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WILLY WONKA star <b>GENE WILDER</b>, 80, shuns so-called Tinsel Town “humanity”. PLUS: Why the JOHNNY DEPP remake was “an insult”.
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Frail funnyman GENE WILDER, 80, has shunned Hollywood, preferring to spend his final days holed up in his country mansion in Bedford, N.Y.
The 80-year-old’s wife Karen admits the “Young Frankenstein” star often doesn’t leave their home for months on end.
“I liked Los Angeles and Hollywood for a while, but after 10 years I came back here to Bedford and thought, ‘I never want to go back,’ ” Wilder reveals. “I love it here. It’s quiet and peaceful.
“I mostly spend my time writing books and playing tennis when I can, but I fell down from the stairs because of the dogs. I was putting them to bed and fell over them. I hope to be back on the court in a few days.”