Gene Wilder Passes Away
Gene Wilder Passes Away
AKarp2013
Broadway Star Joined: 7/25/11
#1Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:31pm
Via the Hollywood Reporter. He was 83 years old. One of my all time favorite actors.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#3Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:44pm
What an amazing life and legacy. One of the greats.
#4Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:49pm
He was 83 years old? Oh my - where has time gone.. So sad - Young Frankenstein will forever be one of my favourite films. Thank you Gene for all laughs you gave us - RIP.
#5Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:50pm
I've been humming Pure Imagination all day and then saw this news, crazy. What a great soul, may he Rest In Peace.
#6Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:51pm
I wonder if Charlie and the chocolate factory will do a tribute for him in a similar fashion Aladdin did for robin Williams.
such a tremendous loss.
#7Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:53pm
He brought a lot of joy to many people. Wilder will be missed greatly.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#9Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:55pm
He was a joyous personality, with such a huge smile and spirit of generosity...he will be missed
Updated On: 8/29/16 at 03:55 PM
Oak2
Leading Actor Joined: 8/11/16
#10Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:57pm
This breaks my heart. Wilder was one of my favorites. Not just Willy Wonka, but especially his work in the original Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Blazing Saddles. I know he did works other than those most famous comedies, but that's still how I primarily remember him. He will be missed.
Updated On: 8/29/16 at 03:57 PM
#11Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 3:59pm
Wilder leaves behind an amazing comedic legacy. A true icon and legend.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#12Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:02pm
Not the news that I expected to come home to.
A true icon, legend, and rolemodel. There's a giant hole in my heart today. Rest in peace.
Adair Haywind
Leading Actor Joined: 4/2/14
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#14Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:31pm
Per Gene Wilder, he only agreed to play the role of Willy Wonka if he could make his screen entrance limping with his cane then suddenly stop and do this flip to emphasize to the audience Willy Wonka was unpredictable.
#15Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:31pm
i worked for 20TH CENTURY FILMS when YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN was released...i went to the screening of this comic masterpiece and i had never heard an audience laugh so long and hard...R.I.P
#16Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:33pm
How has no one posted this yet? R.I.P!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2pt2-F2j2g
#17Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:43pm
His family's statement is beautiful. Link
#19Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 4:56pm
How awful that he was suffering from Alzheimer's -- it's truly a horrific disease -- but what a blessing that at least he didn't forget his family or lose the core of his spirit.
He'll be so very missed.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#20Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 5:15pm
Touching family statement. Now I really am crying.
#21Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 5:59pm
Such sad news. Just a couple of weeks ago I was watching Young Frankenstein, and afterward decided to watch every interview of his I could find. I grew up watching a lot of his movies (my dad is a huge Mel Brooks fan), but I hadn't really thought much about him much as an adult until watching these interviews. So sad to hear of his death so soon after rediscovering my appreciation for him.
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
#22Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 6:08pm
He was such a nice guy too, I met him a few times since he lived a few minutes away from me. He was a regular around town.
#23Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 6:59pm
RIP MR Wilder!
i was lucky enough to see the final preview of The Producers, and he sat four seats down the aisle from me. I didn't even know until I had to climb over him during the second act to hit the restroom. He was visibly moved at the show, dabbing his eyes with a tissue at the end.
#24Gene Wilder Passes Away
Posted: 8/29/16 at 7:06pm
A man who brought so much joy, despite having suffered some great losses himself.
Thank you for all the laughs, Mr Wilder.
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