Gilbert is a surname of Germanic origin. The English-language surname is derived from Giselbert, a mediaeval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous"). This personal name was very popular in England during the Middle Ages. The surname is sometimes an Americanized form of numerous like-sounding Jewish surnames.^[1]

People with the surname[link]

• Adrian Gilbert (born 1949), a British author
• Adrian Gilbert (military writer) (born 1954), an author and military historian
• Alan Gilbert (academic) (born 1944), an Australian, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester
• Alan Gilbert (conductor) (born 1967), an American conductor
• Alfred Gilbert (1854–1934), an English sculptor and goldsmith
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884–1961), an American inventor, athlete, toy-maker and businessman
• Arthur Hill Gilbert (1894–1970), an American Impressionist painter
• Augustin Nicolas Gilbert (1858–1927), a French physician and medical researcher
• Barrie Gilbert (born 1937), an English-born electronics engineer, inventor of the Gilbert cell
• Billy Gilbert (1894–1971), an American comedian and actor
• Brad Gilbert (born 1961), an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player
• Bruce Gilbert (born 1946), an English musician
• Cass Gilbert (1859–1934), an American architect
• Charles Henry Gilbert (1859–1928), an American ichthyologist
• Daniel Gilbert (disambiguation)
• David Gilbert (disambiguation)
• Davies Gilbert (1767–1839), a British engineer, author, and politician
• Diahanne "Di" Gilbert (b. 1979), British ski mountaineer, mountain climber and mountain guide
• Dorothée Gilbert, étoile at the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris
• Ed Gilbert (1931–1999), an American actor
• Edward Joseph Gilbert (born 1936), American-born Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
• Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969), an American novelist
• Elmer G. Gilbert (?), control systems engineer
• Felix Gilbert (1905–1991), German-born American historian
• Gale Gilbert, American football quarterback
• Glenroy Gilbert (born 1968), former Canadian athlete
• Glyn Gilbert (d. 2003), English Major-General in Bermuda
• Grove Karl Gilbert (1843–1918), American geologist
• Gustave Gilbert (1911–1977), American psychologist
• Herb Gilbert (1888–1972), Australian rugby footballer
• Herb Gilbert, Jr., Australian rugby league footballer
• Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918-2003), composer
• Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1537–1583), English adventurer
• J. C. Gilbert (born 1922), American politician
• Jack Gilbert (disambiguation)
• Jean Gilbert (1879–1942), German operetta composer
• Jessie Gilbert (1987–2006), British chess player.
• John Gilbert (disambiguation)
• Johnny Gilbert, (born 1924) game show announcer
• Kerrea Gilbert (born 1987), English footballer
• Larry Gilbert (disambiguation)
• Lewis Gilbert (born 1920), British film director
• Mads Gilbert (born 1947), Norwegian doctor
• Mary Ann Gilbert (c. 1776–1845), agronomist.
• Melissa Gilbert (born 1964), American actress
• Paul Gilbert (born 1966), American guitarist
• Philippe Gilbert (born 1982) Belgian road bicycle racer
• Peggy Gilbert (1905–2007), American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
• Rhod Gilbert (born 1968), Welsh comedian
• Richard Fitz Gilbert (1030–1090), Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England
• Robert Gilbert, disambiguation
• Ronnie Gilbert (born 1926), American folk-singer
• Sam Gilbert (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• Sandra Gilbert (born 1936), American professor, literary critic and poet
• Sara Gilbert (1975), American actress
• Thomas Gilbert (pioneer) (1752–1873), pioneer of Adelaide, South Australia
• Timothy Gilbert (1797–1865), American piano manufacturer, abolitionist and religious organizer
• Todd Gilbert (b.1970), American politician from Virginia
• Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow (d.c. 1346) Scottish Nobleman
• Walter Gilbert (b.1932), American Nobel Prize (biology) recipient
• William Gilbert (disambiguation)

Teams

• Gilbert and George, British artist collaborators
  • Gilbert Prousch (born 1943)
• Gilbert and Sullivan, British musical and drama team
  • W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911), English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator

Alternate spelling, Gilbart

• James William Gilbart (1794–1863), British, General Manager of the London and Westminster Bank

References[link]

See also[link]

• Gilbert (disambiguation)

This page or section lists people with the surname Gilbert. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

Gilbert may refer to:

People[link]

• Gilbert (given name), a masculine given name
• Gilbert (surname), a surname

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Gilbert-Einasleigh River, a river system in northern Queensland, Australia
• Gilbert River (South Australia)

Kiribati[link]

• Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean

United States[link]

• Gilbert, Arizona, a town
• Gilbert, Arkansas, a town
• Gilbert, Iowa, a city
• Gilbert, Louisiana, a village
• Gilbert, Minnesota, a city
• Gilbert, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
• Gilbert, South Carolina, a town
• Gilbert, West Virginia, a town
• Gilbert, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Mount Gilbert (disambiguation), various mountains
• Gilbert River (Oregon)

Outer space[link]

• Gilbert (lunar crater)
• Gilbert (Martian crater)

Other uses[link]

• Hurricane Gilbert, a 1988 Caribbean hurricane
• Gilbert Collection, an art collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum
• Gilbert (band), a name used by English composer and musician Matthew Gilbert Linley
• Gilbert (sports equipment), an English sporting-goods manufacturer
• Gilbert, a CGS unit of magnetomotive force
• Gilbert Hill, a monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, India
• Gilbert Street, Adelaide, Australia
• USC&GS Gilbert, a survey ship of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
• Gilbert Building (disambiguation), several buildings on the American National Register of Historic Places
• Gilbert House (disambiguation), various buildings
• Gilbert School, a quasi-public secondary school in Connecticut
• Gilbert Cell, a transistor circuit used in communication electronics
• Gilbert Model, a social class model
• Gilbert's syndrome, a benign medical condition that may cause mild jaundice

See also[link]

• Gilberts (disambiguation)
• Gilberto, a similar name

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Sara Gilbert
Born	Sara Rebecca Abeles (1975-01-29) January 29, 1975 (age 37) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Partner	Allison Adler (2001–2011; 2 children) Linda Perry (2011-present)

Sara Gilbert ( /ˈɡɪlbərt/; born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress, best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne from 1988 to 1997, as co-host and creator of the daytime talk show The Talk and for her recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.

Early life[link]

Gilbert was born Sara Rebecca Abeles in Santa Monica, California. Her parents are Barbara Crane (née Cowan) and Harold Abeles. Her two older siblings, Melissa Gilbert and Jonathan Gilbert, were stars of Little House on the Prairie. Melissa and Jonathan both were adopted by Barbara and her first husband, Paul Gilbert; Paul died in 1975. Abeles changed her surname to Gilbert to become an actress in 1984.

Television career[link]

Gilbert decided at age six that she wanted to be an actress after her older sister, Melissa Gilbert, got a plaque on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[1] Following appearances in television movies and a commercial for Kool Aid, at the age of thirteen she landed the role of Darlene Conner, the sarcastic middle child, in Roseanne. Sara was a cast member during the show's nine-year run from 1988 to 1997, for which she also wrote a fourth-season episode story (the teleplay was written by the Guild Writers for the show) called "Don't Make Me Over". Her contribution was considered so important to Roseanne that the show's producers juggled storylines and taping schedules to allow her to study at Yale University while remaining part of the cast, shooting remote segments of Darlene at a soundstage in New York.^[2] At Yale, she majored in art with an emphasis on photography; she graduated with honors in 1997.

Gilbert has made guest appearances on shows such as The Simpsons, 24, Will & Grace, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Private Practice. Starting in 2004, she had a recurring role as medical student Jane Figler on the long-running hospital drama ER.

She returned to prime time television in the fall of 2005 in the sitcom Twins on The WB network. The sitcom was canceled after one season, when the WB and UPN networks merged to become The CW and had to drop a number of shows. She also had a recurring role on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Class as Fern Velch.

Since 2007 she has appeared in a number of episodes of the CBS TV series The Big Bang Theory as Leslie Winkle, a scientist friend of Leonard Hofstadter, who is played by Johnny Galecki, who had previously played Gilbert's love interest David Healy on Roseanne. Starting with the second episode of the second season of The Big Bang Theory, Gilbert was elevated to the show's main cast, portraying once again a potential love interest of Galecki's character, and at one point a love interest to Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). By January 2009, it was announced that the writers did not know how to write for her character full time and her status was then reduced from regular to recurring.^[3]

Gilbert is a co-host and executive producer of The Talk, a talk show that premiered October 18, 2010. Gilbert appears alongside Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler.

Film career[link]

Gilbert has appeared in two films alongside Drew Barrymore, in Poison Ivy in 1992 and Riding In Cars With Boys in 2001. Gilbert also had a feature role in Light It Up in 1999. She has had several other minor roles following Roseanne, including short film $30 (aka 30 Bucks) as part of the Boys Life 3 feature, and High Fidelity. She directed her own short film Persona Non Grata in 1998.

Personal life[link]

Gilbert publicly came out as a lesbian in 2010.^[4] In 2001, she began a relationship with TV producer Allison Adler. They have two children—a son, Levi Hank, born to Adler in October 2004,^[5] and a daughter, Sawyer, born to Gilbert on August 2, 2007.^[6][7] Gilbert and Adler separated in August 2011.^[8] Following the breakup, Gilbert began a relationship with songwriter and former 4 Non Blondes frontwoman Linda Perry.^[9]

In her teens, Gilbert became a vegetarian, and by 2008, she had adopted a vegan lifestyle. She supports such organizations as PETA, Meals on Wheels, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Sara Gilbert at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Sara Gilbert at Emmys.com

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Gilbert Gottfried
Gottfried at the Writers Guild of America East Solidarity Rally in Washington Square in 2007
Born	(1955-02-28) February 28, 1955 (age 57) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1980–present
Genres	Satire, crude humor, blue comedy, improvisational comedy, black comedy, insult comedy
Subject(s)	Religion, race relations, racism, pop culture, sex
Spouse	Dara Kravitz (2007–present)
Notable works and roles	Saturday Night Live Comedy Central Roasts Host of USA Up All Night Mr. Peabody in Problem Child Iago in Aladdin Digit in Cyberchase Aflac Duck in the Aflac commercials

Gilbert Gottfried (born February 28, 1955) is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian best known for his trademark comedic persona of speaking in a loud, grating tone of voice.^[1] He has played numerous roles in film and television, perhaps most notably voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin (1992), and co-starred in the Problem Child movies. He is also known for voicing Digit in the children's cartoon/educational math-based show Cyberchase, the Aflac duck until 2011 and Marley the alligator in Winnie the Pooh.

Early life[link]

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1955, Gottfried is the youngest of three children.^[2][3]

Career[link]

Early career (1980–1994)[link]

At age fifteen, Gilbert Gottfried began doing amateur stand-up in New York City and, after a few years, became known^{[by whom?]} as "the comedian's comedian."^[4] In 1980, the popular NBC late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live was being retooled with a new staff and new comedians; the producers noticed Gottfried and hired him as a cast member. During the 1980–1981 season, Gottfried's persona in SNL sketches was very different from his later characterization: he rarely (if ever) spoke in his trademark screeching, obnoxious voice and never squinted. During his 12-episode stint, he was given very little airtime and seldom used in sketches. Gottfried recalls a low point was having to play a corpse in a sketch about a sports organist hired to play inappropriate music at a funeral. Despite this, he had one recurring character (Leo Waxman, husband to Denny Dillon's Pinky Waxman on the recurring talk show sketch, "What's It All About?") and two celebrity impersonations: David A. Stockman and controversial film director Roman Polanski.

Although not a regular, he also appeared in the short-lived 1992 TV series The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys and voiced crazed dentist "Dr. Bender" and his son Wendell on the show The Fairly OddParents and the voice of Jerry the Belly Button Elf on Ren and Stimpy. He is notably known for his voice-overs as ducks or other birds—when asked how he prepared for his role of Iago in Aladdin, he said "I did the whole DeNiro thing. I moved to South America! I lived in the trees!" He was the host of the Saturday edition of USA Up All Night. Rhonda Shear hosted the Friday version.

Voice acting, television and films (1999–2001)[link]

Gottfried at the 1991 Emmy Awards

He also appeared as a semi-regular in the most recent version of Hollywood Squares. He is best remembered for a 1999 episode in which a single round of play took up the entire half-hour. The contestants had each won four stars/squares, leaving Gottfried as the last square available. Because either player could win upon capturing Gottfried's square, they could not win on their competitor's wrong response and had to win it themselves. The contestants alternated agreeing or disagreeing about whether Gottfried was bluffing an answer—and missed six consecutive tries. Five of those times he admonished the contestant with an increasingly incredulous "YOU FOOL!", mimicking Penn Jillette and his partner Teller. The seventh time he and the contestant agreed, and they finally won the square and the game. This segment has been featured on game show blooper programs and it is popular on YouTube.

Gottfried has provided the voice of the duck in the AFLAC commercials and Digit in the math-mystery cartoon Cyberchase on PBS Kids GO!, as well as the magical imp Mr. Mxyzptlk on Superman: The Animated Series. He also played a nasty wisecracking criminal genius named "Nick-Nack" who used toys to commit crimes on two episodes of the TV series Superboy (he also co-wrote an issue of the tie-in Superboy: The Comic Book which featured the origin of his character, Nick-Nack). Gottfried made regular appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Recent work (2004–present)[link]

In 2004 Comedy Central featured his stand up material for an animated series called Shorties Watchin' Shorties.^[5] Gottfried was part of an online advertising campaign for Microsoft's Office XP software, showing, in a series of Flash-animated cartoons, that the Clippy office assistant would be removed. In 2006, Gottfried topped the Boston Phoenix's tongue-in-cheek list of the world's 100 Unsexiest Men. In April 2006, Gottfried performed with the University of Pennsylvania's Mask and Wig Club in their annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival. Also in 2006, he made an appearance on the Let's Make a Deal portion of Gameshow Marathon (as a baby in a large high chair, he says "Hey Ricki, I think I need my diaper changed!"), and in the Dodge Viper in the big deal (where he tells the contestants "What were you thinking?!" because neither one picked it). He also guest-starred in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as Santa Claus in the one-hour Christmas Special. He voiced Rick Platypus in an episode of My Gym Partner's a Monkey entitled "That Darn Platypus". Furthermore, Gottfried appeared as Peter's horse in an episode of Family Guy entitled "Boys Do Cry". He also guest-starred in Hannah Montana as Barny Bittmen. In January 2009, Gottfried worked again with David Faustino for an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving.^[6] In 2011, Gottfried appeared in the episode "Lost Traveler" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Leo Gerber, a sarcastic computer professional working for the NYPD's Technical Assistance Response Unit, which producer Warren Leight said could become a recurring character.^[7]

Controversy[link]

9/11 joke[link]

During his monologue at a Friars Club roast of Hugh Hefner three weeks after the September 11 attacks, Gottfried joked that he had intended to catch a plane, but couldn't get a direct flight because "they said they have to stop at the Empire State Building first." This was one of the first public examples of 9/11 humor. Audience members responded with hisses and a cry of "Too soon!". Gottfried then abandoned his prepared remarks and launched into the venerable Aristocrats joke, winning back the audience.^[8] Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza used Gottfried's monologue as a segment in their 2005 film, The Aristocrats.^[9]

Japanese tsunami jokes[link]

In March 2011, Gottfried made jokes on his Twitter account in reference to the earthquake disaster in Japan. He later deleted the tweets and apologized. Aflac, which does 75% of its business in Japan, dismissed Gottfried on March 14, 2011 and announced a casting call for his replacement as the voice of its duck mascot.^[10] He was replaced by Daniel McKeague on April 26, 2011.^[11]

Filmography[link]

• Saturday Night Live: various sketches (1980–1981)
• Beverly Hills Cop II: Sidney Bernstein (1987)
• Hot to Trot: Dentist (1988)
• The Adventures of Ford Fairlane: Johnny Crunch (1990)
• Look Who's Talking Too: Joey (1990)
• Superboy: Nick-Nack (1990)
• Problem Child: Mr. Peabody (1990)
• Problem Child 2: Mr. Peabody (1991)
• Night Court (TV series): as Oscar Brown (1991)
• Aladdin: Iago the Parrot (voice) (1992)
• Highway to Hell: Hitler (1992)
• Bonkers: Two-Bits (1993–1995)
• Problem Child (TV series): Mr. Peabody (1993)
• The Return of Jafar: Iago the Parrot (voice) (1994)
• Thumbelina: Berkeley Beetle (voice) (1994)
• Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas: Burt Banner (1994)
• Double Dragon (1994)
• Beavis and Butthead: Gus Baker (1994)
• "The Ren and Stimpy Show" Jerry the Bellybutton Elf/ Porkchop Monster (voice) (1994)
• Duckman: (recurring role) Art DeSalvo (1994–1997)
• Married... With Children: Ship Happens: Part 2 (1995)
• Adventures in Wonderland (TV series) : Mike McNasty (1995)
• Problem Child 3: Junior in Love: Dr. Peabody (1995)
• The Cosby Show patient (1987)
• Bump in the Night: Stink Bug (1995)
• Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat: Additional Characters (1995–1996)
• Aladdin (TV series): Iago the Parrot (1994–1995)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves: Iago the Parrot (1996)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Roy (1996)
• In the House: Mr. Comstock (1996)
• Superman: The Animated Series: Mr Mxyzptlk (1996–2000)
• Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996)
• Big Bag (Troubles the Cat segment) (1996)
• Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997)
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Large Possum (voice) (1997)
• Noddy: Jack Frost (1998)
• Hercules: Cilon (1998)
• Dr. Dolittle: Compulsive Dog (voice) (1998)
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV series): As himself in episodes 503 and 506 (1999)
• Clerks: The Animated Series: the voice of Jerry Seinfeld and Patrick Swayze (2000)
• Mad TV: special appearance, one episode (1997)
• Timon & Pumbaa (TV series): The Woodpecker
• Fairly Odd Parents: Dr. Bender/Wendel (2001–2005)
• Disney's House of Mouse and Mickey's House of Villains: Iago the Parrot
• Kingdom Hearts: Iago the Parrot (2002)
• Kingdom Hearts II: Iago the Parrot (2006)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Season 3, Episode: Last Laugh:Comic (2003)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: Duck (2004)
• Celebrity Deathmatch :As himself in episode Gottfried in the Arena
• Cyberchase: Digit and Widget (2002–present)
• The Aristocrats (2005)
• Back by Midnight (2002): Security Guard
• Becker: A plastic surgeon
• Meet Wally Sparks: Harry Karp
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: various sketches
• Son of the Beach: Noccus Johnstein in both "Chip's A Goy" and Hamm Stroker's Suck My Blood:(2002)
• VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project and I Love Toys
• Billy and Mandy Save Christmas: Santa Claus (voice)
• Farce of the Penguins: "I'm Freezing My Nuts Off" penguin (voice) (2007)
• Family Guy: Peter's horse (voice)
• My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Rick Platypus (voice)
• El Tigre:The Adventures of Manny Rivera: El Cerdo (voice)
• Hannah Montana Season 2 Episode "(We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl": Barney Bitman (2008)
• VH1's I Love the New Millennium 4 Episodes (2008)
• The Emperor's New School 2.season 11 Episodes (12.03.2007)
• The Comedy Central Roast: Bob Saget (2008)
• The Replacements: Himself (2008)
• Back at the Barnyard: Barn Buddy (2008)
• Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes (1 hour Showtime Special) (2008) – live stand-up performance in Manhattan, NY. Gottfried promises 'the dirtiest joke ever told'
• The Lindabury Story (2009)
• The View – Horny the Dwarf (Joy's Month in ReView)
• The Weird Al Show: himself
• Pyramid: Himself (Celebrity Guest)
• Hollywood Squares: Himself (Regular)
• The Comedy Central Roast: Joan Rivers (2009)
• Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy Himself (2009)
• Back at the Barnyard: Security System (2009)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (2010 Film): Grayson (2010)
• 'Til Death Guest starred as Tommy (2010)
• Stripperland (2010)
• The Comedy Central Roast: David Hasselhoff (2010)
• Robotomy: Tickle Me Psycho (2010)
• The Comedy Central Roast: Donald Trump (2011)
• Law & Order: SVU (2011)
• Winnie the Pooh: Marley the friendly alligator (2011)

Commercials[link]

• Aflac: Voice of the Aflac Duck (2000–2011)
• ShoeDini (voiceover): The ShoeDini is, as he describes it in the commercial, "a shoe horn on a stick."
• Public Service Announcement: He is the voice of Seymour Smoke, the talking smoke detector.
• Voiced the talking shadow puppet mascot in a series of Subway commercials in 2000.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gilbert Gottfried at the Internet Movie Database
• The Official Site of Gilbert Gottfried

Church in Liverpool

Gilbert Juma Deya is a Kenyan evangelist based in Britain. His organisation, Gilbert Deya Ministries, claims that Deya is able to help infertile women to conceive through the power of prayer.

History[link]

Gilbert Deya was ordained by the United Evangelical Church of Kenya and styles himself "Archbishop".^[1] He was an evangelist in Kenya in the late 1980s to early 1990s, but moved to the UK, establishing Gilbert Deya Ministries in 1997. The ministry now has churches in Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Luton, Reading, and Manchester, Sheffield and has recently acquired a building and planning permission in Leeds.^[2] The church claims to be "the fastest growing Ministry in the UK and worldwide".^{[citation needed]}

'Miracle Babies' & Child trafficking[link]

The Gilbert Deya Ministries claim that Deya's powers allow him to be able to cause infertile women to become pregnant. Mr Deya claims that "through the power of prayer and the Lord Jesus" he has helped sterile women give birth. In the UK, one woman is claimed to have had three children in less than a year. The women travelled to Kenya in order to "give birth".^[3][4]

Deya's wife, Eddah (also known as Mary Deya), was arrested during November 2004 in Nairobi and charged with stealing children.^[5] Ten children, none of whom had any genetic connection to the Deya family, were found at Mr Deya's House.^[3] Twenty babies have been placed in foster care in Kenya after DNA tests showed they had no connection to their alleged mothers.^[6] Rose Atieno Kiserem, a former pastor with Deya's ministry was jailed along with Mrs Deya. Upon her release from jail, Kiserem confessed that the 'miracle babies' were "a hoax created by the Deyas and their accomplices to deceive me and other God-fearing people."^[7]

Deya has a warrant out for his arrest in Kenya for the trafficking of babies out of the country. The Kenyan police have alleged that the ministry is a baby-snatching ring, and they have petitioned for his extradition from the UK. Mr Deya is currently seeking political asylum from his base in Glasgow. He was arrested by police at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in 2006.^[8]

In November 2004 the High Court in the UK ruled that a 'miracle baby' in London was the victim of child trafficking, and that the supposed miracle displayed was a ruse in order to generate funds from a "deceived congregation". Mr Justice Ryder ruled that in order to maintain the illusion of a genuine birth, the child's 'mother' was seriously assaulted "and a live child who had been born to another family was presented to her as her child." He also ruled that "[the baby's] birth as described was a falsehood not a miracle."^[1]

On 13 December 2006, Mr Deya was arrested in London by the Metropolitan Police. A police spokesman said Gilbert Deya was detained under an arrest warrant issued by Kenyan authorities, who had charged him with child abduction and trafficking. He was ordered by a court on 8 November 2007, to be extradited from the UK to Kenya to face five counts of child stealing.^[9]

Deya appealed against extradition on the grounds that he might face torture in Kenya, but in late 2008 his case was rejected by the High Court and leave to appeal to the House of Lords was refused.^[10][11][12] It was reported in April 2010 that Deya was still in England and that David Lammy, Deya's MP, had enquired of the government why he had not yet been extradited. Lammy was concerned that justice was being denied to several of his constituents who were victims of the trafficked babies fraud. The Home Office responded that it was still considering representations from Deya's solicitors that sending him to Kenya would breach his human rights.^[13][14]

In September 2011, news reports indicated that all avenues of appeal had been exhausted and Deya would now be extradited to Kenya.^[15][16][17]

In December 2011, a court in Kenya cleared Mary Deya of obtaining registration for five children irregularly.^[18]

References[link]