Gilbert Gottfried's Cause of Death Revealed

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.

Gilbert Gottfried’s family is asking for the late celebrity's fans to show their support by donating money for research of the disease that took his life. On Wednesday, a tweet shared from the late-comedian’s official account and his family asked for donations to the research of the "debilitating" Myotonic disease.  "In Honor/Memory of Gilbert Gottfried who passed "Too Soon" of Myotonic Dystrophy Type Two: In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the research of this debilitating disease. Donate here," the tweet began, with a direct link to the donation website.  "Thank you so much, Dara, Lily and Max Gottfried," the message concluded.

Gilbert Gottfried was laid to rest in Westchester, New York, on Thursday morning and his loved ones are celebrating his life. Comedian Jeffery Ross, 56, delivered the eulogy and shared details of the intimate gathering to People. "The shiva tonight will be a star-studded event, and the funeral was just absolutely perfect," he said.

life-ending illness a secret from all but his closest friends. He did what he could to maintain his wild sense of humor even as death loomed.

death this week at 67.It was revealed Thursday that the beloved funny guy — although often controversial — kept working in the days before he passed. Poignant footage has been released of what could be his final performance: A commercial filmed March 16 for Cali-based Hollywood Offices, TMZ reported.Company president Brad Folb said he booked the “Problem Child” star shot a gonzo “Cameo-styled” ad through an agency called Memmo — which hooks customers up with celebrities for any and all types of personalized messages.The former “SNL” star was paid about $1,300 for the gig, the outlet reported.Folb said he was looking for a “know-it-all” star who would be instantly recognizable and Gottfried’s signature snarky vocals certainly fit the bill.

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.

A doting dad. Late comedian Gilbert Gottfried welcomed two children with wife Dara Kravitz ahead of his death at age 67.

Gilbert Gottfried was honored by Broadway's "Aladdin" cast at the close of Tuesday night's show. The tribute to the comedian came hours after Gottfried's family announced his passing on social media. "Tonight, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate the life of a comedy legend," Don Darryl Rivera, who plays Iago in the musical, told the crowd at the curtain call.

Gilbert Gottfried‘s cause of death has been made public by his publicist.

Fans are looking back on a photo featuring three lost comedy greats.

passed away yesterday a long term battle with a rare illness. The comedian was know for several film and TV roles — but none more so than the scarlet macaw Iago in the classic animated film version of “Aladdin,” which was released in 1992.

Gilbert Gottfried showed support for Chris Rock in his final days. Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, died after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 67.

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 family sadly announced his death at the age of 67 on April 12 and although their statement only included that he had a “long illness,” the comedian’s publicist EXCLUSIVELY gave HollywoodLife the specifics of that illness. The cause of death was recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia brought on by Myotonic Dystrophy type II, the publicist said in a statement. We reached out to Pam Pearlman, who is a certified surgical technologist at a hospital in New Jersey for over 15 years, and although she never treated Gilbert, she provided information on what the illness is and how it can turn fatal for a person.

death of iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who was just 67 when he passed on Tuesday.His family called him “the most iconic voice in comedy” as they confirmed the devastating news in a statement on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “We are heartbroken,” and sharing only that he’d died following a “long illness.”Gottfried’s representative, Glenn Schwartz, has since shared that the actor succumbed to a heart abnormality called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia caused by myotonic dystrophy Type 2.Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle wasting and weakness which predominantly affects the limbs and face but can create increasingly dire complications for respiratory, skeletal and cardiac muscles.People with DM are at a higher risk of irregular heartbeat, including ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) that causes the heart to beat faster. A sustained sped-up rhythm can cause a fatal drop in blood pressure.Gottfried’s heart condition has been publicly known for some time.