American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1955)

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was best known for his exaggerated shrill voice, strong New York dialect, his squint, and his edgy, often controversial sense of humor. His numerous roles in film and television included voicing Iago in the Walt Disney Company's Aladdin franchise until his death in 2022, Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Action, Digit LeBoid in PBS Kids' Cyberchase until his death, Kraang Subprime in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the Aflac duck mascot before he was replaced by Daniel McKeague in 2011. He also played Mr.

Born

1955

February 28

Died

2022

Era

1950s

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-202 Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
870 The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.
1525 Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
1638 The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.

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The world in 1955

When Gilbert arrived

april 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
april 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
april 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
april 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Aroldis Chapman 1988– Cuban baseball player Dino Zoff 1942– Italian footballer Francis Hughes 1956–1981 Irish Republican, hunger striker (died 1981) Frank Gehry 1929–2025 Canadian-American architect and designer (b. 1929) Masato Tanaka 1973– Japanese wrestler Paul Krugman 1953– American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar 1915–1987 Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)

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Bill Gates 1955– American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft Steve Jobs 1955–2011 American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011) Alistair Burt 1955– English lawyer and politician Arif Yunusov 1955– Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. Balaji Sadasivan 1955–2010 Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) Bill Elliott 1955– American race car driver Dave Taylor 1955– Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager Debbie Mathers 1955–2024 Mother of Eminem (born 1955) Donald Pettit 1955– American engineer and astronaut

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