He (Gene) was married to Gilda Radner. She was "Rosanna Rosannadana" (my favorite) among other characters on SNL back in the '80's. I would've loved to have been their neighbor/pal. Can you imagine the fun those 2 had being married? Then she died of cancer, I believe. :-(
E.A.
You know a lot of great comedians/actors got their start on SNL. WE need to have a SNL marathon so you can 'catch up', since you don't really watch it!
John Belushi
Chevy Chase
Dan Ackroyd
Chris Farley
Eddie Murphy
Gilda Radner
Bill Murray
Dana Carvey
Phil Hartman
Robert Downey Jr
Billy Crystal
Janene Garafalo
Dennis Miller
Tracy Morgan
Mike Myers
Adam Sandler
Chris Rock
Rob Schneider
Martin Short
David Spade
Whew!! And that's just some of the OLD SCHOOL crew!
Robert Downey Jr. Is a pretty good actor. I have been trying to think of this guys name that I thought was a very good actor as well Philip Seymour Hoffman. That guy has played a lot of different characters.