Gene Wilder
- Born
- 11 June 1933
- Died
- 29 August 2016 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Birth name
- Jerome Silberman
- Height
- 179 cm
- Known for
- Actor
When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in The World's Greatest Lover (1977), followed by The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975).
