Dwayne Johnson names the greatest comedy actor of all time: “I was so enamoured”Charisma can only get you so far in Hollywood, something it’s beginning to look an awful lot like Dwayne Johnson is finding out the hard way, with the wrestler-turned-actor currently in a make-or-break moment. Whenever Johnson has starred in an out-and-out comedy, the results have been dire. “I don’t mean this in a weird way, but I was so enamoured with Gene Wilder,” he responded when asked about his first cinematic crush. “Growing up, I loved Richard Pryor, I loved Elvis, but I think Willy Wonka was the thing that really grabbed me about Gene Wilder.” In another world, Johnson could have emulated his comedy idol, with Tim Burton considering him for the Wonka role in his Johnny Depp-starring remake.