Gilbert Gottfried's family asking for donations to the 'debilitating' Myotonic disease
21.04.2022 - 03:13
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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.
Gottfried was one of the most recognizable voices in show business before his death at age 67. The esteemed performer — known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes — died just on April 12 from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II, his longtime friend and publicist Glenn Schwartz told Fox News Digital. Gilbert Gottfried's family shared an image with the late-comedian, urging fans to make donations to the research of Myotonic disease.
(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," his family said in a statement shared to Twitter on April 12. Gottfried is survived by his wife Dara, daughter Lily, 14, son Max, 12, sister Karen and nephew Graham.
He married his wife Dara in February 2007. Dara, 52, worked in the music industry, and was even an executive producer on her husband’s show, "Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes" in 2005. According to the
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