• Name: Christopher Walken
  • Date of Birth: March 31, 1943
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Mini-bio: Christopher Walken is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before moving on to more serious roles in theatre and then film....( read more) He has a considerable body of work in theatre, with over 100 plays to his credit. Walken has also appeared in over 100 movies and television shows since 1953, including The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Batman Returns, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, The Funeral and Catch Me If You Can, and in classic TV series such as Kojak and The Naked City. Walken attained cult status in 90's, playing the role of the Archangel Gabriel in the first three The Prophecy movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Deer Hunter, where he played a disturbed Vietnam vet alongside Robert De Niro. Walken was nominated again in 2002 for Catch Me if You Can.
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"People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding."
~Christopher Walken~


Christopher Walken's Mini-Bio
Christopher Walken is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before moving on to more serious roles in theatre and then film. He has a considerable body of work in theatre, with over 100 plays to his credit. Walken has also appeared in over 100 movies and television shows since 1953, including The Deer Hunter, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Batman Returns, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, The Funeral and Catch Me If You Can, and in classic TV series such as Kojak and The Naked City. Walken attained cult status in 90's, playing the role of the Archangel Gabriel in the first three The Prophecy movies. Walken has a reputation for playing unbalanced characters on-screen, such as his "claim to fame" role in The Deer Hunter, where he played a disturbed Vietnam Veteran, which won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Walken was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a heart broken and apologetic father to Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can in 2002. Walken has a considerable body of work in theatre. He won the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in The Lion in Winter in 1966 and an Obie for his 1975 performance in Kid Champion. He has played the main role in a number of Shakespeare plays, notably Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Coriolanus. His movie talents continue to remain in high demand and movie audiences relish watching how capably he reinvents himself for each new challenging role. In the United States alone, films featuring Walken have grossed over $2 billion dollars. He has stated in interviews that he will never turn down a role unless he is simply too busy on other projects, and regards each role as a new learning experience.






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Vital Stats

Eye Color Walken has a genetic condition known has heterochromia, which is a difference in the color of each eye. He has one blue eye and the other hazel.
Height 6' (1.83m)
Nicknames Chris or Ronnie
Trade Mark Walken always tries to work a dance (jig) into his movies.
His haunting, dark humour filled monologues.
Education Walken graduated from Professional Children's School and also attended Hofstra University, but he dropped out a year later.
Family Father: Paul Walken
Mother: Rosalie Walken
Siblings: Kenneth and Glenn
Spouse: Georgianne Walken
Children: None
Resides In Wilton, Connecticut and New York, New York
Religious Affiliations Methodist
Hobbies Working, Cooking, Painting
Zodiac Sign Aries ~ The Ram
Awards Won
  • Academy Award ~ 1978 The Deer Hunter
  • NYFCC Award ~ 1978 The Deer Hunter
  • Screen Actor Guild Award ~ 2002 Catch Me If You Can
  • BAFTA Award ~ 2002 Catch Me If You Can
  • Theatre World Award ~ 1967 The Rose Tattoo
  • Harvards "Hasty Pudding Man of the Year" for 2008
  • MTV Video Music Award for choreographing his own moves in Fatboy Slim's 2001 music video "Weapon Of Choice."
  • Shakespeare Theater's Will Award in 1994 for his contributions to classical theater
Things You May Not Know About Walken
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 8, 2004
  • He is a very skilled chef
  • Has never learned to swim
  • Has a phobia of going too fast in cars
  • Has an intense dislike of handguns
  • Doesn't own a computer
  • Does not own a cell phone
  • Loves horror films featuring zombies
  • Was on Natalie Wood's yacht the night she drowned
  • Worked briefly as a lion tamer in a circus at age 15


Comments

  • bluevixen1
    Can someone add this to the facts about him. For some reason I can't. Even though it's barely noticeable now he was born with different coloured eyes. One is green and the other is blue.
    posted 63 days ago
  • Erinofbriarose
    Now here is a man I'd love to meet in a dark alley
    posted 99 days ago
  • j360chd
  • maruschk
    You're a fucking icon.
    posted 146 days ago
  • figureitdid
    Wow!

    ND Wolf


    I especially love to watch you dance! I'd love to have, "A little bit of this and a little bit of that".

    posted 175 days ago
  • rosiecozie225
    I think he is a very good actor but i luvvvvvv PAul RUdd
    posted 221 days ago
  • canucks1624
    i love this guy! he is sooo diverse with his roles...hes a mobster in one movie and a quirky musical guy...wow, brilliant!
    posted 237 days ago
  • punkroxskid
    i remember the first time i seen you in the jack the ripper game for the pc before seeing you in a movie.
    posted 239 days ago
  • MellowCool14
    I loved you in Joe Dirt. But it's not listed in your list of movies.
    posted 239 days ago
  • pokeygal
    crazy...
    posted 269 days ago

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