Gilbert Gottfried
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Gilbert Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his shrill, distinctive voice and roles in films, television, and voiceover work, including voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gilbert Gottfried canonical | 16 |
| Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3239668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilbert Gottfried Context triple: [Dr. Dolittle (1998 film), featuresVoice, Gilbert Gottfried]
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Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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B.
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is an American comedian and actor best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and for his work in film and voice acting.
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C.
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational, family-friendly humor and roles in both film and television.
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D.
Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney was an influential American comedian, writer, and actor best known for his sharp, uncompromising commentary on race and his writing work with Richard Pryor.
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Lewis Black
Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilbert Gottfried Target entity description: Gilbert Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his shrill, distinctive voice and roles in films, television, and voiceover work, including voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin.
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A.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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B.
Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin is an American comedian and actor best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and for his work in film and voice acting.
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C.
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational, family-friendly humor and roles in both film and television.
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D.
Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney was an influential American comedian, writer, and actor best known for his sharp, uncompromising commentary on race and his writing work with Richard Pryor.
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E.
Lewis Black
Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Hollywood Squares
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Late Night with David Letterman ⓘ The Tonight Show ⓘ |
| birthName |
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried
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linked to:
Gilbert Gottfried
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| burialPlace | Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
recurrent ventricular tachycardia
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type II myotonic dystrophy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-04-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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blue comedy ⓘ insult comedy ⓘ observational comedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial and edgy humor
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shrill, distinctive voice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Gilbert Gottfried ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987 film)
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linked to:
Beverly Hills Cop II
Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast! ⓘ Look Who’s Talking Too (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Look Who's Talking Too
Problem Child (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Problem Child
Problem Child 2 (1991 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Problem Child 2
Saturday Night Live (cast member, 1980–1981) ⓘ
linked to:
Saturday Night Live
The Aristocrats (2005 documentary film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Aristocrats
USA Up All Night (host) ⓘ voicing Iago in Aladdin and the King of Thieves ⓘ voicing Iago in Aladdin: The Animated Series ⓘ voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin (1992 film) ⓘ voicing Iago in The Return of Jafar ⓘ voicing the Aflac duck in Aflac commercials ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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podcaster ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Comedy Central Roasts
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The Howard Stern Show ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spouse | Dara Kravitz ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970–2022 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gilbert Gottfried Description of subject: Gilbert Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his shrill, distinctive voice and roles in films, television, and voiceover work, including voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin.
Referenced by (17)
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