Gilbert Gottfried is a popular American stand-up comedian, television and film actor. A distinctive feature of Gottfried is his frequent squinting and creaky loud voice.
early years
The biography of Gilbert Gottfried tells us that his full name is Gilbert Fagnitz Gottfried. He was born on 02.28.1955 in the city of Brooklyn in the USA. Already at the age of 15, Gilbert first tried himself as a club comedian in New York.
In 1980, Gottfried took part in the program "Saturday Night Live." Throughout the year, the comedian played a lot of humorous roles in this show. He starred for ten episodes of the show. His parody of Roman Polanski is widely known.
Actor career
Gilbert Gottfried (the films in which he was shot is very diverse) first appeared in films in 1984 in the film "The House of God."
In 1992, Gilbert tried himself as a voice actor. In the cartoon "Aladdin" he got the role of the parrot Iago. The role of Iago was assigned to the actor in subsequent cartoons, animated series and video games about Aladdin.
Most often, the actor performs small, but regular roles in television series. His voice can be heard in almost any comedy animated series.
Awards
In 1991, the actor was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award as the worst supporting actor in the films Already Who Says-2, The Difficult Child, and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
In 2008, he took first place in the ranking of the most non-sexual men in the world.
In 2009, Gilbert was nominated for an Emmy for voicing the animated series.
Personal life
Gilbert Gottfried is married to music producer Dara Kravitz. Kravitz is fifteen years younger than Gottfried. The couple met in the late 90s, and formalized the relationship only in 2007. Gilbert and Dara have two children: son Max and daughter Lily.
