The internet has been talking about the incredible resemblance between Gene Wilder in the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and Jeremy Allen White, star of “Shameless” for several days. There were even jokes that this was the same person, but in alternate Universes.
Perhaps the director of the new Wonka, Paul King, should have considered inviting Jeremy Allen White to play the main role, and not Timothée Chalamet. Unfortunately, the past cannot be returned.
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Jeremy Allen White, 2024. Photo: Legion-media -
Gene Wilder, 1969. Photo: Legion-media
However, it is conceivable that it was Allen, not Gene Wilder, who played Willy Wonka in 1971. Let’s also close our eyes to the fact that Jeremy was born 20 years after the movie was released. Mysticism, nothing less.
By the way, Allen has already answered the question of whether he has family ties with his senior colleague. The artist replied that this has not happened yet. Gene is survived by his adult daughter, Katherine. It is not known whether he has children. But there’s still a chance Allen White might be related.
Let’s remember that Gene passed away in 2016 as a result of complications of Alzheimer’s disease, which he had been struggling with for several years. He was 83 years old.
Source: People Talk
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