Who does the voice of the aflac duck?
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 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."
Who voiced the Aflac Duck prior to March 14, 2011?
Gilbert Gottfried
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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. 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 on May 1, 2011.
Who has voiced the Aflac Duck since April 26, 2011?
Daniel McKeague
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aflac
Aflac Inc. /ˈæflæk/ (American Family Life Assurance Company) is an American insurance company and is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States.
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Since December 1999, the company's identity and brand has become more widely recognized in the United States as the result of TV commercials featuring the Aflac Duck, who frustratedly quacks the company's name to unsuspecting prospective policy holders.
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The American Family Life Assurance Company is an American insurance company whose identity and brand has become more widely recognized as the result of TV commercials featuring the Aflac Duck. More than one person has voiced the Aflac Duck. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried was the original voice actor for the duck until he was dismissed on March 14, 2011. In April 2011, Daniel McKeague, a television advertising sales manager from Minnesota, was hired to replace Gottfried.