Name at Birth: Jerome (Jerry) Silberman
Date of Birth: 11/06/33
Star sign: Gemini
Height: 1.79m
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Facts about Gene

• Gene was the uncredited singer of Pure Imagination in the 1971 hit film Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

• Gene has been married 4 times (Divorced twice)

• Gene is a Liberal Democrat

• Gene has served in the US Army but was against the wars in Vietnam and Iraq

• Gene is a lifelong brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity

• Gene is a talented swordsman who represented his University at fencing

• Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Iowa University

• Suffered from cancer but confirmed in March 2005 that his cancer was in complete remission following a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy.