Gilbert Gottfried, stand-up comic and actor, dies aged 67

Gilbert Gottfried (John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and stand-up comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died aged 67.

Gottfried died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a disorder that affects the heart, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.