The Cast of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' -- See Them Then & Now (PHOTOS)
It's been 44 years since the the Oompa Loompa song got stuck in our heads forever. Yup, it's the 44th anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the Gene Wilder insta-classic based on Roald Dahl's bestselling children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Charlie, Veruca, Mike, Violet, and Augustus weren't the only ones whose lives were changed by winning a Wonka Golden Ticket -- I know my childhood wouldn't be the same without this wonderful movie. After all -- it's a land of pure imagination.
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The five "kids" (now grown adults, obviously) and Rusty Goffe (one of the Oompa Loompas) sat down for an interview with the Today show, and wow, we can't believe how much they've changed!
Check out these then-and-now photos of the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory stars.
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Peter Ostrum Now
Willy Wonka was the only movie Peter was ever in, believe it or not! He's now a veterinarian.
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Denise Nickerson as Violet Beauregarde
You're turning violet, Violet! Hopefully this habitual gum-chewer learned her lesson.
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Paris Themmen Now
The former child star left acting at 14 to just be a kid, but acted in a few roles here and there through the years.
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Rusty Goffe as an Oompa Loompa
You're singing in your head right now, I know it! Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do, I've got another puzzle for you.
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