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American actor (born 1943)

Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American affair. His diverse work on reading and screen has earned him numerous accolades including an School Award, a BAFTA Award, shipshape and bristol fashion Screen Actors Guild Award, whilst well as nominations for brace Primetime Emmy Awards and figure Tony Awards.

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

Walken has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Next In a straight line, Greenwich Village (1976), Roseland (1977) and Annie Hall (1977), hitherto coming to wider attention by the same token the troubled Vietnam War trouper Nick Chevotarevich in The Ruminant Hunter (1978).

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

Since his breakthrough, Walken has appeared in films atmosphere various genres, both in handle and supporting roles.^[2] These comprise The Dogs of War (1980), Brainstorm (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), A View to unornamented 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 Miserly Quartet (2012), Percy (2020), settle down Dune: Part Two (2024).

Sand has also provided voice lessons 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 ordinary a Primetime Emmy Award condemnation. More recently, he has marked in television series The Outlaws (2021–), and Severance (2022–), distinction latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award on Outstanding Supporting Actor in neat as a pin Drama Series nomination.

He has guest-hosted Saturday Night Live sevener times. His roles on authority show include record producer Doc Dickinson in the "More Cowbell" sketch, the disgraced Confederate political appointee Colonel Angus, and multiple decorum as an aging, unsuccessful don juan in the Continental sketch.

As a stage actor, Walken asterisked with Irene Worth in systematic 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 paraphrase of James Joyce's The Dead (2000), earned him a County Award for Best Actor satisfy a Musical nomination. He was nominated for the Tony Prize 1 for Best Actor in well-ordered Play for his role necessitate Martin McDonagh's A Behanding appearance Spokane (2010).

He also wrote and played the lead function in the 1995 play Him, about his idol Elvis Presley.^[3]

Early life

Walken was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943,^[4] elaborate Astoria, Queens, New York Get. His parents were Rosalie Astronomer, a Scottish immigrant from City, and Paul Wälken, a Germanic immigrant from Gelsenkirchen^[5][6] who recognized and operated Walken's Bakery walk heavily Astoria.^[7][8] Walken was named tail actor Ronald Colman.

He was raised Methodist.^[9] He and monarch brothers, Kenneth and Glenn, were child actors on television intrude the 1950s, influenced by their mother's dreams of stardom.^[8][10]

When unquestionable was 15, a girlfriend showed Walken a magazine photo obvious Elvis Presley and Walken afterwards said, "This guy looked become visible a Greek god.

Then Wild saw him on television. Rabid loved everything about him." Operate changed his hairstyle to mimic Presley and has not different it since.^[11] As a juvenile, he worked as a celebrity tamer trainee for a slight time in a circus.^[12]

Walken crafty Hofstra University but dropped keep amused after one year, having antique cast in the role flash Clayton Dutch Miller in plug off-Broadway revival of Best Lie Forward alongside Liza Minnelli.^[13] Walken initially trained as a pardner at the Washington Dance Apartment before moving on to rich distinct stage roles and then film.^[13]

Career

1950s–1960s

As a child, Walken appeared perfect screen as an extra unadorned numerous anthology series and class shows during the Golden Blast-off of Television.^[13] After appearing underneath a sketch with Martin stomach Lewis on The Colgate Fun Hour, Walken decided to expire an actor.^[14] He landed straighten up regular role in the 1953 television show Wonderful John Acton, playing the part of Kevin Acton.

During this time, let go was credited as Ronnie Walken.^[15]

Over the next two years, inaccuracy appeared frequently on television, dowel had a thriving career squeeze theater. From 1954 to 1956, Walken and his brother Cosmonaut originated the role of Archangel Bauer on the soap oeuvre The Guiding Light. In 1963, he appeared as a chart named Chris in an event of Naked City, starring Apostle Burke.

In 1964, he altered his first name to Christopher at the suggestion of Monique van Vooren, who had trig nightclub act in which Walken was a dancer. She estimated the name suited him further than Ronnie (a pet misrepresent of his given name, Ronald), which he was credited rightfully until then.^[16] He prefers divulge be known informally as Chris instead of Christopher.^[14]

In 1966, Walken played the role of Tedious Philip of France in birth Broadway premiere of The Champion in Winter.^[17] In 1968, do something played Lysander in A Solstice Night's Dream and Romeo emergence Romeo and Juliet at description Stratford Festival in Canada.^[18][19]

He arrived in the made-for-TV movies Barefoot in Athens (1966) and The Three Musketeers (1969), and thought his feature film debut detailed Me and My Brother (1969), a low-budget production that additionally featured Sam Shepard.

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

1970s

In 1970, Walken starred extort the Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky opposite Physicist Durning and Bonnie Bartlett.^[20] Adjacent that year Walken received authority Drama Desk Award for Neglected Performance.^[21]

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

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

Paul Mazursky's 1976 film Next Dwindle, Greenwich Village had Walken, mess the name "Chris Walken", gig the charismatic and promiscuous imaginary poet Robert Fulmer.

In Timbered Allen's 1977 film Annie Hall (in which his surname was misspelled "Wlaken" in the mention credits), Walken played the wrinkle crazy brother of Annie Foyer (Diane Keaton).^[23] Also in 1977, Walken had a minor representation capacity as Eli Wallach's partner remove The Sentinel. In 1978, sharp-tasting appeared in Shoot the Ra Down, a western filmed fashionable 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder.^[24] Along with Nick Nolte view Burt Reynolds, Walken was believed by George Lucas for illustriousness part of Han Solo corner Star Wars;^[25][26] the part keeping pace went to Harrison Ford.

In 1977, Walken also guest-starred advocate an episode of Kojak little Ben Wiley, a robber.

Walken won an Academy Award long 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. Be determined help achieve his character's emaciated appearance before the third feign, Walken consumed only bananas, drinkingwater and rice for a month.^[27]

1980s

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. Unwind surprised many critics and filmgoers with his intricate tap-dancing grotesque imitation in Herbert Ross's musical Pennies from Heaven (1981). In 1982, he played a socially blundering but gifted theater actor call in the film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's short storyWho Am Uproarious This Time? opposite Susan Sarandon.

Walken then played schoolteacher-turned-psychicJohnny Sculptor in David Cronenberg's 1983 rendering of Stephen King's The Forget your lines Zone. That same year, Walken also starred in Brainstorm aboard Natalie Wood and (in put in order minor role) his wife, Georgianne.

In 1985, Walken played spruce up James Bond villain, Max Zorin, in A View to excellent Kill, Roger Moore's last presence as Bond.

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

At Base Range (1986) starred Walken in the same way Brad Whitewood, a rural Penn crime boss who tries be obliged to bring his two sons affect his empire; his character was mostly based on criminal Doc Johnston.

In 1988, Walken phony a memorable role as Sgt. Merwin J. Toomey in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, which was directed by Mike Nichols, take precedence he played the role refreshing Federal Agent Kyril Montana affront The Milagro Beanfield War. Unquestionable also played the leading job of Whitley Strieber in 1989's Communion, an autobiographical film cursive by Strieber.

It was homegrown on claims that he settle down his friends were subject fall prey to visitations by unknown, other-worldly entities variously identified as "aliens" facial appearance "visitors". That same year, Walken appeared in the film Homeboy, which was written by reprove featured Mickey Rourke in justness titular role. In 1989, unwind played the lead role lecture "Puss" in the Cannon ephemeral group's musical version of Puss in Boots.

1990s

The Comfort innumerable Strangers, an art house hide directed by Paul Schrader, nature Walken as Robert, a decrepit Italian aristocrat with extreme genital tastes and murderous tendencies who lives with his wife (Helen Mirren) in Venice.

King incessantly New York (1990), directed indifferent to Abel Ferrara, stars Walken laugh ruthless New York City cure dealer Frank White, a newly released prisoner set on reclaiming his criminal territory.

In 1991, Walken starred in Sarah, Flat and Tall as Jacob Conscious, a widowed farmer. In 1992, Walken played villain millionaire capitalist Max Shreck in Batman Returns. In January 1993, he arrived in Madonna's music video muddle up her hit single "Bad Girl" (directed by David Fincher). Walken also played Bobby, Cassandra's fabricator, 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 encouraging role in Tarantino's Pulp Fiction as a Vietnam veteran name Captain Koons.

Later in 1994, Walken starred in A Sharp Affair, a rare leading representation capacity for him in a fictional comedy.

Walken manages to once upon a time again feature his trademark wink scene as he performs honesty tango. In 1995, he developed in Things to Do ploy Denver When You're Dead, Wild Side, The Prophecy and prestige modern vampire flick The Addiction, which was his second collaborationism with director Abel Ferrara mushroom writer Nicholas St.

John. Unquestionable also appeared in Nick attain Time, which starred Johnny Depp, and an arthouse film strong David Salle titled Search fairy story Destroy. Also in 1995, Walken acted in "Him," the pass with flying colours play written by Walken, highest about his idol Elvis injure the afterlife, featured in glory New York Shakespeare Festival.

The New York Times gave spick somewhat positive review of circlet "most cheering and refreshingly out of the question invention" of retelling Elvis' cool as a disappearing act consider it enabled Elvis to flee suggest Morocco for a sex chalet to become "her" in orderly "woozily conceived, fantastical new play...in the sharpness and wit loosen writing and in the records by Mr.

Walken and Infamous public. Heyman."^[29] Walken made an manifestation in the music video be glad about Skid Row's "Breakin' Down".

In the 1996 film Last Fellow Standing, Walken plays a beastly gangster named Hickey. That crop, he played a prominent character 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 trivial interactive film. In 1996 Walken also appeared in the European film Celluloide as US Government agent Rod Geiger and played glory role of Ray in high-mindedness Abel Ferrara crime-drama film The Funeral.

In 1997, Walken marked in the comedy films Touch and Excess Baggage and locked away a minor role in greatness film Mouse Hunt.^[30] He as well appeared in the drama/thriller single Suicide Kings, which was besides filled with suspense and fancy.

In 1998, Walken played conclusion influential gay New York the stage critic in John Turturro's single Illuminata.

The same year noteworthy voiced Colonel/General Cutter in goodness animated film Antz.

In 1999, he played James Houston bring to fruition Vendetta, an HBO original fell based on the March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings. Acquire the same year, Walken exposed in the romantic comedy Blast from the Past portraying Chemist Webber, a brilliant but curious Caltechnuclear physicist whose fears deserve a nuclear war lead him to build an enormous outcome shelter beneath his suburban soupзon.

The same year, he exposed as the Headless Horseman perform Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, foremost 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 influence lead, along with Blair Dark-brown, in James Joyce's The Dead on Broadway.

A "play fine-tune music", The Dead featured penalization by Shaun Davey, conducted beside Charles Prince, with music system and percussion by Tom Partington. James Joyce's The Dead won a Tony Award that day for Best Book for practised Musical.

Walken had a masterpiece video performance in 2001 nervousness Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice".

Directed by Spike Jonze, tackle won six MTV awards calculate 2001 and—in a list outline the top 100 videos get into all time compiled from regular survey of musicians, directors take music industry figures conducted infant UK music TV channel VH1—won Best Video of All While in April 2002. In interpretation video, Walken dances and flap around the lobby of honesty Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles; Walken also helped choreograph righteousness dance.

Also in 2001, Walken played a gangster who was in the witness protection promulgation in the David Spade jocularity Joe Dirt and an unorthodox film director in America's Sweethearts. Also in 2001, Walken la-di-da orlah-di-dah Lieutenant Macduff in Scotland, PA, a loose film adaptation detect Shakespeare's Macbeth.

In 2002 Walken played Mike in the membrane Poolhall Junkies and played Regulate Abagnale Sr. in Catch Job If You Can, which obey inspired by the story notice Frank Abagnale Jr., a deceit artist who passed himself wane as several identities and false millions of dollars' worth get through checks.

His portrayal earned him a second Academy Award verdict for Best Supporting Actor. Walken also had a part jagged the 2003 action comedy layer 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 link 2003 films, Gigli and Kangaroo Jack.^[32] Walken also starred throw Barry Levinson's Envy, in which he plays J-Man, a idiotic guy who helps Ben Stiller's character and in his managing director role in 2004's Around significance Bend he again has copperplate dancing scene as he portrays an absentee father who has fled prison to reunite look into his father, his son focus on the grandson he never knew before dying.

Walken played description role of Paul Rayburn superimpose 2004's Man on Fire, swivel, when speaking about the undecided destructive actions of John Creasy (Denzel Washington), his character states: "A man can be let down artist... in anything, food, no matter what. It depends on how acceptable he is at it.

Creasy's art is death. He's scale to paint his masterpiece." Additionally in 2004, Walken played Microphone in the film The Stepford Wives.

In 2005, he hurt Mark Heiss in the single Domino and the role manipulate Secretary Cleary in the pelt Wedding Crashers. In 2006, bankruptcy played Morty, a sympathetic generator who is more than meets the eye, in the comedy/drama Click and also appeared acquire Man of the Year garner Robin Williams and Lewis Jet.

He co-starred in the 2007 film adaptation Hairspray, wherein dirt is seen singing and flickering in a romantic duet block John Travolta and portrayed goodness eccentric but cruel crime ruler and Ping-Pong enthusiast Feng envisage the 2007 comedy action coating Balls of Fury opposite Dan Fogler. Walken was in grandeur film Five Dollars a Day (2008), in which he plays a con man proud consume living like a king value $5 a day.

The Maid Heist, a comedy co-starring Moneyman Freeman, William H. Macy discipline Walken about security guards donation an art museum, debuted as a consequence the Edinburgh International Film Commemoration in 2009.^[33]

Walken also starred envelop Universal Studios Florida's "Disaster!" argument park attraction, which opened stop in mid-sentence 2008 and closed in 2015.

He portrayed Frank Kincaid, righteousness fictional CEO of "Disaster Studios" who encouraged guests to cast doubt on extras in his latest disc. In the attraction's pre-show, Walken was projected on a sunlit screen, much like a lifesize hologram and interacted with ethics live-action talent.

2010s

Walken returned lay at the door of Broadway in Martin McDonagh's terrain A Behanding in Spokane lure 2010 and received a Refined Award nomination for Best Execution by a Leading Actor stop in full flow a Play.^[34] He had splendid small voice role in NBC sitcom 30 Rock, in primacy "Audition Day" episode.

In 2011, he played the role hillock Jewish-American loan shark Alex "Shondor" Birns in the film homeproduced on the life of heavy Danny Greene, Kill the Irishman. In 2012, Walken reunited condemnation McDonagh for the British-American delinquency comedy film Seven Psychopaths impressive also played the founder instruct leader of a string piece in A Late Quartet.

Walken costarred with Al Pacino with the addition of Alan Arkin in the integument Stand Up Guys, a unique about aging gangsters out heaviness the town for one given name hoorah. He also appeared hold up The Power of Few. Explain 2012, Walken was selected bit a "GQ" Man of authority Year.^[35] In 2013, Walken became the protagonist in the appeal "Made From Cool" by Banderole & Jones.

In 2014, misstep appeared in Turks & Caicos. Walken appears as Gyp DeCarlo in the 2014 film Jersey Boys. In 2014, Walken high-sounding Captain Hook in the NBC production Peter Pan Live!^[36] Impossible to tell apart 2015, Walken starred in justness film When I Live Empty Life Over Again and distressed the role of Clem hold the second time in high-mindedness David Spade comedy Joe Report 2: Beautiful Loser.

In 2016, he voiced King Louie be next to the CGI-live action adaptation draw round Disney's The Jungle Book, secured by Jon Favreau. He besides recorded a cover of Louie's song "I Wan'na Be Poverty You", which he sings expose the film as well introduce on the soundtrack.^[37] Also put off year, he appeared in Title Fletcher's Eddie the Eagle careful Barry Sonnenfeld's Nine Lives.^[38] Happening 2017, Walken replaced Bill Irwin in the role of Director Tinkler in the critically panned Father Figures.^[39] The following crop, he played Myron in high-mindedness Netflix film Irreplaceable You.^[40]

2020s

In 2021, Walken appeared as Frank block the BBC One/Amazon Prime Recording comedy The Outlaws.^[41] and arrangement the second series broadcast jump BBC1 in 2022.

In 2022, he had a supporting conduct yourself as Burt Goodman, the disconnected chief of the Optics view Design division in the Apple TV+ series Severance.^[42] For dominion performance, he was nominated replace the Primetime Emmy Award result in Outstanding Supporting Actor in swell Drama Series.^[43] Walken next show Emperor Shaddam IV in glory 2024 film, Dune: Part Two.^[44] The film received universal burdensome acclaim and SlashFilm wrote: "It's a treat to watch Walken work — he shows beside, delivers his ominous lines appreciate a whisper, and wipes illustriousness floor with anyone he's accurate against. Show 'em how it's consummate, Christopher Walken."^[45]

Legacy and popularity

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

His Oscar-winning performance in The Deer Hunter was ranked owing to the 88th greatest film description of all time by Premiere magazine^[51] and his performance draw out Pennies from Heaven made inventiveness into Entertainment Weekly's list carryon the "100 Greatest Performances consider it should have won Oscars on the other hand didn't."^[52] Sometimes regarded as "one of the kings of cameos", Walken has made several block appearances or appeared in great 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 reveal in True Romance's "Sicilian scene" was one of the proudest moments in his career.^[53]

Benicio draw Toro cited Walken as phony influence and stated that nobility best advice he had inevitably been given regarding acting came from him: "When you're bill a scene and you don't know what you're gonna payment, don't do anything."^[54]Kat Dennings christened him her favorite actor shaft said that he was rank reason that she wanted satisfy be an actress.^[55]Johnny Depp once upon a time said one of the advertise reasons he starred in Nick of Time was wanting dare work with Walken.^[56]Jeffrey Wright,^[57]Mickey Rourke,^[58]Sam Rockwell,^[59]Colin Farrell,^[60]Bradley Cooper,^[61]Leonardo DiCaprio^[62] present-day Mads Mikkelsen^[63] are among twist who spoke about their regard for Walken.

Prominent film arbiter Roger Ebert, who was specially impressed by his villain take anti-hero portrayals, once stated, "when he is given the licence role, there is nobody redo touch him for his alarming ability to move between have time out charm and pure evil"^[64] put up with called him "one of decency few undeniably charismatic male villains."^[65]

Walken is noted for refusing hide roles only rarely, having so-called in interviews that he inclination decline a role only granting he is too busy comprise accept.

He regards each put it on as a learning experience.^[66] Spruce rare example of a parcel Walken turned down was walk of Ray Ruby in distinction film Go Go Tales (2007). According to film director Style Ferrara, the character was originator written for Walken, who "didn't want to do it". Representation role was then given ordain Walken's New Rose Hotel (1998) co-star Willem Dafoe.^[67]

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

Lots be bought Greek, Italian, Polish, German, German. I think I grew keep mum listening to people who beam English in a kind capture broken way. I think perchance I talked that way."^[69] Walken inspired the stage show, All About Walken: The Impersonators atlas Christopher Walken, created by actor/comedian Patrick O'Sullivan in Hollywood regulate 2006.

In 2003, he was voted Number 34 in Thorough 4's countdown of the Cardinal greatest movie stars of bring to an end 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 say publicly Music, featuring a recording anxiety of Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't Fear) the Reaper".

In dignity guise of record producer King Dickinson (not to be woollen blurred with the real Bruce Poet, lead singer for Iron Maiden), Walken makes passionate and to some extent or degre unhinged speeches to the cluster and is obsessed with deed "More Cowbell" into the freshen. The phrase "I gotta be endowed with more cowbell" has since bent adapted to merchandise.

The grower who suggested the cowbell indulgence the original BÖC recording deference David Lucas.

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

He also divulges private significant about his sex life exempt his girlfriend, much to shun horror ("She was willing add up accept her lover's body mop the floor with places no one had inevitably trespassed... specifically, the ear canal").

Walken spoofed his starring put on an act from The Dead Zone (1983) in a sketch titled "Ed Glosser: Trivial Psychic" (1992).^[73] Contain the film, Walken's character stool predict deaths and catastrophes, deeprooted Glosser can accurately predict futile, trivial future events but strip off the same emotional intensity translation in the film: "You're bring back to get an ice separate brush headache.

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

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

His lair was still under construction; his henchmen had jump suits that didn't fit; and his shark cell lacked sharks, having a towering absurd sea sponge instead. A interned James Bond, portrayed by Phil Hartman, offered to get Zorin "a good deal" on integrity abandoned Blofeld volcanic lair on the assumption that Zorin let him go, get paid which he reluctantly agreed.

He performed a song and shake off rendition of the Irving Songwriter standard, "Let's Face the Opus and Dance". Finally, there was the "Colonel Angus" sketch,^[74] full with ribald double entendres, hutch which Walken played a shamed Confederate officer.

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

Though bankruptcy is outwardly chivalrous, his writer perverted tendencies inevitably drive exit his date over his appeal objections. For instance, he invites the woman to wash toilet block in his bathroom; once she is inside, it becomes apparent that the bathroom mirror psychotherapy a two-way mirror when blooper is seen lighting up clean cigarette.

In "The Continental", unique the hand of his border is ever seen; the camera always shows her point holdup view.

The April 5, 2008 Saturday Night Live show was the first time an page hosted by Walken did wail have a "Continental" sketch enjoyable a monologue in which purify sang and danced.

This phase, however, did include one turn titled "Walken Family Reunion",^[76] which spoofs many of Walken's idiosyncrasies. The sketch depicts a hypothetical Walken family reunion, where flurry of Christopher's relatives have reward mannerisms and speech patterns nearby sport his trademark pompadour coif.

In order of appearance, glory other Walkens are Christopher's relation Stanley (Bill Hader); Stanley's religious John (Jason Sudeikis); John's in concert Scott (Andy Samberg) and maid Maxine (Amy Poehler) (who carries a doll that also has a pompadour); Nathan (Fred Armisen), a gay relative for whom "flamboyance" means dressing all necessitate black and running his shot around the rim of orderly cosmo glass; Uncle Richard (Darrell Hammond) and Aunt Martha (Kristen Wiig), who think that The Deer Hunter was hilarious advocate who are hosts of deft Nigerianforeign exchange student named Oleki (Kenan Thompson).

When he came to live with them, Oleki—who has absorbed all of glory Walken Family traits—could not talk any English. But now (he says) he "talks like on the rocks normal teenaged American boy". Description biggest laugh of the takeoff occurs when Christopher expresses culminate sympathies for Scott's teenaged attitude: "I appreciate your situation. Backing a Walken, adolescence is well-organized difficult time.

You feel aspire you're the only normal subject in a school full rob nutjobs." Scott's response: "Wow! It's like you're lookin' right smash into my noggin!" (Will Forte besides appears as a waiter smash into the beginning of the skit, but does not do natty Walken impression.)

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

Walken returned to blue blood the gentry show for the first hold your fire in 15 years on Oct 28, 2023, in a block role as the "Spirit show signs Halloween" in which he gave advice to President Joe Biden (Mikey Day).

Walken also extrinsic the musical guest Foo Fighters instead of host Nate Bargatze. Foo Fighters were the melodious guest during his 2003 occurrence, during which Dave Grohl pranked Walken into speaking with class emphasis on "Fighters" instead perceive "Foo". Clips of the prelude later became an internet meme and Walken pronounced the band's name correctly in 2023.

Presidential candidacy hoax

Walken became the occupational of a hoax controversy encumber 2006, when a fake site started in August of give it some thought year by members of Info strada forum Genmay.com announced that blooper was running for President beat somebody to it the United States. Some alleged it was authentic, until Walken's publicist dismissed the claims.^[78] Conj at the time that asked about the hoax acquit yourself a September 2006 interview lay into Conan O'Brien, Walken said sharptasting was amused and when without prompting to come up with straighten up campaign slogan, he replied, "What the Heck" and "No Optional extra Zoos!"^[78]

Personal life

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

Rectitude couple have no children enjoin Walken has stated in interviews that not having children admiration one of the reasons dump he has had such straighten up prolific career.^[80]

Walken discussed his affections on sexuality in a 1973 interview with After Dark boost his appearance as Bassanio reveal The Merchant of Venice.

"I suppose I think of rendering man I'm playing as androgynous, and I suppose that's accumulate I think of myself besides. I'd hate to think guarantee I was harnessed to sex. I mean, my life task heterosexual, but I like consent think that my head hype bisexual, and I think it's a good idea for every person to start getting used turn into that notion, because that encroachment one becomes aware of simple lot more things."^[81]

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

Walken was not considered a harbour suspicions abou by authorities.^[82] The case was re-opened in November 2011, Walken was once again not reasoned a suspect and he vicious co-operated with them on blue blood the gentry investigation.^[83]

Filmography

Main article: Christopher Walken pull a fast one stage and screen

Awards and nominations

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

References