Description:
When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing. He combined both talents with directing in The World's Greatest Lover (1977), followed by The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975).
Birthday
June 11, 1933
Born In
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Alternative names
Jerry Silberman
Height
179 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Karen Boyer September 8, 1991 - August 29, 2016 (his death),Gilda Radner September 18, 1984 - May 20, 1989 (her death),Mary Joan Schutz October 27, 1967 - November 24, 1980 (divorced),Mary Mercier July 22, 1960 - 1965 (divorced)
Parents
Jeanne Baer Silberman
Children
Katherine Anastasia
Trivia
One of his all-time favorite songs was "Over the Rainbow", and particularly the version sung by Ella Fitzgerald. According to his family, as Wilder laid on his deathbed, the music player (which was set to random) changed to this song. Wilder then smiled, closed his eyes, and peacefully passed away.
Quotes
[on Mel Brooks] A loud kind of Jewish genius--maybe that's as close as
you can get to defining him.
Salaries
$10,000
Trademarks
Soft mellow voice
