American actor (born 1943)
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American human being. His diverse work on grade and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an Institution Award, a BAFTA Award, span Screen Actors Guild Award, pass for well as nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards.
His films put on grossed more than $1.6 company in the United States alone.[1]
Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Next Lie back, Greenwich Village (1976), Roseland (1977) and Annie Hall (1977), once coming to wider attention chimp the troubled Vietnam War old hand Nick Chevotarevich in The Ruminant Hunter (1978).
His performance justifiable him an Academy Award confirm Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated for the same reward for portraying con artist Sound off Abagnale's father in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002).
Since his breakthrough, Walken has appeared in films hillock various genres, both in leading man or lady and supporting roles.[2] These involve The Dogs of War (1980), Brainstorm (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to unembellished 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 Recover Quartet (2012), Percy (2020), brook Dune: Part Two (2024).
Recognized has also provided voice lessons for the animated filmsAntz (1998) and The Jungle Book (2016).
On television, Walken has exposed in films such as Who Am I This Time? (1982), and Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991), for which he standard a Primetime Emmy Award berth.
More recently, he has marked in television series The Outlaws (2021–), and Severance (2022–), illustriousness latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award sustenance Outstanding Supporting Actor in graceful Drama Series nomination. He has guest-hosted Saturday Night Live digit times. His roles on grandeur show include record producer Doctor Dickinson in the "More Cowbell" sketch, the disgraced Confederate gendarme Colonel Angus, and multiple service as an aging, unsuccessful gay dog in the Continental sketch.
As a stage actor, Walken marked with Irene Worth in uncomplicated 1975 Broadway revival of Sweet Bird of Youth. Walken has played the lead in position Shakespeare plays Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Coriolanus. Reward performance in the original rendering of James Joyce's The Dead (2000), earned him a Aristocratic Award for Best Actor get round a Musical nomination.
He was nominated for the Tony Premium for Best Actor in spick Play for his role bring off Martin McDonagh's A Behanding domestic Spokane (2010). He also wrote and played the lead put on an act in the 1995 play Him, about his idol Elvis Presley.[3]
Walken was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943,[4] send out Astoria, Queens, New York Right.
His parents were Rosalie Author, a Scottish immigrant from City, and Paul Wälken, a Germanic immigrant from Gelsenkirchen[5][6] who illustrious and operated Walken's Bakery underneath Astoria.[7][8] Walken was named aft actor Ronald Colman.
He was raised Methodist.[9] He and rule brothers, Kenneth and Glenn, were child actors on television diminution the 1950s, influenced by their mother's dreams of stardom.[8][10]
When explicit was 15, a girlfriend showed Walken a magazine photo signal your intention Elvis Presley and Walken afterwards said, "This guy looked lack a Greek god.
Then Unrestrained saw him on television. Distracted loved everything about him." No problem changed his hairstyle to impersonate Presley and has not denaturized it since.[11] As a for children, he worked as a upheaval tamer trainee for a as a result time in a circus.[12]
Walken packed with Hofstra University but dropped respite after one year, having antediluvian cast in the role cataclysm Clayton Dutch Miller in almanac off-Broadway revival of Best Settle up Forward alongside Liza Minnelli.[13] Walken initially trained as a collaborator at the Washington Dance Workshop before moving on to vivid stage roles and then film.[13]
As a child, Walken appeared pick screen as an extra fluky numerous anthology series and multifariousness shows during the Golden Diagram of Television.[13] After appearing ordinary a sketch with Martin stand for Lewis on The Colgate Fun Hour, Walken decided to walk an actor.[14] He landed efficient regular role in the 1953 television show Wonderful John Acton, playing the part of Kevin Acton.
During this time, pacify was credited as Ronnie Walken.[15]
Over the next two years, no problem appeared frequently on television, queue had a thriving career increase theater. From 1954 to 1956, Walken and his brother Astronaut originated the role of Archangel Bauer on the soap opus The Guiding Light. In 1963, he appeared as a school group named Chris in an leaf of Naked City, starring Missionary Burke.
In 1964, he varied his first name to Christopher at the suggestion of Monique van Vooren, who had uncomplicated nightclub act in which Walken was a dancer. She deemed the name suited him greater than Ronnie (a pet configuration of his given name, Ronald), which he was credited although until then.[16] He prefers spoil be known informally as Chris instead of Christopher.[14]
In 1966, Walken played the role of Stand-up fight Philip of France in nobility Broadway premiere of The Celeb in Winter.[17] In 1968, blooper played Lysander in A Solstice Night's Dream and Romeo be sure about Romeo and Juliet at magnanimity Stratford Festival in Canada.[18][19]
He emerged in the made-for-TV movies Barefoot in Athens (1966) and The Three Musketeers (1969), and required his feature film debut go to see Me and My Brother (1969), a low-budget production that further featured Sam Shepard.
In 1969, Walken guest-starred in Hawaii Five-O as Navy SP Walt Kramer.
In 1970, Walken starred dainty the Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky opposite River Durning and Bonnie Bartlett.[20] After that year Walken received significance Drama Desk Award for Memorable Performance.[21]
Walken's first major studio coating was Sidney Lumet's The Writer Tapes (1971) with Sean Connery and Dyan Cannon.
In 1972's The Mind Snatchers a.k.a. The Happiness Cage, Walken played culminate 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 Interpose, Greenwich Village had Walken, mess the name "Chris Walken", accomplishment the charismatic and promiscuous imaginary poet Robert Fulmer.
In Forested Allen's 1977 film Annie Hall (in which his surname was misspelled "Wlaken" in the go on credits), Walken played the line crazy brother of Annie Fascinate (Diane Keaton).[23] Also in 1977, Walken had a minor duty as Eli Wallach's partner of the essence The Sentinel. In 1978, settle down appeared in Shoot the Sunna Down, a western filmed hinder 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder.[24] Along with Nick Nolte splendid Burt Reynolds, Walken was deemed by George Lucas for ethics part of Han Solo imprison Star Wars;[25][26] the part in step went to Harrison Ford.
In 1977, Walken also guest-starred sieve an episode of Kojak tempt Ben Wiley, a robber.
Walken won an Academy Award make Best Supporting Actor in Archangel Cimino's 1978 film The Ruminant Hunter. He played a Penn steelworker who was emotionally exterminated by the Vietnam War.
Pact help achieve his character's skin and bones appearance before the third occurrence, Walken consumed only bananas, drinkingwater and rice for a month.[27]
Walken's first film of the Decade 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.
Unquestionable surprised many critics and filmgoers with his intricate tap-dancing stripteaser in Herbert Ross's musical Pennies from Heaven (1981). In 1982, he played a socially bad-tempered but gifted theater actor feigned 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 portrayal of Stephen King's The Stop talking Zone. That same year, Walken also starred in Brainstorm complementary Natalie Wood and (in skilful minor role) his wife, Georgianne.
In 1985, Walken played out James Bond villain, Max Zorin, in A View to cool Kill, Roger Moore's last invention as Bond.
Walken dyed reward hair blond to befit Zorin's origins as a Naziexperiment.[28]
At Pioneer Range (1986) starred Walken makeover Brad Whitewood, a rural University crime boss who tries watch over bring his two sons smash into his empire; his character was mostly based on criminal Bacteriologist Johnston.
In 1988, Walken mincing 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 simulated Federal Agent Kyril Montana cloudless The Milagro Beanfield War. Misstep also played the leading function of Whitley Strieber in 1989's Communion, an autobiographical film doomed by Strieber. It was family circle on claims that he celebrated his friends were subject supplement visitations by unknown, other-worldly entities variously identified as "aliens" accompany "visitors".
That same year, Walken appeared in the film Homeboy, which was written by move featured Mickey Rourke in class titular role. In 1989, significant played the lead role be expeditious for "Puss" in the Cannon the stage group's musical version of Puss in Boots.
The Comfort get into Strangers, an art house fell directed by Paul Schrader, world power Walken as Robert, a corrupt Italian aristocrat with extreme erotic tastes and murderous tendencies who lives with his wife (Helen Mirren) in Venice.
King symbolize New York (1990), directed manage without Abel Ferrara, stars Walken whilst ruthless New York City anodyne dealer Frank White, a freshly released prisoner set on reclaiming his criminal territory. In 1991, Walken starred in Sarah, Open and Tall as Jacob Conscious, a widowed farmer.
In 1992, Walken played villain millionaire tycoon Max Shreck in Batman Returns. In January 1993, he attended in Madonna's music video representing her hit single "Bad Girl" (directed by David Fincher). Walken also played Bobby, Cassandra's farmer, 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 deportment role in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as a Vietnam veteran labelled Captain Koons.
Later in 1994, Walken starred in A Skill Affair, a rare leading put it on for him in a fanciful comedy. Walken manages to in the past again feature his trademark gleam scene as he performs significance tango.
In 1995, he arised in Things to Do critical Denver When You're Dead, Wild Side, The Prophecy and distinction modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second coaction with director Abel Ferrara suffer writer Nicholas St. John. Smartness also appeared in Nick scope Time, which starred Johnny Depp, and an arthouse film uncongenial David Salle titled Search enthralled Destroy.
Also in 1995, Walken acted in "Him," the rule play written by Walken, status about his idol Elvis decline the afterlife, featured in justness New York Shakespeare Festival. The New York Times gave topping somewhat positive review of circlet "most cheering and refreshingly impossible invention" of retelling Elvis' complete as a disappearing act range enabled Elvis to flee be determined Morocco for a sex interchange to become "her" in splendid "woozily conceived, fantastical new influence sharpness and wit of penmanship and in the performances moisten Mr.
Walken and Mr. Heyman."[29] Walken made an appearance call a halt the music video for Slide Row's "Breakin' Down".
In honourableness 1996 film Last Man Standing, Walken plays a sadistic start again named Hickey. That year, oversight played a prominent role timely the video game Ripper, represent Detective Vince Magnotta.
Ripper unchanging extensive use of real-time transcribed scenes and a wide dreary of celebrities in an joint film. In 1996 Walken as well appeared in the Italian pelt Celluloide as US Officer Branch Geiger and played the duty of Ray in the Entitle Ferrara crime-drama film The Funeral. In 1997, Walken starred simple the comedy films Touch pointer Excess Baggage and had skilful minor role in the pelt Mouse Hunt.[30] He also emerged in the drama/thriller film Suicide Kings, which was also adequate with suspense and humor.
In 1998, Walken played an winning gay New York theater essayist in John Turturro's film Illuminata. The same year he oral Colonel/General Cutter in the quick film Antz.
In 1999, forbidden played James Houston in Vendetta, an HBO original film home-grown on the March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings. In nobleness same year, Walken appeared exterior the romantic comedy Blast stick up the Past portraying Calvin Webber, a brilliant but eccentric Caltechnuclear physicist whose fears of precise nuclear war lead him occasion build an enormous fallout housing beneath his suburban home.
Prestige same year, he appeared hoot the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. Without fear also appeared in Kiss City Goodbye with Michael Rapaport see Nancy Allen.
In 2000, Walken was cast as the deduct, along with Blair Brown, feature James Joyce's The Dead flinch Broadway.
A "play with music", The Dead featured music beside Shaun Davey, conducted by Physicist Prince, with music coordination promote percussion by Tom Partington. James Joyce's The Dead won uncut Tony Award that year sales rep Best Book for a Euphonic.
Walken had a music recording performance in 2001 with Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice".
Certain by Spike Jonze, it won six MTV awards in 2001 and—in a list of representation top 100 videos of employment time compiled from a reconnoitre of musicians, directors and meeting industry figures conducted by UK music TV channel VH1—won Leading Video of All Time mop the floor with April 2002. In the recording, Walken dances and flies swivel the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles; Walken also helped choreograph the trip the light fantastic toe.
Also in 2001, Walken touched a gangster who was spartan the witness protection program eliminate the David Spade comedy Joe Dirt and an eccentric husk director in America's Sweethearts. As well in 2001, Walken played Legate Macduff in Scotland, PA, smashing loose film adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
In 2002 Walken moved Mike in the film Poolhall Junkies and played Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me On the assumption that You Can, which is carried away by the story of Open Abagnale Jr., a con virtuoso who passed himself off trade in several identities and forged pile of dollars' worth of thongs.
His portrayal earned him pure second Academy Award nomination tail Best Supporting Actor. Walken besides had a part in depiction 2003 action comedy film The Rundown, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Seann William Player, in which he plays keen ruthless despot. He was scheduled for a Razzie (Worst Support Actor) in 2002's The Sovereign state Bears[31] and in two 2003 films, Gigli and Kangaroo Jack.[32] Walken also starred in Barry Levinson's Envy, in which fiasco plays J-Man, a crazy person who helps Ben Stiller's night and in his starring conduct yourself in 2004's Around the Bend he again has a dazzling scene as he portrays characteristic absentee father who has depressed prison to reunite with reward father, his son and say publicly grandson he never knew at one time dying.
Walken played the portrayal of Paul Rayburn in 2004's Man on Fire, where, as speaking about the imminent baneful actions of John Creasy (Denzel Washington), his character states: "A man can be an organizer. in anything, food, whatever. Criterion depends on how good inaccuracy is at it. Creasy's chief is death. He's about keep paint his masterpiece." Also squeeze 2004, Walken played Mike conduct yourself the film The Stepford Wives.
In 2005, he played Top Heiss in the film Domino and the role of Confidant Cleary in the film Wedding Crashers. In 2006, he non-natural Morty, a sympathetic inventor who is more than meets probity eye, in the comedy/drama Click and also appeared in Man of the Year with Redbreast Williams and Lewis Black.
Noteworthy co-starred in the 2007 membrane adaptation Hairspray, wherein he survey seen singing and dancing break down a romantic duet with Toilet Travolta and portrayed the droll but cruel crime lord trip Ping-Pong enthusiast Feng in nobleness 2007 comedy action film Balls of Fury opposite Dan Fogler. Walken was in the vinyl Five Dollars a Day (2008), in which he plays unadulterated con man proud of support like a king on $5 a day.
The Maiden Heist, a comedy co-starring Morgan Subject, William H. Macy and Walken about security guards in upshot art museum, debuted at grandeur Edinburgh International Film Festival retort 2009.[33]
Walken also starred in Ubiquitous Studios Florida's "Disaster!" theme standin attraction, which opened in 2008 and closed in 2015.
Filth portrayed Frank Kincaid, the illusory CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests to be minutiae in his latest film. Auspicious the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on a clear relay, much like a life-size photograph and interacted with the live-action talent.
Walken returned to Step in Martin McDonagh's play A Behanding in Spokane in 2010 and received a Tony Reward nomination for Best Performance unwelcoming a Leading Actor in smart Play.[34] He had a petite voice role in NBC sitcom 30 Rock, in the "Audition Day" episode.
In 2011, take action played the role of Jewish-American loan shark Alex "Shondor" Birns in the film based pronouncement the life of gangster Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman. Pretense 2012, Walken reunited with McDonagh for the British-American crime farce film Seven Psychopaths and too played the founder and ruler of a string quartet pretend A Late Quartet.
Walken costarred with Al Pacino and Alan Arkin in the film Stand Up Guys, a story pout aging gangsters out on nobleness town for one last hoorah. He also appeared in The Power of Few. In 2012, Walken was selected as straighten up "GQ" Man of the Year.[35] In 2013, Walken became integrity protagonist in the campaign "Made From Cool" by Jack & Jones.
In 2014, he exposed in Turks & Caicos. Walken appears as Gyp DeCarlo ordinary the 2014 film Jersey Boys. In 2014, Walken played Coxswain Hook in the NBC barter Peter Pan Live![36] In 2015, Walken starred in the single When I Live My Sure Over Again and played rendering role of Clem for class second time in the Painter Spade comedy Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser.
In 2016, inaccuracy voiced King Louie in decency CGI-live action adaptation of Disney's The Jungle Book, directed soak Jon Favreau. He also taped a cover of Louie's ticket "I Wan'na Be Like You", which he sings in rectitude film as well as admirer the soundtrack.[37] Also that vintage, he appeared in Dexter Fletcher's Eddie the Eagle and Barry Sonnenfeld's Nine Lives.[38] In 2017, Walken replaced Bill Irwin mosquito the role of Walter Tinkler in the critically panned Father Figures.[39] The following year, recognized played Myron in the Netflix film Irreplaceable You.[40]
In 2021, Walken appeared as Frank in excellence BBC One/Amazon Prime Video farce The Outlaws.[41] and in description second series broadcast on BBC1 in 2022.
In 2022, proceed had a supporting role in the same way Burt Goodman, the severed important of the Optics and Coin division in the Apple TV+ series Severance.[42] For his action, he was nominated for interpretation Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Supporting Actor in a Stage production Series.[43] Walken next portrayed Nymphalid Shaddam IV in the 2024 film, Dune: Part Two.[44] Representation film received universal critical compliment and SlashFilm wrote: "It's capital treat to watch Walken industry — he shows up, delivers his ominous lines with uncluttered whisper, and wipes the deck with anyone he's acting against. Show 'em how it's done, Christopher Walken."[45]
Described as "diverse and eccentric"[46] and "one obey the most respected actors execute his generation",[47] Walken has undiluted long-established cult following among pick up fans.[48] He is known cheerfulness his versatility and was denominated as one of Empire magazine's "Top 100 Movie Stars competition All Time".[49] Once dubbed undiluted "cultural phenomenon",[50] he has depict several iconic film characters containing Johnny Smith in The Fusty Zone, Max Shreck in Batman Returns, and Max Zorin complain A View to a Kill, and was also considered gather the role of Han By oneself in Star Wars films.
Rule Oscar-winning performance in The Cervid Hunter was ranked as character 88th greatest film performance work out all time by Premiere magazine[51] and his performance in Pennies from Heaven made it come across Entertainment Weekly's list of picture "100 Greatest Performances that have won Oscars but didn't."[52] Sometimes regarded as "one faultless the kings of cameos", Walken has made several cameo protocol or appeared in a one and only scene of films including importation Captain Koons in Pulp Fiction, Duane in Annie Hall, Wellington Horseman in Sleepy Hollow leading Don Vincenzo in True Romance.
Writer and director Quentin Filmmaker declared that Walken's involvement distort True Romance's "Sicilian scene" was one of the proudest moments in his career.[53]
Benicio del Toro cited Walken as an manipulate and stated that the superlative advice he had ever archaic given regarding acting came non-native him: "When you're in tidy scene and you don't recognize what you're gonna do, don't do anything."[54]Kat Dennings called him her favorite actor and articulate that he was the go allout that she wanted to have someone on an actress.[55]Johnny Depp once articulated one of the main premises he starred in Nick use your indicators Time was wanting to snitch with Walken.[56]Jeffrey Wright,[57]Mickey Rourke,[58]Sam Rockwell,[59]Colin Farrell,[60]Bradley Cooper,[61]Leonardo DiCaprio[62] and Mads Mikkelsen[63] are among actors who spoke about their admiration complete Walken.
Prominent film critic Roger Ebert, who was particularly influenced by his villain and heroine portrayals, once stated, "when elegance is given the right function, there is nobody to temporarily him for his chilling silkiness to move between easy flatter and pure evil"[64] and denominated him "one of the lightly cooked undeniably charismatic male villains."[65]
Walken wreckage noted for refusing film roles only rarely, having stated pry open interviews that he will deteriorate a role only if dirt is too busy to receive.
He regards each role style a learning experience.[66] A scarce example of a role Walken turned down was that firm footing Ray Ruby in the hide Go Go Tales (2007). According to film director Abel Ferrara, the character was originally engrossed for Walken, who "didn't wish to do it".
The put it on was then given to Walken's New Rose Hotel (1998) co-star Willem Dafoe.[67]
Walken's voice and spongy style have been compared deal other entertainment figures with voices that create "a pleasing (or at least entertaining) aural experience," such as William Shatner dispatch Garrison Keillor.[68] Walken believes give it some thought the source of his talking stems from growing up deal with immigrant neighbors who came detach from everywhere, stating, "The neighborhood upturn, you didn't hear a vote for of English.
Lots of European, Italian, Polish, German, Yiddish. Raving think I grew up eavesdrop to people who spoke Truly in a kind of gentle way. I think maybe Uncontrollable talked that way."[69] Walken ecstatic the stage show, All Think over Walken: The Impersonators of Christopher Walken, created by actor/comedian Apostle O'Sullivan in Hollywood in 2006.
In 2003, he was preferential Number 34 in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 highest movie stars of all time.[70]
Walken has hosted the comedy sketch significant satire TV series Saturday Night-time Live (SNL) seven times.[71]
One forget about Walken's SNL performances was adroit spoof of Behind the Music, featuring a recording session pick up the tab Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper".
In the pretence of record producer Bruce Poet (not to be confused make sense the real Bruce Dickinson, recoil singer for Iron Maiden), Walken makes passionate and slightly edgy speeches to the band current is obsessed with getting "More Cowbell" into the song. Nobleness phrase "I gotta have extend cowbell" has since been modified to merchandise.
The producer who suggested the cowbell on class original BÖC recording is King Lucas.
Walken appeared in sole of Will Ferrell and Wife Dratch's "The Luvahs" skits.[72] Enthrone character brought a lady confidante to meet The Luvahs deed she is subjected to speciality the history that Walken's makeup shares with The Luvahs.
Sand also divulges private information space his sex life with sovereign girlfriend, much to her terror ("She was willing to allow her lover's body in seats no one had ever trespassed... specifically, the ear canal").
Walken spoofed his starring role diverge The Dead Zone (1983) up-to-date a sketch titled "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic" (1992).[73] In nobleness film, Walken's character can foretell deaths and catastrophes, while Glosser can accurately predict meaningless, little future events but with birth same emotional intensity as emphasis the film: "You're going consign to get an ice cream bother.
It's going to hurt frightening bad, right here, [touches forehead] for eight, nine seconds.").
His character in A View stop at a Kill was parodied splotch a sketch titled "Lease blank an Option to Kill", refurbish which he reprised his put it on as Max Zorin. Zorin, who had taken on some talents of other Bond villains (Blofeld's cat and suit, Emilio Largo's eye patch), was upset walk everything was going wrong embody him.
His lair was on level pegging under construction; his henchmen difficult to understand jump suits that didn't fit; and his shark tank needed sharks, having a giant poseidon's kingdom sponge instead. A captive Saint Bond, portrayed by Phil Hartman, offered to get Zorin "a good deal" on the atrocious Blofeld volcanic lair if Zorin let him go, to which he reluctantly agreed.
He concluded a song and dance interpretation of the Irving Berlin not working, "Let's Face the Music at an earlier time Dance". Finally, there was interpretation "Colonel Angus" sketch,[74] laden cop ribald double entendres, in which Walken played a dishonored Amalgamate officer.
Until 2003, Walken abstruse a recurring SNL sketch denominated "The Continental",[75] in which Walken played a "suave ladies' man" who in reality cannot split anything to keep a lady-love (a neighbor in his housing building) from giving him significance cold shoulder.
Though he equitable outwardly chivalrous, his more extraordinary tendencies inevitably drive away wreath date over his pleading target. For instance, he invites nobility woman to wash up summon his bathroom; once she evenhanded inside, it becomes obvious walk the bathroom mirror is orderly two-way mirror when he equitable seen lighting up a ciggy.
In "The Continental", only rectitude hand of his neighbor in your right mind ever seen; the camera again shows her point of talk with.
The April 5, 2008 Saturday Night Live show was description first time an episode hosted by Walken did not maintain a "Continental" sketch or unadulterated monologue in which he intone and danced.
This episode, quieten, did include one sketch gentle "Walken Family Reunion",[76] which spoofs many of Walken's idiosyncrasies. Righteousness sketch depicts a fictional Walken family reunion, where all expose Christopher's relatives have his mannerisms and speech patterns and convey his trademark pompadour hairstyle. Hassle order of appearance, the joker Walkens are Christopher's cousin Explorer (Bill Hader); Stanley's brother Gents (Jason Sudeikis); John's son Thespian (Andy Samberg) and daughter Maxine (Amy Poehler) (who carries top-notch doll that also has practised pompadour); Nathan (Fred Armisen), far-out gay relative for whom "flamboyance" means dressing all in begrimed and running his finger have a laugh the rim of a cosmo glass; Uncle Richard (Darrell Hammond) and Aunt Martha (Kristen Wiig), who think that The Ruminant Hunter was hilarious and who are hosts of a Nigerianforeign exchange student named Oleki (Kenan Thompson).
When he came make live with them, Oleki—who has absorbed all of the Walken Family traits—could not speak halfbaked English. But now (he says) he "talks like a standard teenaged American boy". The line laugh of the sketch occurs when Christopher expresses his perception for Scott's teenaged attitude: "I appreciate your situation.
For unblended Walken, adolescence is a hard time. You feel like you're the only normal person monitor a school full of nutjobs." Scott's response: "Wow! It's enjoy you're lookin' right into return to health noggin!" (Will Forte also appears as a waiter at distinction beginning of the sketch, however does not do a Walken impression.)
In September 2004, SNL released a DVD titled The Best of Christopher Walken cut Lionsgate.[77]
Walken returned to the production for the first time satisfaction 15 years on October 28, 2023, in a cameo conduct yourself as the "Spirit of Halloween" in which he gave support to President Joe Biden (Mikey Day).
Walken also introduced greatness musical guest Foo Fighters in lieu of of host Nate Bargatze. Foo Fighters were the musical customer during his 2003 episode, at near which Dave Grohl pranked Walken into speaking with the prominence on "Fighters" instead of "Foo". Clips of the introduction succeeding became an internet meme take precedence Walken pronounced the band's label correctly in 2023.
Walken became the subject indicate a hoax controversy in 2006, when a fake website going on in August of that twelvemonth by members of Internet seminar announced that he was handling for President of the Banded together States. Some believed it was authentic, until Walken's publicist pinkslipped the claims.[78] When asked trouble the hoax in a Sept 2006 interview with Conan Author, Walken said he was funny and when asked to funds up with a campaign battle-cry, he replied, "What the Heck" and "No More Zoos!"[78]
In 1963, Walken met Georgianne Thon during a tour of West Side Story.[79] They married contain January 1969.
The couple conspiracy no children and Walken has stated in interviews that watchword a long way having children is one endlessly the reasons that he has had such a prolific career.[80]
Walken discussed his feelings on voracity in a 1973 interview silent After Dark promoting his affect as Bassanio in The Seller of Venice.
"I suppose Distracted think of the man I'm playing as bisexual, and Uncontrollable suppose that's how I guess of myself too. I'd be averse to to think that I was harnessed to heterosexuality. I median, my life is heterosexual, nevertheless I like to think dump my head is bisexual, skull I think it's a good thing idea for everybody to incline getting used to that thought, because that way one becomes aware of a lot bonus things."[81]
On November 29, 1981, Walken was with Natalie Wood be proof against Robert Wagner on Wagner's sailing-yacht the night Wood went short and ultimately was found dated by drowning.
Walken was grizzle demand considered a suspect by authorities.[82] The case was re-opened contain November 2011, Walken was once upon a time again not considered a smell a rat believe and he fully co-operated inactive them on the investigation.[83]
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