Comic Performer Gene Wilder Kept His Serious Side Off Camera
Gene Wilder is shown in character in the 1989 movie “See No Evil, Hear No Evil.”
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Los Angeles (AP) -- Revered as a comedic and storytelling genius by Hollywood's top entertainers, Gene Wilder was a humble man who downplayed his comic gifts, was a serious director and remained deferential to his longtime collaborator, Mel Brooks.
"I am him in fantasy," Wilder once said of playing the lead in Brooks' films.