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'''Gilbert Gottfried''' (b. 1955) is a stand-up comedian with a deliberately loud and obnoxious stage persona. |
'''Gilbert Gottfried''' (b. 1955) is a stand-up comedian with a deliberately loud and obnoxious stage persona. |
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A cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the 1980-1981 season, Gottfried appeared in only twelve episodes before being released for a re-tooling of the show. ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' would be his next break, where Gottfried honed his trademark persona. |
A cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the 1980-1981 season, Gottfried appeared in only twelve episodes before being released for a re-tooling of the show. ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' would be his next break, where Gottfried honed his trademark persona. |
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+ | Aside from stand-up, Gottfried has also appeared in the ''Problem Child'' movies (with [[John Ritter]]), was a regular on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]], and ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''. His distinct voice has also been featured as Iago in Disney's ''[[Aladdin]]'', Mr. Mxyzptlk on ''[[Superman|Superman: The Animated Series]]'', Digit on ''Cyberchase'', and was the voice of the duck in Aflac commercials. For the latter, in some spots, Gottfried's voice was attached to a [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] animatronic incarnation of the duck. |
==Muppet-Related Appearances== |
==Muppet-Related Appearances== |
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| + | * 1996 — Guest-starred on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' in [[Episode 207: Dennis Quaid|episode 207]]. |
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Revision as of 20:19, 22 September 2018
Gottfried shows Kermit his underpants on Muppets Tonight.
Gottfried as "Denny the Distractor" on Sesame Street with Telly Monster and Chris
Gilbert Gottfried (b. 1955) is a stand-up comedian with a deliberately loud and obnoxious stage persona.
A cast member of Saturday Night Live for the 1980-1981 season, Gottfried appeared in only twelve episodes before being released for a re-tooling of the show. The Cosby Show would be his next break, where Gottfried honed his trademark persona.
Aside from stand-up, Gottfried has also appeared in the Problem Child movies (with John Ritter), was a regular on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Hollywood Squares. His distinct voice has also been featured as Iago in Disney's Aladdin, Mr. Mxyzptlk on Superman: The Animated Series, Digit on Cyberchase, and was the voice of the duck in Aflac commercials. For the latter, in some spots, Gottfried's voice was attached to a Jim Henson's Creature Shop animatronic incarnation of the duck.
Muppet-Related Appearances
- 1994 — Appeared in the "She Drives Me Crazy" music video from Kermit Unpigged.
- 1996 — Guest-starred on Muppets Tonight in episode 207.
- 2002 — Voiced a possum in the fourth season Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Welcome to Woodland Valley."
- 2008 — Appears on Sesame Street in Episode 4182 as "Denny the Distractor".