Gene Wilder Biography

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Birth Name:		Jerome Silberman
Date of Birth:		June 11, 1933
Birth Place:		Milwaukee, WI
Education:		University of Iowa, 1955 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Marriages:		Mary Mercier (1960 - 1965) Mary Joan Schultz (1967 - 1974) Gilda Radner (1984 - 1989) Karen Boyer (1991 - Present)
Children:		No children.
Famous Romances:		Briefly dated co-star Teri Garr
Big Break:		Gene Wilder was appearing on Broadway in a play called Mother Courage and Her Children and his costar was Anne Bancroft. She introduced him to her boyfriend Mel Brooks who told him about a screenplay he was working on that Gene would be perfect for. In the meantime Gene got his first movie role in Bonnie and Clyde and three years later Mel Brooks cast him in The Producers.
Starmaking Role:		The Producers
Biggest Hit:		Blazing Saddles
Career Low:		Gene Wilder's entire career has been a series of giant hits followed by some serious misses.
Tabloid Moments:		The illness of his wife Gilda Radner.
Good Works:		Following the death of his wife, Gene Wilder has become involved in supporting cancer detection and support groups.
Side Jobs:		Director Screenwriter Author Painter
Quintssential Quality:		Zany comic genius