
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** He also played a possum on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''.
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** Gilbert often and openly joked about his own "unattractive" looks and his adherence to the AllJewsAreCheapskates stereotype. As he put it on his appearance on ''Series/TheApprentice'', when he was asked to use his kids in his marketing spiel:

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** Gilbert often and openly joked about his own "unattractive" looks looks, considering himself a LazyBum (or as he put it, he "didn't go into show business because [he] wanted to work for a living") and his adherence to the AllJewsAreCheapskates stereotype. As he put it on his appearance on ''Series/TheApprentice'', when he was asked to use his kids in his marketing spiel:

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** Gilbert often and openly joked about his own "unattractive" looks and his adherence to the AllJewsAreCheapskates stereotype.

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** Gilbert often and openly joked about his own "unattractive" looks and his adherence to the AllJewsAreCheapskates stereotype. As he put it on his appearance on ''Series/TheApprentice'', when he was asked to use his kids in his marketing spiel:
--->'''Gilbert:''' Now, I have two children... And I look at them every day as a miracle. And the miracle is... ''A woman had sex with me! TWICE!'' SO, IN YOUR ''FACE!''
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* {{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.

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* SelfDeprecation: Occurred every now and then on badly-received jokes (for instance, on TheRoast of Creator/RoseanneBarr he compared her to a "moo-nami", and then added about "dumb people who make jokes out of 'moo-namis' that cost them jobs").

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Occurred every now and then on badly-received jokes (for instance, on TheRoast of Creator/RoseanneBarr he compared her to a "moo-nami", and then added about "dumb people who make jokes out of 'moo-namis' that cost them jobs").jobs").
** Gilbert often and openly joked about his own "unattractive" looks and his adherence to the AllJewsAreCheapskates stereotype.
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** 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 where "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.

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** 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 where 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.
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** 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 where 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.

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** 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 where too "fancy" "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.
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** 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 where 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.

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** 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 99¢ stores, because he felt $1 stores where 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.
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** 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. 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.

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** 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 where 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.

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* AllJewsAreCheapskates: Gilbert was known for being frugal to the point where even his Jewish friends frequently joked about it. Illustrator Drew Friedman recalled that Gilbert frequently visited his apartment unannounced in the late 1980s to watch films on his VCR, because he didn't want to buy one himself.

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** 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. 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.
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I think its worth mentioning, being his final voice role and all.


Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. Known as 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}}'', the Aflac duck, Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], and years of comedy routines.

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Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 -- April 12, 2022) was everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. Known as 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, Seymour Smoke from Allstate's fire safety [=PSAs=], and years of comedy routines.

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