VIDEO : Mel Brooks On Gene Wilder

A teary-eyed Mel Brooks told Jimmy Fallon that he?ll miss being able to call Gene Wilder. The actor appeared on the Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Aug. 30, 2016), where he remembered his good friend and longtime collaborator. ?He was sick, and I knew it,? Brooks said. It?s a big shock. He was such a wonderful part of my life.? Brooks, who worked on Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein with Wilder, also shared a touching story of how he told the late actor that he would be starring in The Producers. We?re gonna make the movie.