Legendary comedian GILBERT GOTTFRIED died yesterday, after a battle with a disease called type 2 myotonic dystrophy . . . which is a form of muscular dystrophy. He was 67 years old. Despite his decades of amazing work, Gilbert is probably best known as the voice of Iago the parrot in the animated version of Disney’s “Aladdin” from 1992 . . . and the voice of the duck in the Aflac insurance. Of course he lost THAT gig in 2011, after making jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He also crushed it on the Comedy Central Roasts of Bob Saget, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump, and Roseanne. Gilbert’s other movies included “Problem Child”, “Beverly Hills Cop 2”, and “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane”. He also did voice work on cartoons like “The Fairly Oddparents”, “SpongeBob”, and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. Gilbert is survived by his wife Dara and their kids, 14-year-old Kara and 12-year-old Max.
JENNIFER LOPEZ shared that BEN AFFLECK proposed while she was enjoying a bubble bath. She said, quote, “It was nothing fancy at all, but it was the most romantic thing I could’ve ever imagined.”
KACEY MUSGRAVES gave “Architectural Digest” a tour of her Nashville home. It’s gorgeous, and it’s all hers . . . which is very important because she bought it while going through her divorce. “I wanted a place that felt like me, where I could express myself without having to think about another person and what they might want.” The best parts of the tour are when she shows off her personal items. There’s fun stuff she’s been making in pottery class, photos of her mom and grandad . . . plus quirky things she’s collected through the years, like a guitar from the 1800s, and a “fatty” from a famous fellow Texan. “I’ve got a framed joint from Willie Nelson. That’s going to stay there unless I need to break it in case of emergency.” How and why did this even happen? She gave a little more detail in the article., “He rolled this huge fatty and we all sat around and smoked it with him. Then he said, ‘Save the rest for another time,’ and I did.”
CMA Fest is back after two long, Covid-canceled years. It’s going down June 9th through June 12th in downtown Nashville, and there will be over 150 performers. The big names on the Nissan stage include Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, and Lainey Wilson.
Randy Houser is expanding his family! The country artist, 46, and wife Tatiana, 28, are expecting their second baby together. The couple is already parents to 2-year-old son Huckleberry Randolph and the singer is also dad to 10-year-old son West from his previous marriage.
It’s not ours to ask why DOLLY PARTON Tweets things . . . ours is to enjoy that she did it. She posted a throwback photo yesterday, and the caption is the message. Quote, “Life is short, keep your dreams big and your hair bigger.”
LUKE COMBS’ wife Nicole will be having their baby boy sometime this spring. Luke was recently asked for his thoughts about it, and he said, quote, “If a damn alligator can come out, it wouldn’t matter to me as long as it’s healthy. I would teach him to sing, teach him how to eat a cheeseburger.”
Allison Williams is 34
Rich Schroder is 52
Caroline Rhea is 58
Tony Dow is 77.
