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A trio who won’t be forgotten. Gilbert Gottfried paid tribute to his friends Bob Saget and Louie Anderson just months before his own death.
“This photo is very sad now,” the late comedian captioned a photo of himself with the Full House alum and the Baskets star shortly after their January deaths. “RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. Both good friends that will be missed.”
Gottfried’s family announced his death at age 67 on Tuesday, April 12. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” read their statement, shared via Twitter. “In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.”
Saget died at age 65 on January 9 after an accidental fall in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida. Anderson died at age 68 on January 21 after a private battle with cancer.
Shortly after Saget’s death, Gottfried said that he initially thought the news of his passing was some kind of prank. “Jeffrey Ross called me and said Bob Saget had died,” the Saturday Night Live alum told Good Morning America in January. “And I remember I … thought it was a sick joke and I was waiting for the punch line, and then it didn’t come. I still feel right now like I’m waiting for the punch line to happen, that it was all a big joke, it was all a hoax.”
The duo appeared together in the 2005 documentary The Aristocrats, which focused on the history of the joke of the same name, which is famous among comedians. Gottfried referenced the film in a Twitter tribute to the Fuller House alum after his death.
“Still in shock. I just
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Howie Mandel is recalling his final conversation with Gilbert Gottfried. While speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, the 66-year-old TV personality revealed the last time he spoke with the late comedian, who died from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II earlier this month at age 67.«I think I was the last person to talk to him,» Mandel told ET. «I talked to him as he was going into the ambulance, going into the hospital the last time.
Howie Mandel is reflecting on the friends and comedy legends he's lost this year. Mandel opened up about the deaths of Bob Saget, Gilbert Gottfried and Louie Anderson during a recent interview with People magazine. "I never dreamed there would be a moment where I could list people who are just gone," Mandel, 66, told the outlet.
Howie Mandel has lost some good friends in recent months.
The latest installment of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update remembered late comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who died on Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was 67.
Bob Saget’s family was there to mourn the loss of his good friend.
Gilbert Gottfried has been laid to rest.
Kelly Rizzo knows what it's like to lose a loved one. Bob Saget's widow shared an emotional tweet on Wednesday in remembrance of her husband's close pal, Gilbert Gottfried, who died at age 67 earlier this week.«Bob loved Gilbert so dearly, they had a special friendship,» the travel blogger wrote alongside a picture Gottfried had previously posted on his Instagram of himself with Saget, Norm Macdonald, and Jeffrey Ross after Macdonald passed away in September 2021 at age 61. «As he did with everyone in this photo.» Bob loved Gilbert so dearly, they had a special friendship.
Kelly Rizzo is paying tribute to Gilbert Gottfried following the news of his death Tuesday. Bob Saget’s widow sent love to Gottfried’s family and highlighted the "special friendship" the two comedians shared. "Bob loved Gilbert so dearly, they had a special friendship," she tweeted.
Fans are looking back on a photo featuring three lost comedy greats.
Amy Schumer, Marlee Matlin, Mark Hamill and Seth MacFarlane are among those paying tribute to “politically incorrect softie” Gilbert Gottfried following his death aged 67. Fellow comedians praised his “unique” talent and said he would be “sorely missed”. The stand-up comic was well known for voicing wise-cracking parrot Iago in Disney’s 1992 animated film Aladdin.
Gilbert Gottfried’s death was announced on Tuesday (12 April). He was 67. Obit Gilbert GottfriedThe family of the actor and comedian, best known for the instantly recognisable voice he gave to characters such as Iago in Disney’s Aladdin, shared the news on Twitter.
Hollywood is mourning Gilbert Gottfried after the star died on Tuesday following a long illness. The iconic comedian, who voiced the character Iago in "Aladdin," was 67. Celebrities and peers have taken to social media to share their condolences. Gottfried's co-star in "Aladdin," Linda Larkin, shared an image on Instagram on Tuesday remembering the late actor on behalf of herself and Gottfried's other "Aladdin" co-stars, Scott Weigner and Jonathan Freeman.
Always in their hearts. Celebrities including Jason Alexander and Kathy Griffin mourned the loss of comedian Gilbert Gottfried after his death on Tuesday, April 12.
death of legendary comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried. The Gottfried family confirmed the devastating news in a statement Tuesday afternoon. The 67-year-old passed away due to a “long illness,” the family shared, but his cause of death has not been revealed.
Gilbert Gottfried has died. He was 67.
Kelly Rizzo has decided to sell the home she shared with her late husband, Bob Saget, an insider exclusively tells Us Weekly.
Vanna White is lamenting the loss of her father, Herbert White Jr., who died on April 1 at the age of 96, she revealed. "It is with great sadness that I tell you my 96 year old dad passed away peacefully this morning," she wrote on Twitter. "He lived a full and happy life and will be remembered as one of the kindest and most wonderful human beings of North Myrtle Beach.