THEN AND NOW: What the stars of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' look like today
Paramount Pictures/Cindy Ord/Getty Images
The world lost a comedy legend one Monday when the great Gene Wilder died at 83. The actor starred in several acclaimed movies, including "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," but his most beloved role was certainly the whimsical lead character of 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
The classic Roald Dahl adaptation is 45 years old, and a lot has changed since Wonka took the five golden ticket holders on a tour of his out-of-this-world candy shop.
Here's what the actors who played the five kids - Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee - as well as an Oompa Loompa, are up to these days.
- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
- Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
- Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
- FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals: CEO
- Narcissistic top management leads to poor employee retention, shows research
- Audi to hike vehicle prices by up to 2% from June
- Kotak Mahindra Bank shares tank 13%; mcap erodes by ₹37,721 crore post RBI action
- Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.39 against US dollar in early trade