At the young age of 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing stand-up at
open mike nights in New York City, after a few short years, became known
around town as “the comedian’s comedian.” After spending several years
mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC
late night comedy show Saturday Night Live became aware of Gottfried
and, in 1980, hired him as a cast member. It wasn’t until a few years
later when his true notoriety would begin when MTV hired him for a
series of improvised and hilarious promos for the newly formed channel.
This led to several television appearances on “The Cosby Show” and “Late
Night with David Letterman.”
Gottfried’s work in television soon
led to roles in film. Most notable was his improvised scene as business
manager Sidney Bernstein in the hit sequel “Beverly Hills Cop II,” for
which the New York Daily News said, “Gilbert Gottfried steals the
picture with a single scene.” Aside from his glowing reputation in
comedy clubs, Gottfried began to gain a reputation as the king of quirky
roles in both movies and television. He appeared in such movies as
“Problem Child,” “Problem Child II,” “Look Who’s Talking II” and “The
Adventures of Ford Fairlane.” He was also the host of the very popular
late night movie series “USA Up All Night.”
After his stellar
performance as the wise cracking parrot, IAGO, in the Disney classic
“Aladdin,” Gottfried became one of the most recognizable voiceover
talents, lending his voice to several commercials, cartoons and movies,
including the frustrated duck in the AFLAC Insurance commercials.
Gottfried also is the voice of DIGIT in the long running PBS Series
“Cyberchase.” His signature voice can also be heard on the Comedy
Central series, “The Annoying Orange, the voice of the horse on “Family
Guy,” Mr. Mxyzptlk in the new “Lego Batman 3 – Beyond Gotham” video
game, and Abraham Lincoln in A Million Ways to Die in the West.
Gottfried
has made numerous memorable appearances on Comedy Central Roasts and
the Comedy Central series, “The Burn with Jeff Ross.” Gottfried’s “Fifty
Shades of Grey” reading (College Humor) received over 5 million views
on YouTube.
Gilbert has been a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno,” “The Late Show with Seth Meyers”, “@Midnight with Chris
Hardwick” and numerous appearances on “The Howard Stern Show.” He also
has had a recurring role on “Law and Order” SVU as TARU tech Leo Gerber.
Gottfried
appeared in the hit comedy documentary “The Aristocrats,” with
Entertainment Weekly saying that “out of the 101 comedians who appear on
screen, no one is funnier – or more disgusting – than Gilbert
Gottfried.”
In addition, Gottfried, a classic movie lover, was a
guest Programmer on TCM. He mock-complained to TCM host Robert Osborne
that choosing only four films out of all those available was “the worst
homework assignment ever!”
“Gilbert Gottfried Dirty Jokes” was
released on both DVD and CD, featuring 50 non-stop minutes of Gottfried
telling the funniest and filthiest jokes ever. The show was filmed live
at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Also featured on the DVD are
some of the funniest bonus features ever, including wild stories,
indignant ranting and celebrity impressions.
“Rubber Balls and
Liquor” is Gilbert Gottfried’s hilarious first-ever book. Part memoir,
part twisted social commentary, and part scratches on the bathroom wall.
With this scathingly funny book of rants and musings, Gottfried sullies
an entirely new medium with his dysfunctional worldview.
Oh, and
did we mention the reality shows and podcast? Gilbert appeared on both
ABC’s “Celebrity Wife Swap”, swapping with Alan Thicke, and NBC’s
“Celebrity Apprentice” where Gilbert took his first trip into the
boardroom and perhaps his last. And the podcast…”Gilbert Gottfried’s
Amazing Colossal Podcast!” where Gilbert journeys back in time with some
of the Hollywood icons, legends, and behind the scenes talent who
shaped (warped?) his childhood and influenced his unique brand of
comedy. He is joined each week by his co-host and late night phone
friend, fellow showbiz fanatic, and Comedy Writer Frank Santopadre.
In
2017, “Gilbert” the documentary about Gilbert Gottfried premiered at
the Tribeca Film Festival. Director Neil Berkeley’s Gilbert reveals an
unexpected side to the iconic comedian. The film peeks behind the
larger-than-life persona at a more personal story about growing up in
Brooklyn and becoming a husband and father late in life. “Gilbert”
premiers on Hulu, fall 2017.
As a famed comics comic, Gottfried
puts aside political correctness for his live performance and fires an
onslaught of jokes that know no boundaries.
Stephen King on
Gilbert Gottfried: “More than a national treasure, he’s a secret weapon.
If we had had Gilbert Gottfried in World War II, Hitler would have
given up in 1942.”
Gilbert, a lifelong resident of NYC is married with 2 children and has never had a drivers license.
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