Gene Wilder
| Born | June 11, 1933 |
| Hometown | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.79m) |
| Spouse | Gilda Radner, Mary Joan Schutz, Mary Mercier, Karen Boyer |
| Children | Katharine Wilder |
| Parents | Jeanne Baer Silberman, William J. Silberman |
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Silver Streak (film) | Nominated |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Nominated |
| 1969 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | The Producers (1967 film) | Nominated |
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Elon Musk once lent this couple $6.7 million to buy a home from him.?Now he’s foreclosing
The onetime home of Gene Wilder changed hands for $7 million.
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Elon Musk is foreclosing on an LA home. The owners, who Musk lent money to, say they 'owe him such a spiritual debt.'
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When they were out in public together, Karen Wilder never called her husband by his name. “Everyone always said, ‘Hi, Gene.’ ‘Hey, Gene.’ I called him Sweetie, so that he knew that it was me.” A two-time Oscar nominee, Gene Wilder, who was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became a movie star in the...
