Who is Christopher Walken

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"Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important." -- Christopher Walken

He sings and dances, has won an Oscar and is the only guest host on Saturday Night Live to have his own recurring character.  Christopher Walken has a style and vocal delivery that have not only made him distinctive in the world of acting, but over the decades of his career they've developed a highly-devoted fan base.

Chris Walken at a Glance 

Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New York, Batman Returns, True Romance, Catch Me If You Can, Waynes World 2, Pulp Fiction, and Wedding Crashers, as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna, Journey and Fatboy Slim.

Walkens films have grossed more than $1.8 billion in the United States. He has also played the main role in the Shakespeare plays Haml...

Three Movies Starring Christopher Walken You MUST See! 

1) THE DEER HUNTER - Walken won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a Pennsylvania steel worker who enlists with several friends, is sent to fight in Vietnam and whose life is changed forever. The Russian roulette scene, where the friends are forced to play against each other, is a tour de force.

2) PULP FICTION - Chris plays a small supporting role in this multiple storyline movie, but it's one of those gems of a part. He turns up in a flashback/dream, as the Army buddy of Bruce Willis' character's father. With all seriousness, he delivers a monologue about being a Vietnam POW and smuggling out the dead dad's watch via a bodily orifice, so that the son (Willis) could have it.

3) CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Walken plays the father of Leonardo DeCaprio's character, a professional con man and imposter who passed millions of dollars worth of bad checks. Walken was nominated for another Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this role.

Recommended Christopher Walken Movies 

The Deer Hunter

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True Romance - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Christopher Walken

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The Prophecy

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Catch Me If You Can (Full Screen Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Chris Walken Links and Info 

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Walken 2008 - Campaign Website
"Our great country is in a terrible downward spiral. We're outsourcing jobs, bankrupting social security, and losing lives at war. We need to focus on what's important-- paying attention to our children, our citizens, our future. We need to think about improving our failing educational system, making better use of our resources, and helping to promote a stable, safe, and tolerant global society. It's time to be smart about our politics. It's time to get America back on track."
Walken on the Web - The Christopher Walken Fan Site
Comprehensive site honoring stage and screen actor Christopher Walken, with filmography, theater credits, reviews, news, gallery, shopping, links and more.
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Half A Century In Show Business: a difinitive look at this talented performer who has graced the stage and screen for over fifty years...
Letters to Walken
While Artist-in-Residence at Cornell's arts dorm, I was expected to come up with stimulating art-related programs for the students to participate in. "Letters to Walken" allowed them the chance to write their yearly Christmas letter to Christopher Walken.
Walken Works: A Christopher Walken film review site
Reviews films Christopher Walken has appeared in; drawing on French philosophy and cultural studies with photos and links.

Chris Walken Video Highlights 


Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim

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Christopher Walken's Three Little Pigs

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Chicken with Pears

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Pulp Fiction Captain Koons Christopher Walken Scene

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Christopher Walken sings Delilah

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Walken in Annie Hall

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Walken Fans and More 

Set Stealer Christopher Walken | Gossip Blender
Christopher Walken never buys his own clothes.The 66-year-old actor - who has starred in over 100 Hollywood movies - said he always raids the costume department of whichever set he is on, so he doesn't ever need to buy his own clothes. ...
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and now the latest minted A-lister to join the list is Christopher Walken who claims he never buys clothes. Talking to German newspaper, Zeit, he of the amazing standy-uppy hair and distinctive, much imitated voice reveals: ?I'll tell ...
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Brainstorm

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At Close Range

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Communion (Special Collector's Edition)

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Hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 

Christopher Walken's appearances as the host of Saturday Night Live are truly original. Not only has he hosted multiple times, he's one of the few performers who has an outstanding offer to host once a year if he so desires. He almost always does some sort of song-and-dance routine as part of his monologue and he's the only host to have his own recurring chracter, The Continental.

January 20, 1990 - Musical Guest, Bonnie Raitt

October 24, 1992 - Musical Guest, Arrested Development

January 13, 1996 - Musical Guest, Joan Osbourne

April 8, 2000 - Musical Guest, Christina Aguilara

May 19, 2001 - Musical Guest, Weezer

February 22, 2003 - Musical Guest, Foo Fighters

April 5, 2008 - Musical Guest, Panic at the Disco

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