This guy is awesome. Great actor
and funny eccentric man. His Saturday Night Live sketches are
the best. I've heard a Lot of people impersonate him. I've
heard comedians say that you shouldn't even walk into the club
without a good Walken. Jay Mohr does it the best imo. Here's some
other Walken tidbits for you.
Fatboy Slim made a wonderful song
called Weapon of Choice. Then he went on to make an even
more amazing video, with Christopher Walken dancing and flying
around the room the music. The result is unforgettable and
makes me wish I thought of it first. Check out the
music video
here. If the link is broken then
click here to search for
Weapon of Choice.
As DJ.SkagNetti I made a song
a long time ago called Just Walken. It was originally
set to be released on Traitor of 9 Moons, but then I thought
I would release Traitor of the 9 Moons as my first retail
album, so I decided to cut all the stuff I could get sued
for. But I won't get sued for giving it away for free
right now.
I also made a music video
for it using Adobe Premiere and a crapload of photos.
Please check it out
Pictures:
Check out these great
photos of him
More Information
Date
of Birth:
31 March 1943, Queens, New York
Awards
He's won many awards during his film
career, check them all out here.
Mini
Biography
Amazingly versatile stage & screen actor
with sandy colored hair, pale complexion and a somewhat nervous
disposition. Has a reputation for playing mentally unbalanced characters
on-screen, however that generalisation would not do justice to Walken's
depth and breadth of performances. He learnt his stage craft, including
dancing, at Hofstra University & ANTA, and picked up a Theatre World
award for his
performance in the revival of the
Tennessee Williams
play "The Rose Tattoo".
Walken then first broke through into cinema in 1969 appearing in
Me and My Brother
(1969), before appearing alongside
Sean Connery in the
sleeper heist movie
The
Anderson Tapes (1971). His eclectic work really came to the
attention of critics in 1977 with his intense portrayal of
Diane Keaton suicidal
younger brother in
Annie
Hall (1977), and then he scooped the Best Supporting Actor Academy
Award in 1977 for his
role as Nick in the electrifying
The Deer Hunter
(1978). Walken was lured back by
The Deer Hunter
(1978) director
Michael
Cimino for a role in the financially disastrous western
Heaven's Gate (1980),
before moving onto surprise audiences with his wonderful dance skills in
Pennies from Heaven
(1981), taking the lead as a school teacher with telepathic abilities in
the
Stephen King
inspired
The Dead Zone
(1983) and then as billionaire industrialist Max Zorin trying to blow up
Silicon Valley in the 007 adventure
A View to a Kill
(1985).
Looking at many of Walken's other captivating screen roles, it is easy
to see the diversity of his range and even his droll comedic talents
with humorous appearances in
Biloxi Blues (1988),
Wayne's World 2
(1993),
Joe Dirt
(2001),
Mousehunt
(1997) and
America's
Sweethearts (2001). Most recently, he continued to surprise
audiences again with his work as a heart broken and apologetic father to
Leonardo DiCaprio in
Catch Me If You Can
(2002). Christopher Walken's talents continue to remain in high demand
and movie audiences relish watching how capably he re-invents himself
for each new challenging role.
