Indeed it is! The ad uses his "Pure Imagination" track from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
It's Gene Wilder, who sang it in the 1971 version of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory".
It's from the movie Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder is singing it. But someone told me the guy in the commercial is the little boy that played in the movie. Is this true?
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It's from Willa Wonka and it's Gene Wilder singing it.
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It's Gene Wilder from his Willy Wonka movie
I was told the song in the AT&T wireless commercial comes from the movie "Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory" with Gene WIlder. Actually, Lenny Spinella sang the song. But rest assured. Those who recognized Gene's voice were kind of on the money. Lenny is Gene's first cousin and they grew up together. Their voices sound a lot alike, but Lenny filled in for Gene on the recording date, as Gene was sick with the flu.
Gene Wilder, singing "Pure Imagination", from the soundtrack of the movie Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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It is called "Pure Imagination" sung by Gene Wilder, from the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie... it is such a lovely piece, mainly because Gene (not the best singer) sings it with such emotion.