Nickname:	Jerry Silberman /
Known for:	Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles
Birth name:	Jerome Silberman
Birthday:	11 June 1933, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Height:	5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Veteran funnyman GENE WILDER has revealed the inspiration for his beloved YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN character FRAU BLUCHER came from letters written to the father of psychoanalysis, SIGMUND FREUD.The actor/writer created the cult comedy, which is now a hit stage musical, with Mel Brooks and he has rarely spoken about how he came up with the eccentric
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY star GENE WILDER is hiding a surprising secret - he can’t stand chocolate.The legendary funnyman admits he’s not a fan of the cocoa-based snack despite enthralling a generation of children as the king of confectionary in the 1971 family film.He says, "I liked it as a little boy but
Gene Wilder will turn his back on his retirement from acting if offered a part he can't refuse. The Academy Award-nominated funnyman hasn't starred in a movie since 1991 comedy Another You. He made a brief acting comeback five years ago to appear in two episodes of comedy Will & Grace - which won him an Emmy Award - but recently revealed he had quit acting for good.


GENE WILDER will turn his back on his retirement from acting if offered a part he can’t refuse.The Academy Award-nominated funnyman hasn’t starred in a movie since 1991 comedy Another You. He made a brief acting comeback five years ago to appear in two episodes of comedy Will & Grace - which won him an
Hollywood star GENE WILDER hopes the next US president is a Democrat, so millions of Americans can benefit from the stem cell surgery that saved his life.The actor underwent a non-embryonic stem cell transplant in 2000 after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Although that treatment was available to him in the US, under George W.
Gene Wilder is preparing to make a Hollywood comeback - his debut novel is being turned into a movie. The comedy star retired from the silver screen after appearing in 1991 film Another You - the last of his legendary collaborations with late funnyman Richard Pryor.


GENE WILDER is preparing to make a Hollywood comeback - his debut novel is being turned into a movie.The comedy star retired from the silver screen after appearing in 1981 film Another You - the last of his legendary collaborations with late funnyman Richard Pryor.Wilder has since taken up writing, releasing an autobiography in2005. His
Movie veteran Gene Wilder has officially quit acting to concentrate on writing novels and memoirs - because he's sick of the projects he's getting offered. The star hasn't appeared in a film for over 15 years and hasn't acted at all since playing Mr. Stein in sitcom Will & Grace - and doesn't think he ever will again.


Filed under: TV, Wacky and Weird "Young Frankenstein" funnyman Gene Wilder appeared at a book signing in NYC for his new novella, "My French Whore," looking something like "Seinfeld's" Mrs. Costanza, actress Estelle Harris. Not that there's anything wrong with...

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