Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has starred in more than thirty movies.

He is best known as the title character from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and is also known for his collaborations with writer, producer, director Mel Brooks. He also collaborated on many projects with comedian Richard Pryor. Gene Wilder made many movies with Brooks starting with The Producers in 1968, playing the role of accountant Leopold “Leo” Bloom, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing Young Frankenstein with Brooks. (Years later, he would spoof himself while guest-starring on Will & Grace as a character named "Frank Stein.")

Biography

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Born in Milwaukee, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Wilder studied drama at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, graduated in 1955, and later attended the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the UK. He served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958.

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MrWordsWorth (Mark Campbell) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:11:48 -0000
@russ_tomato Letterman was voiced by Gene Wilder. The villain by Zero Mostel. And Joan Rivers narrated them.
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