who does the voice for the aflac duck
Gilbert Gottfried
title: Aflac text: the 2003 commercial. The duck also appeared with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In 2005, the company logo was changed to incorporate the duck. The first commercial using the new logo featured Gilbert Gottfried at a pet store because the duck kept saying, "Aflac!" and he had to trade in the duck for a parrot, saying, "If you're hurt and can't work". The duck was originally voiced by comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who also voiced Digit on the PBS Kids series "Cyberchase" and Iago in the Disney film "Aladdin". After title: Aflac text: On April 26, 2011, it was announced that Daniel McKeague, a television advertising sales manager from Hugo, Minnesota, would be the new voice of the Aflac duck. The first Aflac commercial featuring the duck's new voice aired May 1, 2011. In 2018, an Aflac ad inserted an animated Aflac duck into the opening credits of the "DuckTales" reboot. The company states that through a partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac has contributed more than $100 million to childhood cancer research and treatment. Aflac employees are formally involved in an array of charitable organizations such as Habitat for Humanity International, title: Aflac text: 11 years as the voice of the Aflac duck, Gottfried was dismissed on March 14, 2011, due to jokes on Gottfried's Twitter account referencing the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The company's chief marketing officer stated that "Gilbert's recent comments about the crisis in Japan were lacking in humor, and certainly do not represent the thoughts and feelings of anyone at Aflac." On March 23, 2011, Aflac announced that the company was taking applications for the new voice of the Aflac Duck through QuackAflac.com until April 1. Commercials requesting the submissions, first aired in 2006 but updated, resemble a silent movie. title: David A. Kaplan text: government events. In April 2011, for a "Fortune" story, he auditioned to be the new voice of the Aflac duck in TV commercials. Out of 12,500 contestants he wound up finishing in 5th place. In 1989, Kaplan married attornty Audrey Sue Feinberg in a Jewish ceremony in Bozman, Maryland. Kaplan lives north of New York City with his wife and their two sons. David A. Kaplan David A. Kaplan is an American writer and journalist. He worked for 20 years at "Newsweek", and worked for "Fortune" magazine for five years. Kaplan was born to a Jewish family, the son of title: Gilbert Gottfried text: Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (born February 28, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor. Gottfried's persona as a comedian features an exaggerated shrill voice and emphasis on crude humor. His numerous roles in film and television include voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's "Aladdin", Digit in the children's cartoon/educational math-based show "Cyberchase", and Kraang Subprime in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Gottfried was also the voice of the Aflac Duck until 2011. Since 2014, Gottfried has hosted a podcast, "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast", which features new episodes each week featuring discussions of classic movies and celebrity