Original ‘Willy Wonka’ Oompa-Loompa Rusty Goffe ‘Shed a Tear’ at Gene Wilder’s Voice Recreated by AI: ‘It Was Lovely Hearing It Again’

“Have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!” is how Rusty Goffe, who played an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 adaptation of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” opposite Gene Wilder, signs off our Zoom call after we speak earlier this month. With such Wonka-isms rolling off his tongue with ease, it’s no surprise that when Netflix, which acquired the […]