His early routines focused on impressions of old time actors and celebrities, including Boris Karloff and Humphrey Bogart. His two sisters accompanied him, having thought the performances their brother did for the family were good enough for the stage and encouraged him to try it out. Gottfried's first routine on stage was at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, during one of its Hootenanny Night events, when he was fifteen. From Coney Island, the family moved to Brooklyn's Crown Heights, followed by Borough Park. It's like I kind of knew that even though I was never bar mitzvahed and we didn't follow the holidays, I knew that if the Nazis came back, I'd be in the same train coach with everyone else." He was the younger brother of photographer Arlene Gottfried (1950–2017) and Karen Gottfried. We weren't that aware of the holidays or anything like that, but were aware of being Jewish. He was raised in a Jewish family but later said of his unusual upbringing, "I ate pork. His father and grandfather ran the store, above which the family lived. Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was born on February 28, 1955, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City, the son of homemaker Lillian Zimmerman and hardware store owner Max Gottfried. The documentary Gilbert (2017) explored his life and career it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 deadCENTER Film Festival. Gottfried hosted the podcast Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014–2022), which featured discussions of classic films and celebrity interviews, most often with veteran actors, comedians, musicians, and comedy writers. Peabody in the Problem Child film series. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing Iago in the Aladdin animated franchise, Digit LeBoid in Cyberchase, Kraang Subprime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the Aflac Duck. Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 – April 12, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York accent, and his edgy, often controversial, sense of humor.
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