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Born
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA -
Real Name
Jerome Silberman -
Started acting
Started acting at age 8 to cheer up his sick mother -
First Real acting job
When Gene came home from the academy he made a acting debut in a Romeo and Juliet play -
Military
at age 10 he stayed in a military academy for a while -
Went to College
Went to the university of Iowa to study acting -
High school
Graduated high school -
Went to United Kingdom
Studied acting in the United Kingdom for one year -
Drafted
Was drafted into the army for two years -
Moved
Went to New York to get a acting job -
Teacher
Became a Teacher to support himself as a actor -
Name change
Changed name to Gene Wilder at age 26 to help his acting -
First big acting job
In a 1963 production of Mother Courage and Her Children -
Quit show business
in 1990 to 2000 Gene quit show business because of some bad movies and his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma -
Today
Wilder lives with his fourth wife, Karen Webb, in Connecticut