For more than 30 years, Ezzy Dame, a 4-foot-tall actor turned hairdresser, dined out on stories of his role as one of Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompas in the 1971 screen version of Roald Dahl’s children’s ...

LOS ANGELES — Two months after a Willy Wonka-inspired “Chocolate Experience” in Scotland failed so spectacularly that it cemented itself in internet meme history, a similar event in Los Angeles ...

The Willy Wonka experience in Scotland went viral for all the wrong reasons. It's having an unlikely comeback in LA. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about it with Kirsty Paterson, who plays an Oompa Loompa.

Second time's the charm? Remember the Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow, Scotland that went viral earlier this year, with its sad Oompa Loompa becoming a meme? It's making a comeback. Despite the ...

Left: Hugh Grant at the world premiere of "Wonka" in November 2023. Right: Grant as an Oompa Loompa in "Wonka."Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP; Warner Bros. Hugh Grant stars as an Oompa Loompa in Paul ...

The Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow, Scotland, went viral earlier this year for all the wrong reasons. Organizers charged up to $45 for an event they marketed as a place where dreams come to life, ...