He played Charlie Bucket, the lead role, in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. He hasn't acted since. Peter Gardner Ostrum was 12 years old when talent agents chose him for the lead ...

Ostrum was perfect and beat out many, many other children for the role of Charlie Bucket. His experience on stage gave him an edge. "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (retitled as to highlight ...

Casa Mañana kicks off the new year with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory TYA Version, presented by Happy State Bank and sponsored by Frank Kent Cadillac. The show runs January 31 – February ...

Timothée Chalamet is set to play a young Willy Wonka ... ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars to visit the factory. One of the lucky few is lovely, sweet Charlie Bucket, who goes on to inherit ...

Students of Fabius-Pompey Middle/High School will perform Roald Dahl’s “Willy ... Charlie Bucket, a kind but impoverished boy who wins a golden ticket to tour the mysterious and magical Wonka ...

with beloved characters such as Charlie Bucket (and his entire family – after all, Grandpa Joe was a fan of Wonka’s Chocolates long before his grandson came along) popping up in “future ...