NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disability insurer Aflac Inc fired comedian Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of its iconic duck on Monday after a series of Twitter jokes about the earthquake in Japan, the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Comedian Gilbert Gottfried apologized on Tuesday for a series of jokes made on Twitter about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, comments which got him fired as the voice of ...

An unforgettable voice has been silenced. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, whose iconic voice gave life to the villainous parrot Iago in Disney’s DIS “Aladdin” as well as the Aflac AFL duck, has died after ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) -- Aflac Inc. said Monday it has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the abrasive voice of the insurer's quacking duck in the U.S., after the comedian posted a string of mocking jokes about ...

His jokes were too soon, and his apology may be too late. After being fired as the voice of the Aflac insurance company's duck mascot over controversial Tweets about the tragedy in Japan, Gilbert ...

Gilbert Gottfried, the veteran comedian and voice of the parrot Iago in "Aladdin," died after a long battle with a muscular disease. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert ...

Gilbert Gottfried was entertaining others in some of his final hours, a new video shows. The latest installment of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update remembered late comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who ...

Now here’s a job that’s absolutely ducky. Wednesday, Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac Inc. will begin the search for the new voice of its iconic duck. The job became available when, following the tsunami in ...

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Actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried died Tuesday, his family announced in a Twitter post. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness,” the post ...