Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman, June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He collaborated with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles (1974) and Young Frankenstein (1974), and with Richard Pryor in the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) and Another You (1991).[1]
He began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. His first film role was that of a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde.[1] His first major film role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film The Producers, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also starred in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972).
Wilder directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984). With his third wife, Gilda Radner, he starred in three films, the last two of which he also directed. Her 1989 death from ovarian cancer led to his active involvement in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles[1] and co-founding Gilda's Club. After his last acting performance in 2003—a guest role on Will & Grace, for which he received an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series—Wilder turned his attention to writing. He produced a memoir, Kiss Me Like a Stranger (2005) and five other books.
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GeneWilder (born Jerome Silberman, June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his...
Remembering GeneWilder is a 2023 American biographical documentary film about GeneWilder's life and career, as well as his battle with Alzheimer's disease...
times. In 1971, Willy Wonka was portrayed by GeneWilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Wilder's portrayal in the film is considered widely beloved...
Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. It was sung by GeneWilder who played the character of Willy Wonka. Bricusse has stated that the...
1979 American Western comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring GeneWilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco,...
directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and GeneWilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant...
Something Wilder is an American sitcom television series starring GeneWilder that ran on NBC from October 1, 1994, to June 13, 1995. The series was created...
personal struggles, including her struggles with that illness. Her widower, GeneWilder, carried out her wish that information about her illness would be used...
and produced and written by Ziggy Steinberg. It stars Richard Pryor, GeneWilder, Mercedes Ruehl, Vanessa Williams and Kevin Pollak. It was released in...
based on a story treatment by Bergman. The film stars Cleavon Little and GeneWilder. Brooks appears in two supporting roles: Governor William J. Le Petomane...
American romantic comedy film directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring GeneWilder in his first romantic lead. With a screenplay by Norman Steinberg and...
Ostrum described Wilder's 2016 death as "like losing a parent"; in the 2023 documentary Remembering GeneWilder, Ostrum remembered Wilder being fun to work...
1986 American comedy horror film starring GeneWilder, Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise and Jonathan Pryce. Wilder also served as writer and director. The title...
starred mainly in comedies. He gained acclaim for his collaborations with GeneWilder, including the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No...
and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), alongside GeneWilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), and in...
British-French-American period comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and starring GeneWilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Jack MacGowran, Billie Whitelaw, Orson...
film directed by Waris Hussein and written by Gabriel Walsh. It stars GeneWilder as the title character, a poor Irish manure collector who falls in love...
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