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Christopher Walken (1943 - )
Born Ronald Walken of imigrant parents. Christopher
Walken began performing at a very young age, for
his mother was a member of The Stage Mother's Society,
and began to bring Ronald and his two brothers to
auditions when they were very small. By the early
1950's, the three boys attended the Professional
Children's School in New York and were regularing
appearing on television variety shows. His off-broadway
debut was at age 15 in the play J.B.
Christopher Walken attended Hofstra University
for one year, but then dropped out. Over the next
few years he primarily in theatre musicals such
as Best Foot Forward, West Side Story;
(during its production, he met and married his wife),
and Baker Street. At age 22 he changed his
name to Christopher.
Walken made his film debut in at age 25, and was
very memorable in small parts in such films as Annie
Hall (as Diane Keaton's creepy brother) and
in The Anderson Tapes. In the majority of
his films, Walken usually plays either evil, or
psychologically unbalanced characters. Christopher
Walken has hosted SNL five times . Some of his recent
films include Pulp Fiction (1994), Sleepy
Hollow (1999), and America's Sweethearts
(2001).
Christopher Walken's other film credits include:
THE ANDERSON TAPES
ANNIE
HALL
HEAVEN'S GATE
THE DOGS OF WAR
THE DEAD ZONE
A VIEW TO A KILL
DEADLINE
KING OF NEW YORK
COMMUNION
BRAINSTORM
SARAH, PLAIN & TALL
McBAIN
ALL AMERICAN MURDER
BATMAN RETURNS
THE PROPHECY
SEARCH AND DESTROY
THE
LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
THE OPPORTUNISTS
SCOTLAND, PA
JOE DIRT
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
CHELSEA WALLS
THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE
POOLHALL JUNKIES
THE PAPP PROJECT
JUNGLE JUICE
INSIDE JOB
THE COUNTRY BEARS
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
PLOTS WITH A VIEW
KANGARO JACK
GIGLI
THE RUNDOWN
MAN ON FIRE
ENVY
Walken's television credits include:
THE WONDERFUL JOHN ACTON (TV Series)
THE GUIDING LIGHT (TV Series: 1954-1956)
BAREFOOT IN ATHENS
WHO AM I THIS TIME?
SKYLARK
SARAH, PLAIN & TALL
SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL: WINTER'S END
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (guest host)
JULIUS CAESAR (Mini-Series)
 
 
Christopher Walken in BATMAN RETURNS (1992)
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