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Also Known As Jerome Silberman
Born June 11, 1933 • Milwaukee • Wisconsin
Died August 29, 2016 (aged 83) • Stamford • Connecticut
Awards And Honors Emmy Award (2003) • Emmy Award (2003): Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Notable Family Members spouse Gilda Radner
Married To Karen Boyer (married 1991) • Gilda Radner (1984–1989 [her death]) • Mary Mercier (1960–1965) • Mary Joan Schutz (1967–1980)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975) • "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971) • "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962–1963) • "The Producers" (1967) • "Les séducteurs" (1980) • "Young Frankenstein" (1974) • "Stir Crazy" (1980) • "Will & Grace" (2002–2003) • "Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx" (1970) • "The Little Prince" (1974) • "Funny About Love" (1990) • "Silver Streak" (1976) • "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask" (1972) • "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" (1989) • "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) • "Something Wilder" (1994–1995) • "The Frisco Kid" (1979) • "Rhinoceros" (1974) • "The Woman in Red" (1984) • "Sesame Street" (1989–1996) • "The Defenders" (1962) • "Haunted Honeymoon" (1986) • "Another You" (1991) • "Hanky Panky" (1982) • "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970) • "Blazing Saddles" (1974) • "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1962) • "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977) • "Play of the Week" (1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Les séducteurs" (1980) • "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975) • "Haunted Honeymoon" (1986) • "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977) • "The Woman in Red" (1984)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" (1989) • "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977) • "Les séducteurs" (1980) • "Haunted Honeymoon" (1986) • "The Woman in Red" (1984) • "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother" (1975) • "Young Frankenstein" (1974)

Top Questions

Is Gene Wilder married?
Karen Boyer (married 1991), Gilda Radner (1984–1989 [her death]), Mary Mercier (1960–1965), Mary Joan Schutz (1967–1980)
Where was Gene Wilder born?
Gene Wilder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
When was Gene Wilder born?
Gene Wilder was born on June 11, 1933.

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Zero Mostel, Lee Meredith, and Gene Wilder in a comedic scene from The Producers (1968); Meredith leans across a desk between Mostel and Wilder, who both react with surprise.
Mel Brooks, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Gene Wilder, and Teri Garr pose together in costume on the laboratory set of Young Frankenstein.
Georg Stanford Brown, Richard Pryor, and Gene Wilder stand together in matching blue shirts in a scene from the film Stir Crazy, with Wilder wearing a black cowboy hat.
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