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Christopher Walken
Age: 66
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Queens, New York, USA
Born: Mar. 31st, 1943
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Christopher Walken's Main TV Roles
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BIOGRAPHY: Nervous-looking lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films. He won an Oscar as best supporting actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter (1978). Seen in mostly supporting roles throughout the 80s and early 90s, often portraying psychologically unstable characters.
TRIVIA:
- He appeared on _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) doing a Christmas medley called "Walken In A Winter Wonderland" which he dedicated to his mother who hated that he played so many villains.
- Was the first to play King Philip of France on stage for "The Lion in Winter" in 1966, at the Ambassador Theatre, New York City.
- In order to achieve the gaunt, withdrawn and hollow look of his character in _The Deer Hunter (1978)_ (qv), it's reported that he ate a diet consisting of only rice and bananas in preparation for this film.
- Received the Shakespeare Theater's Will Award in 1994 for his contributions to classical theater.
- Ranked #1 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
- In the early 1960s he earned a job as one of three men dancing and singing with 'Andy Warhol' (qv) favorite 'Monique van Vooren' (qv) in her sultry nightclub act.
- One of the few hosts of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv) who has hosted enough times to have his own recurring skit ("The Continental").
- Is only the second person in history to be nominated for both Best Supporting Actor from the Oscars, for _Catch Me If You Can (2002)_ (qv), and Worst Supporting Actor from the Razzies, for _The Country Bears (2002)_ (qv) in the same year. The first was 'James Coco' (qv), who was actually nominated for both awards for the same role in _Only When I Laugh (1981)_ (qv).
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