Gene Wilder Net Worth and 5 Facts to Know About Him

Gene Wilder gathered his huge net worth by working as a director, actor, author and screenwriter. He acted in a couple of well-known movies, like Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory, The Producers and Young Frankenstein. He was also nominated for an Oscar twice.

Wilder was born in 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his real name Jerome Silberman. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, William J. Silberman, and his mother was Jeanne (Bear) Silberman. At a very young age, he watched his sister act, and he became interested in arts. At the age of 13, he started learning with the ex-coach of his sister. Two years later when he was 15, he played on stage for the first time, with the role of Balthasar in a local production of Romeo and Juliet.