Highlights from the career of comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1991
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried goes through his monologue on masturbation during the Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. The show was carried live to Eastern and Central time zones but Fox Broadcasting deleted the monologue fro the taped Pacific time zone feed.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2005
Former heavyweight boxing champion Michael Spinks, left, comedian Gilbert Gottfried, second left, boxing legend Joe Frazier and boxing promoter and honoree Don King, right, pose for a photo at the Friars Club Roast in New York. The Friars Club honored King Friday at the New York Hilton hotel.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2008
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried poses on the press line at the "Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget" in Burbank, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2008
Comic actors Bob Saget, left, and Gilbert Gottfried attend the Friars Club Roast of 'Today Show' host Matt Lauer in New York.JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP / 2012
Gilbert Gottfried attends the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.JOHN SHEARER/INVISION/AP / 2012
Gilbert Gottfried performs at the Comedy Central "Roast of Roseanne" in Los Angeles. Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried, an actor and legendary standup comic known for his abrasive voice and crude jokes, died Tuesday, April 12. He was 67.CHARLES SYKES/INVISION/AP / 2015
Jon Bon Jovi, left, and Gilbert Gottfried perform at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" at the Beacon Theatre in New York.CHARLES SYKES/INVISION/AP / 2015
Gilbert Gottfried, left, and Jon Stewart appear onstage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" at the Beacon Theatre in New York.ANDY KROPA/INVISION/AP / 2015
Gilbert Gottfried attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 15, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2016
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried gestures to the casket while speaking during a funeral service for Abe Vigoda in New York. The actor who played Phil Fish on the 1970s TV series "Barney Miller" and Sal Tessio in the classic movie "The Godfather" was mourned at a funeral Sunday in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marlee Matlin, left, and Gilbert Gottfried appear onstage at the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump in New York, Wednesday, March 9.SCOTT ROTH/INVISION/AP / 2016
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs at a David Lynch Foundation Benefit for Veterans with PTSD in New York. Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried, an actor and legendary standup comic known for his abrasive voice and crude jokes, died Tuesday, April 12. He was 67.EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP / 2017
Actor Gilbert Gottfried and his children attend a special screening of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" at Alice Tully Hall in New York.EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP / 2018
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried attends the Tribeca Film Festival opening night world premiere of "Love, Gilda," in New York on April 18. Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried, an actor and legendary standup comic known for his abrasive voice and crude jokes, died Tuesday, April 12. He was 67.