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Gilbert Gottfried Dies After 'Long Illness,' Age 67

Famous for his distinctive delivery, which he used to deliver often hilarious rants, Gottfried got his start on Saturday Night Live before appearing in Beveral Hills Cop 2, Problem Child and Disney's Aladdin. He was a favorite guest of Howard Stern's, and he notably delivered one of the greatest examples of the "The Astristrocrats" joke — a famously filthy running gag deployed by comedians through the years. His career in film and television spanned more than 40 years.

https://www.ign.com/articles/gilbert-go ... ce=twitter

Damnit.

He had a congenital thing, heart, myotonic dystrophy.

Beebs52 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 12, 2022 4:58 pm

He had a congenital thing, heart, myotonic dystrophy.

I wondered - I hadn't heard he was ill.

He had one of the classic sequences in game show history on the Hollywood Squares. And if you don't watch it, I'll say "YOU FOOL!!!"

https://youtu.be/WM-3QDQGmHo

SpacemanSpiff wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:40 am

He had one of the classic sequences in game show history on the Hollywood Squares. And if you don't watch it, I'll say "YOU FOOL!!!"

https://youtu.be/WM-3QDQGmHo

Wow.

I noticed that Bruce Vilanch was on that show. I wish he were still writing for the Academy Awards.