Biography
Very few stand-up comedians came close to Gilbert Gottfried's rapid-fire deliveries that held audiences in a vice-like grip of equal parts laughter and horror. The squinty-eyed, raspy-voiced performer first gained attention on the New York comedy scene before making the leap into television and film. Starting with his improvised scene as a kooky accountant in the smash comedy "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987), Gottfried became a favorite to play …
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Career Milestones
| Began doing amateur stand-up in New York City at fifteen | ||
1980 | Joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) | |
1983 | Appeared as a regular in the failed late-night talkshow "Thicke of the Night" | |
1985 | Made feature acting debut in "Bad Medicine" | |
1986 | Hosted the Saturday edition of "USA Up All Night" | |
1990 | Featured as Mr. Peabody in "Problem Child" | |
1991 | Appeared in a recurring role on "Night Court" (NBC) | |
1991 | Returned as Mr. Peabody for "Problem Child 2" | |
1992 | Appeared in the short-lived CBS series "The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys" | |
1992 | Received greatest exposure to date providing the voice of Lago in "Aladdin" | |
1993 | Reprised role as Mr. Peabody for the animated series "Problem Child" (USA Network) | |
1994 | First of several appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC) | |
1994 | Made his TV-movie debut in "Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas" (NBC) | |
1994 | Provided the voice of Lago for the children's animated series "Aladdin" (CBS) | |
1996 | Lent his voice to Mr Mxyzptlk in "Superman: The Animated Series" (The WB) | |
1998 | Appeared as a semi-regular in the updated version of "Hollywood Squares" | |
2000 | Voiced the duck in the AFLAC commercials; was fired after he made jokes on his Twitter account in reference to the 2011 earthquake disaster in Japan | |
2001 | Voiced a crazed dentist, Dr. Bender and his son Wendell on the animated show "The Fairly OddParents" (Nickelodeon) | |
2002 | Was the voice of Digit in the math-mystery cartoon "Cyberchase" on PBS Kids GO! | |
2005 | Featured alongside other comedians in the documentary "The Aristocrats" | |