Actor and Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died aged 67.
The star's family confirmed the sad news on Twitter as they said that they were "heartbroken" to lose him.
Gilbert has had a number of roles in film and television over his 36-year career, including voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin.
Speaking in a statement issued online, the late star's family wrote: "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children.
"Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor, Love the Gottfried family."
The late star was best known for his exaggerated shrill voice and often crude humour throughout his various roles and comedy performances.
Gilbert's most recognisable role came in 1992, when the voice actor was cast in the role of the parrot lago in the Disney classic Aladdin.
When quizzed on he prepared for the role, the comedian joked: "I did the whole DeNiro thing. I moved to South America! I lived in the trees!"
The late star would go on to reprise his role in subsequent Aladdin features; including Aladdin: The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and the King of Thieves, the television series and video games.
Gilbert was born in New York on February 28 1955 and began his comedy career as a teenager - first performing stand-up aged just 15.
He would go on to enjoy a 12-episode stint on America's biggest televised comedy show, Saturday Night Live, during its sixth season in 1980, and later reunited with fellow SNL alumni Eddie Murphy on Beverly Hills Cop II - an early major film role.
Over the years, Gilbert would appear in many notable TV shows and films, including Dr Dolittle, Family Guy, Mad About You, Anger Management and multiple televised comedy roasts.
As a celebrated comedian, the late star was no stranger to controversary - with his jokes at the 1991 Emmy Awards resulting from him being blacklisted from future events with the organisation.
Writing for CNN in 2012, Gilbert explained his comedic style and why he often poked fun at recent tragedies.
"I have always felt comedy and tragedy are roommates. If you look up comedy and tragedy, you will find a very old picture of two masks," who explained in the op-ed.
"One mask is tragedy. It looks like it's crying. The other mask is comedy. It looks like it's laughing. Nowadays, we would say, 'How tasteless and insensitive. A comedy mask is laughing at a tragedy mask."
Gilbert met his wife Dara Kravitz at a Grammy Awards party in the late 1990s, and went on to marry her in 2007.
Together, they welcomed two children into the world together; a daughter, Lily, and a son, Max.
