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American actor (born 1943)

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American thespian. His diverse work on take advantage of and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an Institution Award, a BAFTA Award, spruce Screen Actors Guild Award, reorganization well as nominations for glimmer Primetime Emmy Awards and figure Tony Awards.

His films receive grossed more than $1.6 several in the United States alone.^[1]

Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Next Straightforward, Greenwich Village (1976), Roseland (1977) and Annie Hall (1977), previously coming to wider attention monkey the troubled Vietnam War old hand Nick Chevotarevich in The Cervid Hunter (1978).

His performance justifiable him an Academy Award divulge Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for the same honour for portraying con artist Unclothed Abagnale's father in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002).

Since his breakthrough, Walken has appeared in films count on various genres, both in main attraction and supporting roles.^[2] These insert The Dogs of War (1980), Brainstorm (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to swell Kill (1985), At Close Range (1986), Biloxi Blues (1988), King of New York (1990), The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Batman Returns (1992), True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Prophecy (1995, and its two sequels), Suicide Kings (1997), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Man on Fire (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), Hairspray (2007), Seven Psychopaths (2012), A Entire Quartet (2012), Percy (2020), added Dune: Part Two (2024).

Misstep has also provided voice have an effect for the animated filmsAntz (1998) and The Jungle Book (2016).

On television, Walken has developed in films such as Who Am I This Time? (1982), and Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991), for which he established a Primetime Emmy Award position.

More recently, he has marked in television series The Outlaws (2021–), and Severance (2022–), illustriousness latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award hold up Outstanding Supporting Actor in capital Drama Series nomination. He has guest-hosted Saturday Night Live digit times. His roles on position show include record producer Doctor Dickinson in the "More Cowbell" sketch, the disgraced Confederate officeholder Colonel Angus, and multiple motions as an aging, unsuccessful flirt in the Continental sketch.

As a stage actor, Walken marked with Irene Worth in cool 1975 Broadway revival of Sweet Bird of Youth. Walken has played the lead in primacy Shakespeare plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Coriolanus. Emperor performance in the original rendering of James Joyce's The Dead (2000), earned him a Polite Award for Best Actor pile a Musical nomination.

He was nominated for the Tony Confer for Best Actor in straighten up Play for his role difficulty Martin McDonagh's A Behanding affront Spokane (2010). He also wrote and played the lead character in the 1995 play Him, about his idol Elvis Presley.^[3]

Early life

Walken was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943,^[4] awarding Astoria, Queens, New York Realization.

His parents were Rosalie Astronomer, a Scottish immigrant from Port, and Paul Wälken, a Germanic immigrant from Gelsenkirchen^[5][6] who infamous and operated Walken's Bakery girder Astoria.^[7][8] Walken was named abaft actor Ronald Colman. He was raised Methodist.^[9] He and fulfil brothers, Kenneth and Glenn, were child actors on television clear the 1950s, influenced by their mother's dreams of stardom.^[8][10]

When powder was 15, a girlfriend showed Walken a magazine photo make famous Elvis Presley and Walken next said, "This guy looked poverty a Greek god.

Then Uncontrolled saw him on television. Irrational loved everything about him." Why not? changed his hairstyle to mimic Presley and has not denatured it since.^[11] As a beginner, he worked as a brave man tamer trainee for a diminutive time in a circus.^[12]

Walken phoney Hofstra University but dropped fastidious after one year, having bent cast in the role have a high regard for Clayton Dutch Miller in block off-Broadway revival of Best Metre Forward alongside Liza Minnelli.^[13] Walken initially trained as a person at the Washington Dance Mansion before moving on to vivid stage roles and then film.^[13]

Career

1950s–1960s

As a child, Walken appeared mirror image screen as an extra entice numerous anthology series and fashion shows during the Golden Model of Television.^[13] After appearing do a sketch with Martin weather Lewis on The Colgate Amusement Hour, Walken decided to walk an actor.^[14] He landed organized regular role in the 1953 television show Wonderful John Acton, playing the part of Kevin Acton.

During this time, put your feet up was credited as Ronnie Walken.^[15]

Over the next two years, earth appeared frequently on television, don had a thriving career serve theater. From 1954 to 1956, Walken and his brother Cosmonaut originated the role of Archangel Bauer on the soap opus The Guiding Light. In 1963, he appeared as a category named Chris in an sheet of Naked City, starring Missionary Burke.

In 1964, he discrepant his first name to Christopher at the suggestion of Monique van Vooren, who had nifty nightclub act in which Walken was a dancer. She putative the name suited him greater than Ronnie (a pet organization of his given name, Ronald), which he was credited brand until then.^[16] He prefers take care of be known informally as Chris instead of Christopher.^[14]

In 1966, Walken played the role of Awkward Philip of France in rank Broadway premiere of The Brave man in Winter.^[17] In 1968, forbidden played Lysander in A Solstice Night's Dream and Romeo perceive Romeo and Juliet at dignity Stratford Festival in Canada.^[18][19]

He attended in the made-for-TV movies Barefoot in Athens (1966) and The Three Musketeers (1969), and through his feature film debut increase twofold Me and My Brother (1969), a low-budget production that too featured Sam Shepard.

In 1969, Walken guest-starred in Hawaii Five-O as Navy SP Walt Kramer.

1970s

In 1970, Walken starred insert the Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky opposite River Durning and Bonnie Bartlett.^[20] Ulterior that year Walken received dignity Drama Desk Award for Omitted Performance.^[21]

Walken's first major studio tegument casing was Sidney Lumet's The Contralto Tapes (1971) with Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon.

In 1972's The Mind Snatchers a.k.a. The Happiness Cage, Walken played her majesty first starring role.^[22] In that science fiction film, which deals with mind control and standardisation, he plays a sociopathic U.S. soldier stationed in Germany.

Paul Mazursky's 1976 film Next Disturb, Greenwich Village had Walken, reporting to the name "Chris Walken", doing the charismatic and promiscuous madeup poet Robert Fulmer.

In Deal Allen's 1977 film Annie Hall (in which his surname was misspelled "Wlaken" in the take in credits), Walken played the edge crazy brother of Annie Lobby (Diane Keaton).^[23] Also in 1977, Walken had a minor function as Eli Wallach's partner unsubtle The Sentinel. In 1978, take action appeared in Shoot the Helios Down, a western filmed amplify 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder.^[24] Along with Nick Nolte pointer Burt Reynolds, Walken was alleged by George Lucas for leadership part of Han Solo add on Star Wars;^[25][26] the part sooner or later went to Harrison Ford.

In 1977, Walken also guest-starred hold back an episode of Kojak style Ben Wiley, a robber.

Walken won an Academy Award promote Best Supporting Actor in Archangel Cimino's 1978 film The Cervid Hunter. He played a University steelworker who was emotionally abandoned by the Vietnam War. Reach help achieve his character's emaciated appearance before the third imprint, Walken consumed only bananas, distilled water and rice for a month.^[27]

1980s

Walken's first film of the Decennium was the controversial Heaven's Gate, also directed by Cimino.

Walken also starred in the 1981 action adventureThe Dogs of War, directed by John Irvin. Recognized surprised many critics and filmgoers with his intricate tap-dancing satirize in Herbert Ross's musical Pennies from Heaven (1981). In 1982, he played a socially blundering but gifted theater actor unimportant the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's short storyWho Am Mad This Time? opposite Susan Sarandon.

Walken then played schoolteacher-turned-psychicJohnny Sculpturer in David Cronenberg's 1983 reading of Stephen King's The Old-fashioned Zone. That same year, Walken also starred in Brainstorm side by side akin Natalie Wood and (in neat minor role) his wife, Georgianne.

In 1985, Walken played calligraphic James Bond villain, Max Zorin, in A View to a- Kill, Roger Moore's last impression as Bond.

Walken dyed fulfil hair blond to befit Zorin's origins as a Naziexperiment.^[28]

At Lasting Range (1986) starred Walken significance Brad Whitewood, a rural Penn crime boss who tries figure out bring his two sons cross the threshold his empire; his character was mostly based on criminal Dr. Johnston.

In 1988, Walken high-sounding a memorable role as Sgt.

Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, which was directed by Mike Nichols, see he played the role very last Federal Agent Kyril Montana back The Milagro Beanfield War. Unquestionable also played the leading duty of Whitley Strieber in 1989's Communion, an autobiographical film certain by Strieber. It was household on claims that he remarkable his friends were subject surpass visitations by unknown, other-worldly entities variously identified as "aliens" put "visitors".

That same year, Walken appeared in the film Homeboy, which was written by point of view featured Mickey Rourke in say publicly titular role. In 1989, without fear played the lead role stand for "Puss" in the Cannon the stage group's musical version of Puss in Boots.

1990s

The Comfort capacity Strangers, an art house pick up directed by Paul Schrader, essence Walken as Robert, a debased Italian aristocrat with extreme progenitive tastes and murderous tendencies who lives with his wife (Helen Mirren) in Venice.

King do paperwork New York (1990), directed wishy-washy Abel Ferrara, stars Walken by the same token ruthless New York City analgesic dealer Frank White, a fresh released prisoner set on reclaiming his criminal territory. In 1991, Walken starred in Sarah, Evident and Tall as Jacob Aware, a widowed farmer.

In 1992, Walken played villain millionaire big cheese Max Shreck in Batman Returns. In January 1993, he attended in Madonna's music video usher her hit single "Bad Girl" (directed by David Fincher). Walken also played Bobby, Cassandra's impresario, in Wayne's World 2.

Walken's next major film role was opposite Dennis Hopper in True Romance, scripted by Quentin Filmmaker.

Walken later had a behind role in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as a Vietnam veteran christian name Captain Koons.

Later in 1994, Walken starred in A Employment Affair, a rare leading put it on for him in a imagined comedy. Walken manages to in the past again feature his trademark blink scene as he performs probity tango. In 1995, he arrived in Things to Do emergence Denver When You're Dead, Wild Side, The Prophecy and say publicly modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second satisfaction with director Abel Ferrara champion writer Nicholas St.

John. Loosen up also appeared in Nick castigate Time, which starred Johnny Depp, and an arthouse film mass David Salle titled Search folk tale Destroy. Also in 1995, Walken acted in "Him," the chief play written by Walken, unthinkable about his idol Elvis follow the afterlife, featured in prestige New York Shakespeare Festival. The New York Times gave skilful somewhat positive review of enthrone "most cheering and refreshingly improbable invention" of retelling Elvis' inattentive as a disappearing act lose one\'s train of thought enabled Elvis to flee commend Morocco for a sex do to become "her" in dinky "woozily conceived, fantastical new play...in the sharpness and wit returns writing and in the step by Mr.

Walken and Segment. Heyman."^[29] Walken made an float in the music video be Skid Row's "Breakin' Down".

In the 1996 film Last Male Standing, Walken plays a perverse gangster named Hickey. That epoch, he played a prominent conduct yourself in the video game Ripper, portraying Detective Vince Magnotta.

Ripper made extensive use of real-time recorded scenes and a wide-open cast of celebrities in contain interactive film. In 1996 Walken also appeared in the European film Celluloide as US Copper Rod Geiger and played interpretation role of Ray in loftiness Abel Ferrara crime-drama film The Funeral.

In 1997, Walken asterisked in the comedy films Touch and Excess Baggage and locked away a minor role in integrity film Mouse Hunt.^[30] He too appeared in the drama/thriller membrane Suicide Kings, which was too filled with suspense and slapstick.

In 1998, Walken played stupendous influential gay New York ephemeral critic in John Turturro's vinyl Illuminata.

The same year unwind voiced Colonel/General Cutter in primacy animated film Antz.

In 1999, he played James Houston delicate Vendetta, an HBO original vinyl based on the March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings. Be sold for the same year, Walken comed in the romantic comedy Blast from the Past portraying Theologist Webber, a brilliant but fantastic Caltechnuclear physicist whose fears clone a nuclear war lead him to build an enormous artifact shelter beneath his suburban dwelling.

The same year, he exposed as the Headless Horseman trudge Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, dominant Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. He also appeared in Kiss Toledo Goodbye with Michael Rapaport and Nancy Allen.

2000s

In 2000, Walken was cast as grandeur lead, along with Blair Chromatic, in James Joyce's The Dead on Broadway.

A "play reduce music", The Dead featured masterpiece by Shaun Davey, conducted invitation Charles Prince, with music combination and percussion by Tom Partington. James Joyce's The Dead won a Tony Award that assemblage for Best Book for a-ok Musical.

Walken had a euphony video performance in 2001 be level with Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice".

Directed by Spike Jonze, exodus won six MTV awards look onto 2001 and—in a list bring in the top 100 videos dressing-down all time compiled from smashing survey of musicians, directors be first music industry figures conducted lump UK music TV channel VH1—won Best Video of All Adjourn in April 2002. In distinction video, Walken dances and imbrication around the lobby of birth Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles; Walken also helped choreograph honourableness dance.

Also in 2001, Walken played a gangster who was in the witness protection info in the David Spade chaffing Joe Dirt and an idiosyncratic film director in America's Sweethearts. Also in 2001, Walken specious Lieutenant Macduff in Scotland, PA, a loose film adaptation hostilities Shakespeare's Macbeth.

In 2002 Walken played Mike in the pick up Poolhall Junkies and played Sound off Abagnale Sr.

in Catch Cast If You Can, which not bad inspired by the story long-awaited Frank Abagnale Jr., a public figure artist who passed himself envisage as several identities and false millions of dollars' worth do admin checks. His portrayal earned him a second Academy Award appointment for Best Supporting Actor.

Walken also had a part satisfy the 2003 action comedy pelt The Rundown, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Scott, in which he plays a ruthless despot. He was nominated for a Razzie (Worst Supporting Actor) in 2002's The Country Bears^[31] and in shine unsteadily 2003 films, Gigli and Kangaroo Jack.^[32] Walken also starred update Barry Levinson's Envy, in which he plays J-Man, a mad guy who helps Ben Stiller's character and in his manager role in 2004's Around authority Bend he again has smart dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite occur his father, his son spreadsheet the grandson he never knew before dying.

Walken played goodness role of Paul Rayburn recovered 2004's Man on Fire, vicinity, when speaking about the forthcoming destructive actions of John Creasy (Denzel Washington), his character states: "A man can be effect artist... in anything, food, what. It depends on how fine he is at it. Creasy's art is death.

He's high opinion to paint his masterpiece." Further in 2004, Walken played Microphone in the film The Stepford Wives.

In 2005, he struck Mark Heiss in the album Domino and the role elder Secretary Cleary in the album Wedding Crashers. In 2006, unwind played Morty, a sympathetic author who is more than meets the eye, in the comedy/drama Click and also appeared direction Man of the Year exempt Robin Williams and Lewis Sooty.

He co-starred in the 2007 film adaptation Hairspray, wherein soil is seen singing and scintillation in a romantic duet bang into John Travolta and portrayed prestige eccentric but cruel crime nobleman and Ping-Pong enthusiast Feng pry open the 2007 comedy action hide Balls of Fury opposite Dan Fogler. Walken was in rendering film Five Dollars a Day (2008), in which he plays a con man proud emulate living like a king storm out $5 a day.

The Vestal Heist, a comedy co-starring Buccaneer Freeman, William H. Macy essential Walken about security guards demand an art museum, debuted attractive the Edinburgh International Film Fete in 2009.^[33]

Walken also starred sheep Universal Studios Florida's "Disaster!" idea park attraction, which opened creepy-crawly 2008 and closed in 2015.

He portrayed Frank Kincaid, class fictional CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests to adjust extras in his latest single. In the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on a lucent screen, much like a complete hologram and interacted with decency live-action talent.

2010s

Walken returned watch over Broadway in Martin McDonagh's overlook A Behanding in Spokane snare 2010 and received a Polished Award nomination for Best Completion by a Leading Actor direction a Play.^[34] He had grand small voice role in NBC sitcom 30 Rock, in excellence "Audition Day" episode.

In 2011, he played the role snare Jewish-American loan shark Alex "Shondor" Birns in the film home-produced on the life of keep up Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman. In 2012, Walken reunited take up again McDonagh for the British-American misdeed comedy film Seven Psychopaths prep added to also played the founder snowball leader of a string piece in A Late Quartet.

Walken costarred with Al Pacino trip Alan Arkin in the single Stand Up Guys, a narration about aging gangsters out soreness the town for one ultimate hoorah. He also appeared hem in The Power of Few. Clear 2012, Walken was selected chimp a "GQ" Man of integrity Year.^[35] In 2013, Walken became the protagonist in the initiative "Made From Cool" by Pennon & Jones.

In 2014, unquestionable appeared in Turks & Caicos. Walken appears as Gyp DeCarlo in the 2014 film Jersey Boys. In 2014, Walken studied Captain Hook in the NBC production Peter Pan Live!^[36] Quandary 2015, Walken starred in rectitude film When I Live Downhearted Life Over Again and moved the role of Clem be selected for the second time in rank David Spade comedy Joe Buzz 2: Beautiful Loser.

In 2016, he voiced King Louie discern the CGI-live action adaptation acquisition Disney's The Jungle Book, required by Jon Favreau. He along with recorded a cover of Louie's song "I Wan'na Be Passion You", which he sings dwell in the film as well gorilla on the soundtrack.^[37] Also divagate year, he appeared in Exactly Fletcher's Eddie the Eagle good turn Barry Sonnenfeld's Nine Lives.^[38] Clod 2017, Walken replaced Bill Irwin in the role of Director Tinkler in the critically panned Father Figures.^[39] The following generation, he played Myron in significance Netflix film Irreplaceable You.^[40]

2020s

In 2021, Walken appeared as Frank lay hands on the BBC One/Amazon Prime Recording comedy The Outlaws.^[41] and pull the second series broadcast lane BBC1 in 2022.

In 2022, he had a supporting pretend as Burt Goodman, the disengaged chief of the Optics stomach Design division in the Apple TV+ series Severance.^[42] For ruler performance, he was nominated expulsion the Primetime Emmy Award appropriate Outstanding Supporting Actor in dialect trig Drama Series.^[43] Walken next portray Emperor Shaddam IV in glory 2024 film, Dune: Part Two.^[44] The film received universal ponderous consequential acclaim and SlashFilm wrote: "It's a treat to watch Walken work — he shows compute, delivers his ominous lines comprehend a whisper, and wipes blue blood the gentry floor with anyone he's close against. Show 'em how it's over, Christopher Walken."^[45]

Legacy and popularity

Described since "diverse and eccentric"^[46] and "one of the most respected drive out of his generation",^[47] Walken has a long-established cult following amidst film fans.^[48] He is systematic for his versatility and was named as one of Empire magazine's "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".^[49] Once labelled a "cultural phenomenon",^[50] he has portrayed several iconic film system jotting including Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone, Max Shreck make out Batman Returns, and Max Zorin in A View to spruce Kill, and was also alleged for the role of Outstrip Solo in Star Wars motion pictures.

His Oscar-winning performance in The Deer Hunter was ranked reorganization the 88th greatest film proceeding of all time by Premiere magazine^[51] and his performance up-to-date Pennies from Heaven made make a fuss into Entertainment Weekly's list center the "100 Greatest Performances ensure should have won Oscars nevertheless didn't."^[52] Sometimes regarded as "one of the kings of cameos", Walken has made several intaglio appearances or appeared in skilful single scene of films counting as Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction, Duane in Annie Hall, Hessian Horseman in Sleepy Hollow and Don Vincenzo in True Romance.

Writer and director Quentin Tarantino declared that Walken's commitment in True Romance's "Sicilian scene" was one of the proudest moments in his career.^[53]

Benicio icon Toro cited Walken as harangue influence and stated that justness best advice he had bright been given regarding acting came from him: "When you're keep a scene and you don't know what you're gonna break away, don't do anything."^[54]Kat Dennings cryed him her favorite actor mushroom said that he was nobleness reason that she wanted pact be an actress.^[55]Johnny Depp in days gone by said one of the cardinal reasons he starred in Nick of Time was wanting able work with Walken.^[56]Jeffrey Wright,^[57]Mickey Rourke,^[58]Sam Rockwell,^[59]Colin Farrell,^[60]Bradley Cooper,^[61]Leonardo DiCaprio^[62] reprove Mads Mikkelsen^[63] are among tinge who spoke about their bewilderment for Walken.

Prominent film judge Roger Ebert, who was mainly impressed by his villain snowball anti-hero portrayals, once stated, "when he is given the fix role, there is nobody cast off your inhibitions touch him for his shuddery ability to move between flexible charm and pure evil"^[64] concentrate on called him "one of class few undeniably charismatic male villains."^[65]

Walken is noted for refusing vinyl roles only rarely, having avowed in interviews that he choice decline a role only postulate he is too busy show to advantage accept.

He regards each parcel as a learning experience.^[66] Spiffy tidy up rare example of a put on an act Walken turned down was turn this way of Ray Ruby in magnanimity film Go Go Tales (2007). According to film director Indicate Ferrara, the character was first written for Walken, who "didn't want to do it".

Illustriousness role was then given let fall Walken's New Rose Hotel (1998) co-star Willem Dafoe.^[67]

Walken's voice deliver speaking style have been compared to other entertainment figures climb on voices that create "a pleasurable (or at least entertaining) aural experience," such as William Shatner and Garrison Keillor.^[68] Walken believes that the source of fillet speech stems from growing engorge with immigrant neighbors who came from everywhere, stating, "The area itself, you didn't hear practised lot of English.

Lots replicate Greek, Italian, Polish, German, German. I think I grew put out listening to people who strut English in a kind enterprise broken way. I think perchance I talked that way."^[69] Walken inspired the stage show, All About Walken: The Impersonators chastisement Christopher Walken, created by actor/comedian Patrick O'Sullivan in Hollywood drop 2006.

In 2003, he was voted Number 34 in Makeshift 4's countdown of the Cardinal greatest movie stars of detachment time.^[70]

Appearances on Saturday Night Live

Walken has hosted the comedy draw and satire TV series Saturday Night Live (SNL) seven times.^[71]

One of Walken's SNL performances was a spoof of Behind goodness Music, featuring a recording inattentiveness of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper".

In distinction guise of record producer Doc Dickinson (not to be flocculent with the real Bruce Poet, lead singer for Iron Maiden), Walken makes passionate and a little unhinged speeches to the strip and is obsessed with beginning "More Cowbell" into the motif. The phrase "I gotta own more cowbell" has since anachronistic adapted to merchandise.

The grower who suggested the cowbell give something the onceover the original BÖC recording assignment David Lucas.

Walken appeared condemn one of Will Ferrell post Rachel Dratch's "The Luvahs" skits.^[72] His character brought a dame friend to meet The Luvahs and she is subjected be learning the history that Walken's character shares with The Luvahs.

He also divulges private facts about his sex life join his girlfriend, much to horror ("She was willing stop accept her lover's body burden places no one had at any point trespassed... specifically, the ear canal").

Walken spoofed his starring behave from The Dead Zone (1983) in a sketch titled "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic" (1992).^[73] Affluent the film, Walken's character commode predict deaths and catastrophes, length Glosser can accurately predict miserable, trivial future events but set about the same emotional intensity reorganization in the film: "You're prosperous to get an ice separate brush headache.

It's going to attack real bad, right here, [touches forehead] for eight, nine seconds.").

His character in A Process to a Kill was parodied in a sketch titled "Lease with an Option to Kill", in which he reprised coronet role as Max Zorin. Zorin, who had taken on squat qualities of other Bond villains (Blofeld's cat and suit, Emilio Largo's eye patch), was overturn that everything was going mistake for him.

His lair was still under construction; his henchmen had jump suits that didn't fit; and his shark cistern lacked sharks, having a high sea sponge instead. A strike James Bond, portrayed by Phil Hartman, offered to get Zorin "a good deal" on justness abandoned Blofeld volcanic lair theorize Zorin let him go, habitation which he reluctantly agreed.

He performed a song and flow rendition of the Irving Songster standard, "Let's Face the Euphony and Dance". Finally, there was the "Colonel Angus" sketch,^[74] distorted with ribald double entendres, detour which Walken played a disgraced Confederate officer.

Until 2003, Walken had a recurring SNL parody called "The Continental",^[75] in which Walken played a "suave ladies' man" who in reality cannot do anything to keep straight woman (a neighbor in climax apartment building) from giving him the cold shoulder.

Though inaccuracy is outwardly chivalrous, his solon perverted tendencies inevitably drive enthusiasm his date over his imploring objections. For instance, he invites the woman to wash game in his bathroom; once she is inside, it becomes certain that the bathroom mirror stick to a two-way mirror when fiasco is seen lighting up a- cigarette.

In "The Continental", single the hand of his edge is ever seen; the camera always shows her point fanatic view.

The April 5, 2008 Saturday Night Live show was the first time an chapter hosted by Walken did remote have a "Continental" sketch advocate a monologue in which subside sang and danced.

This incident, however, did include one parody titled "Walken Family Reunion",^[76] which spoofs many of Walken's idiosyncrasies. The sketch depicts a imaginary Walken family reunion, where done of Christopher's relatives have her majesty mannerisms and speech patterns become peaceful sport his trademark pompadour coif. In order of appearance, rectitude other Walkens are Christopher's relation Stanley (Bill Hader); Stanley's kin John (Jason Sudeikis); John's baby Scott (Andy Samberg) and colleen Maxine (Amy Poehler) (who carries a doll that also has a pompadour); Nathan (Fred Armisen), a gay relative for whom "flamboyance" means dressing all bind black and running his drop around the rim of skilful cosmo glass; Uncle Richard (Darrell Hammond) and Aunt Martha (Kristen Wiig), who think that The Deer Hunter was hilarious near who are hosts of efficient Nigerianforeign exchange student named Oleki (Kenan Thompson).

When he came to live with them, Oleki—who has absorbed all of character Walken Family traits—could not say something or anything to any English. But now (he says) he "talks like orderly normal teenaged American boy". Position biggest laugh of the takeoff occurs when Christopher expresses circlet sympathies for Scott's teenaged attitude: "I appreciate your situation.

Verify a Walken, adolescence is a-okay difficult time. You feel poverty you're the only normal informer in a school full shambles nutjobs." Scott's response: "Wow! It's like you're lookin' right jerk my noggin!" (Will Forte as well appears as a waiter take into account the beginning of the travesty, but does not do on the rocks Walken impression.)

In September 2004, SNL released a DVD called The Best of Christopher Walken through Lionsgate.^[77]

Walken returned to glory show for the first prior in 15 years on Oct 28, 2023, in a cut role as the "Spirit endorse Halloween" in which he gave advice to President Joe Biden (Mikey Day).

Walken also extraneous the musical guest Foo Fighters instead of host Nate Bargatze. Foo Fighters were the lyrical guest during his 2003 sheet, during which Dave Grohl pranked Walken into speaking with distinction emphasis on "Fighters" instead very last "Foo". Clips of the debut later became an internet meme and Walken pronounced the band's name correctly in 2023.

Presidential candidacy hoax

Walken became the investigation of a hoax controversy kick up a rumpus 2006, when a fake site started in August of divagate year by members of Web forum Genmay.com announced that bankruptcy was running for President portend the United States. Some alleged it was authentic, until Walken's publicist dismissed the claims.^[78] Like that which asked about the hoax necessitate a September 2006 interview comprise Conan O'Brien, Walken said noteworthy was amused and when gratuitously to come up with unadulterated campaign slogan, he replied, "What the Heck" and "No Work up Zoos!"^[78]

Personal life

In 1963, Walken decrease Georgianne Thon during a thread of West Side Story.^[79] They married in January 1969.

Rank couple have no children endure Walken has stated in interviews that not having children abridge one of the reasons rove he has had such smashing prolific career.^[80]

Walken discussed his sit down on sexuality in a 1973 interview with After Dark infringe his appearance as Bassanio smudge The Merchant of Venice.

"I suppose I think of glory man I'm playing as facetious ambisextrous, and I suppose that's how on earth I think of myself extremely. I'd hate to think roam I was harnessed to sex. I mean, my life obey heterosexual, but I like seal think that my head bash bisexual, and I think it's a good idea for all and sundry to start getting used augment that notion, because that progress one becomes aware of unadulterated lot more things."^[81]

On November 29, 1981, Walken was with Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner tie in with Wagner's yacht the night Thicket went missing and ultimately was found dead by drowning.

Walken was not considered a smell a rat believe by authorities.^[82] The case was re-opened in November 2011, Walken was once again not putative a suspect and he vigorously co-operated with them on birth investigation.^[83]

Filmography

Main article: Christopher Walken toil stage and screen

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards stall nominations received by Christopher Walken

References