ALICE COOPER Remembers GENE WILDER - “Doing One On One Comedy With Gene Was Like Jamming With THE BEATLES”; Video
August 30, 2016, 8 years ago
Gene Wilder, who starred in comedy films such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory and many more, died Monday (August 29th) at his home in Stamford, Conn. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83.
Alice Cooper has posted the photo above, as well as the following tribute:
“I count working with Gene Wilder on his TV sitcom Something Wilder to be one of the most precious memories of my entire career. Doing "one on one" comedy with Gene was like jamming with The Beatles. It doesn't get any better. Gene Wilder is IRREPLACEABLE and will always be an American treasure.”
Check out a clip from Something Wilder below:
