Even though not tech related, one of my favorite actors has passed...
US actor Gene Wilder, remembered by many for his lead role in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died at the age of 83, his family confirmed. The comic actor also starred in classic films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Mr Wilder frequently collaborated with writer and director Mel Brooks as well as stand-up comedian Richard Pryor. The two-time Oscar-nominated actor was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 1989. Mr Wilder's nephew confirmed the actor died on Sunday in Stamford, Connecticut, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Actor, director, screenwriter, and author Gene Wilder is no more:
Actor and writer Gene Wilder, who brought his signature manic energy to films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and the role that forever ensconced him in the collective memory of a generation of children, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. He was 83. Wilder died Monday at his home in Stamford, Conn., of complications from Alzheimer's disease, according to a statement from his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman.
"The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn't vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him 'there's Willy Wonka,' would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion," the statement read. "He simply couldn't bear the idea of one less smile in the world."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 29 2016, @11:33PM
I was hoping for a Young Frankenstein Part 2 or something similar with Gene, but no such luck now. In other news... There's a remake of Rocky Horror Picture Show coming up soon, time to get out the makeup and drag costumes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 29 2016, @11:36PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3TDwa2cDOc [youtube.com]
(Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 29 2016, @11:44PM
You dare link the remake? Where'd I put that banhammer?
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 30 2016, @01:24AM
Come on now... You know you want to sing along!
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday August 30 2016, @06:05PM
No, not really. Not all remakes all good, and the original was already great. The new music just doesn't even sound the same, or even as good. I'll pass.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 29 2016, @11:38PM
We should have a SN screening. I call dibs on Eddie. I've already got the leather and if I stop eating green things I can have the build by the time it's released.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 30 2016, @12:17AM
Stop eating Soylent Green?
(Score: 3, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday August 30 2016, @01:44AM
There would be some very disappointed ladies if I stopped eating people.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday August 30 2016, @02:17AM
Heeeere, kitty kitty kitty... ;)
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