Actor Gene Wilder: Biography, Movies

"Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory", "Bonnie and Clyde", "Producers", "Young Frankenstein" - films, thanks to which the audience was remembered by Gene Wilder. A talented actor, director and screenwriter was not in August 2016, but the memory of him continues to live. What is known about a man who brilliantly succeeded in comic roles?

Gene Wilder: the biography of a star (childhood and adolescence)

The future famous actor was born in the US state of Wisconsin, a joyful event occurred in June 1933. Few people know that Gene Wilder is the pseudonym that Jerome Zilberman decided to take. Nature generously endowed the descendant of Jewish immigrants with the gift of making people laugh. Surprisingly, the boy's talent was revealed thanks to his mother's illness. The woman suffered from rheumatism, and the caring son constantly tried to distract and make her laugh, invented and played funny skits.

Gradually Gene Wilder realized that he wanted to become an actor. In adolescence, he began studying at the School of Dramatic Art. It was then that he decided to take a pseudonym, as the other students joked about his name, because the novice lyceum was the only Jew in the group. Even while studying, Jean began to play in the summer performances of Williams and Miller. Comprehending the basics of the chosen profession, the young man did not forget about the development of his physical indicators. Wilder devoted much time to dancing, fencing and gymnastics classes.

First successes

The first serious work of the future star was the role that Jin played in the production of Arnold Wesker's "Roots" on Broadway. However, they spoke of him after the release of the film "Bonnie and Clyde", presented to the audience in 1967. Gene Wilder brilliantly embodied the image of a frightened undertaker. The plot required that his character look scared, but the actor, on the contrary, tried to portray the absence of fear. The result turned out to be very amusing, the undertaker Jean remembered the audience.

Fateful for Wilder was the game in the play "Breast's Breast" Breach. The colleague introduced Jin to her husband, who turned out to be the comedian Mel Brooks. A chance meeting resulted in fruitful cooperation, which lasted for many years. Later, the actor admitted to journalists that it was to Mela that he owed much to his success.

Starring roles

In 1968, the comic picture of Brooks "Producers" was shot, one of the main roles in which was performed by actor Gene Wilder. The film was postponed for five years due to financial problems. When he finally came out, Wilder became a real star. In this comedy comedian embodied the image of the nervous accountant Bloom, who is forced to save from the collapse of the Broadway producer's business. Throughout the film, Gin's character is on the verge of a mental breakdown. The film gave the actor not only thousands of fans, but also a nomination for the Oscar.

The next joint work of Brooks and Wilder was the painting "Young Frankenstein", which was published in 1974. The comedy is a parody of black and white horror films. Gin in this film played the role of Dr. Frankenstein's grandson, his hero constantly shouts his eyes, which gives him an awesome look.

Perhaps the most famous film with the famous comedian - "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory." In this picture Jin played an eccentric pastry chef, who became a favorite of several generations of spectators. We also can not fail to mention the films "I Can not See Nothing, I Can not Hear Nothing" and "Flurries", which are good because of the tandem of Wilder and Richard Prior.

Director, writer

Not only as a talented actor he managed to remain in the audience's memory comedian, he took place and as a director. The most famous of his work is "The Woman in Red." Gene Wilder made a melodramatic comedy about a man who is experiencing a midlife crisis. Of course, it does not do without a fatal beauty, in which the central character falls in love without memory. Other Gina's films are "Honeymoon with Ghosts", "Sunday Lovers", "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes's Clever Brother".

After 1990, Wilder almost did not act in films. He focused on literary activity, released memoirs, wrote several love affairs.

Love, family

Gene Wilder, whose films and biography are covered in this article, several times married. With the first two spouses, the actor broke up, the reasons for which remained behind the scenes. Her third elect was the actress Gilda Radner, whose life was taken away by cancer. The death of his wife was a heavy blow for Wilder, he even began to engage in charity, helping cancer patients.

Karen Boyer is the fourth wife of Jin, who remained faithful to him until his death. The child has only one actor - daughter Kathryn, who connected her life with the theater world.

Death

A talented comedian was not in August this year. Doctors say that the cause of his death was Alzheimer's, with whom he fought for the past three years.