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Gene Wilder

American actor, comedian, writer, and filmmaker known for iconic comedic performances.

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Gene Wilder is best known for Comedic roles in films like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. On Dead or Alive, Gene Wilder is listed in the Comedians category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Gene Wilder is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Comedic roles in films like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor
Listed under: Comedians

About Gene Wilder

He was most notable for his comedic roles, including his collaborations with Mel Brooks on the films The Producers (1967), Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein (both 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), as well as his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). He began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the television 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. 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).

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