Gilbert Gottfried Kids: Everything To Know About His Son Daughter, Max Lily
13.04.2022 - 00:53
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Hollywood is mourning the loss of beloved comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, who died on Tuesday, April 12 at the age of 67. He was battling Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia brought on by Myotonic Dystrophy type II. Gilbert’s family shared the heartbreaking news in a statement that was posted on the late star’s Twitter account.
Although most may know the comedy legend for his singular ability to conjure laughs and smiles, they may not know that he was also a doting dad of two kids, Max and Lily. Here we break down everything to know about his children whom he shares with wife Dara Gottfried.
Lily Aster Gottfried Although Gilbert wasn’t necessarily looking to settle down with a wife and kids, that changed in the late 1990s when he met Dara Kravitz, a music industry executive, at a Grammys party. After the two fell in love, they got married in 2007 and had their first child, Lily Aster Gottfried, in 2007. When the family appeared on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap in 2013, swapping homes with late comedian Alan Thicke and his wife, Tanya Callau, Lily notably and proudly stated, “My dad is a bird in Aladdin,” referencing Gilbert’s well-remembered role as Iago in the 1992 Disney animated film.
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Not much is known about Lily, as the family liked to stay mostly out of the spotlight, although Gilbert did join TBS’ Tournament of Laughs with help from both of his kids for some funny skits. He noted that his daughter also showed him how to use TikTok.
“My daughter, she’s on TikTok. So, she got me on TikTok, I have no idea what it is,” he said. “I’m like talking to somebody’s grandmother about TikTok. And she’ll say, ‘I want you to do this little dance step,’ which, of course, I can never do. So, I was