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[[File:GilbertGottfried_477.jpg|frame| <s>'''AFLAC!!!'''</s> '''[[A Worldwide Punomenon|AFLAXED!!!]]''']]
{{quote|''"If they'd wanted a '''nice''' parrot, they wouldn't have asked for me."''
|'''Gilbert Gottfried''' on his role in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (paraphrased)}}
Everybody's favorite squinty-eyed, grating-voiced, pint-sized, obnoxious, hilarious stand-up comic and voice actor. Known as Iago in the ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' films (and by extension, the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series and ''[[House of Mouse]]''), Mr. Mxyzptlk in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', Jerry the Bellybutton Elf from ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', Art De Salvo from ''[[Duckman]]'', a troll from ''[[Dilbert]]'', deranged dentist Dr. Bender and his son, Wendell, from a few episodes of ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', [[Patrick Swayze]] and Jerry Seinfeld from ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]'', Santa Claus from ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'', Digit from ''[[Cyberchase]]'', monster toy Tickle Me Psycho on ''[[Robotomy]]'', the Aflac duck, and years of comedy routines.
Gottfried was also a cast member on the NBC sketch show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''... during its [[Seasonal Rot|widely-panned sixth season]] (1980-1981; the first season after [[Lorne Michaels]] and the remnants of the original "Not Ready For Primetime" cast left the show due to creative exhaustion). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130819094455/http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=GiGo During those years], Gottfried had a full head of curly black hair, rarely if ever squinted, and ''actually had'' an indoor voice (though it did escalate into a [[No Indoor Voice]] from time-to-time).
Gottfried caught some heat while speaking at a roast soon after 9/11 and making an Empire State Building joke that popularized the [[Too Soon]] meme. He then saved himself by doing a take on [[The Aristocrats]] that opens up the documentary of the same name. He has been fired by Aflac for making jokes about the Japanese earthquake on his Twitter, showing that he has no fear of [[Too Soon]] jokes, nor enough sense to keep from [[Dude, Not Funny|making light of Japan's national crisis]] while also [[What an Idiot!|representing Japan's top insurer]]. Better make with [[The Aristocrats]] quick, Gilbert.
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