[tps_footer]Gene Wilder who impressed everyone as Willy Wonka in ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ breathed his last at the age of 83. Gene Wilder has a huge fan following due to his remarkable characters. The actor has acted in several classics. Wilder breathed his last on Monday at his home in Connecticut.

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Gene Wilder died due to complications from the Alzheimer’s disease. Wilder has given impeccable performances in the classics ‘Blazing Saddles’ and ‘The Producers’.

Gene started off his career as a theatre artist and soon stepped in the world of Hollywood in the late 1960s. The talented legend grabbed most famous movies of those times. Wilder made his one of the first presence in ‘Bonnie and Clyde’.

Nevertheless, his character of Willy Wonka in the film ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ made him a worldwide star. The late artist is still remembered for the stated role. Gene was inactive in his career since quite a few years.

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Wilder was last seen in the year 2003 in the sitcom Will & Grace. Gene’s last film was in the year 1991 called ‘Another You’.

Many celebrities took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to express their grief for Gene Wilder.

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