Gene Wilder listening to one of his favorite songs, a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series "The Play of the Week" in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture "Bonnie and Clyde", Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film "The Producers" for
Ian Silberman On October 21, Silberman was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017. Silberman was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on September 3, 2017. He was waived by the Colts on September 22, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was released on November 21, 2017. On December 13, 2017, Silberman was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. On December 22, 2017, Silberman was signed by the Raiders off the Browns' practice squad. He was waived on