Emmy Winner Reveals Whether He’d Play His Celebrity Doppelgänger
Jeremy Allen White’s resemblance to the star has fans buzzing.
The Bear star Jeremy Allen White knows he looks a lot like comedy icon Gene Wilder—and that fans want him to put it to use by starring in a biopic.
White, 35, who won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto on FX’s The Bear, said he would be willing to step into that real-life role if asked.
Jeremy Allen White bears a striking resemblance to comedy icon Gene Wilder.
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“Absolutely, it would be my honor,” White said on the Today show. “Young Frankenstein is one of my earliest film memories. Blazing Saddles—he’s a genius. It would be an honor. He was a genius. It would be an honor. Yeah, I love him. I’ve always loved him.”
Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison in “The Social Reckoning.”
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Wilder died at the age of 83 on August 29, 2016, from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
As for whether any movement has been made to make a potential project happen, Allen said, “I need the call.” No new developments, he added, but “We’ll see—we’re manifesting it.”
Gene Wilder in “Blazing Saddles.”
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Allen played Bruce Springsteen in the 2025 biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture—Drama. He also plays real-life journalist Jeff Horwitz in the Social Network sequel, The Social Reckoning, which is in theaters this weekend.
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White told Today that he doesn’t always jump at the chance to play real people.
“I had a little hesitation” going into Reckoning, he said. “I did a film called Deliver Me From Nowhere, playing Bruce Springsteen—very public person, very beloved person, well-known person. It was a wonderful experience, but it was a tremendous amount of pressure.”
BAYONNE, NJ - NOVEMBER 04: Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen are seen on the movie set of "Deliver Me From Nowhere" on November 04, 2024 in Bayonne, New Jersey. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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Springsteen was pleased with White’s performance, he told SiriusXM’s E Street Radio last January.
“Jeremy is such a terrific actor that you just fall right into it,” the rocker said. “He’s just done a great job.”
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