8 Facts About Gilbert Gottfried

1. In March 2011, Gilbert Gottfried made a series of jokes on his Twitter account about the earthquake disaster in Japan.

2. At the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards, Gilbert Gottfried made "an endless series of masturbation jokes" in reference to Paul Reubens' arrest for masturbating in an adult movie theater.

3. In the late 1990s, Gilbert Gottfried met Dara Kravitz at a Grammy Awards party.

4. In 2013, Gilbert Gottfried became a member of "Team Rachael" on the second season of Food Network's Rachael vs Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off.

5. In January 2009, Gilbert Gottfried worked again with David Faustino for an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving.

6. In 2006, Gilbert Gottfried topped the Boston Phoenix's tongue-in-cheek list of the world's 100 Unsexiest Men.

7. When asked how he prepared for the role, Gilbert Gottfried said, "I did the whole DeNiro thing.

8. At age 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing amateur stand-up in New York City and, after a few years, became known around New York as "the comedian's comedian.