Gene Wilder, the comedic icon best known for his work with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor, died Sunday at the age of 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. At the peak of his career in the '60s and '70s, Wilder starred in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Producers.
Wilder's nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement to Variety:
In wake of the widely beloved and influential actor's death, celebrities of several generations, including longtime collaborator Brooks, expressed their condolences and admiration on Twitter:
Rain Pryor, the daughter of late comedian Richard Pryor, shared her own recollection of Gene and Richard working together, which you can read below.