NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 18: Comedian Gilbert Gottfried attends HBO\'s Night Of Too Many Stars: America Unites For Autism Programs at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 18, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
(CNN) — Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian and film and television actor with a distinctly memorable voice, has died after a long illness, his family announced on Tuesday.
He was 67.
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