{
  "id": 9429829,
  "title": "Original ‘Willy Wonka’ Oompa-Loompa Rusty Goffe ‘Shed a Tear’ at Gene Wilder’s Voice Recreated by AI: ‘It Was Lovely Hearing It Again’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/original-willy-wonka-oompa-loompa-rusty-goffe-shed-a-tear-at-gene",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/oompa-loompa-gene-wilder-willy-wonka-ai-voice-1236865243/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "“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 […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}