Christopher Walken Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Ronald Walken
Date of birth:
March 31. 1943
Place of birth:
Queens, New York, USA
Astrology Sign:
Aries
Height:
6'
Hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye color:
Blue-hazel
Fathers name:
Paul Walken
Mothers name:
Rosalie Walken
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In a career that spans nearly fifty years, Christopher Walken has gained considerable cult following among film and television audiences due to his portrayal of cold villains and generally weird characters. His body of work is composed of more than one hundred appearances in film and television, all showcasing his talent for deadpan acting and his quirky speech patterns. Some of these works embrace not just drama but also the horror and suspense genres. Christopher Walken has also worked among some of the most renowned directors in the industry, such as Tim Burton, Quentin Tarantino, Woody Allen and Sidney Lumet.
Born in New York City on March 31, 1943, Ronald Walken had his first break as an actor at the age of ten as the narrator in the television show The Wonderful John Acton. Previously, he had already been playing bit parts in various shows on television. In the next twenty years, Ronald would develop a bustling career in the theater, playing lead roles in Shakespearean plays and then changing his first name from Ronald to Christopher.
Christopher Walken got his first taste of acting for the big screen when he landed a role in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes, which starred Sean Connery. This was in 1971. In 1972, he got his first starring role in The Mind Snatchers, where he played a disturbed American soldier in Germany. The next three decades would seen him included in such roles as a man waking up with psychic abilities after five years in comatose in Stephen King's The Dead Zone, as the industrialist Max Shreck in Batman Returns, the disturbing Vietnam War veteran in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and the headless horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Among the most notable of his films is the controversial The Deer Hunter, where he played a young steelworker from Pennsylvania who was scarred by his experience in the Vietnam War. The role won Christopher Walken his only Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in 1978. He was also nominated in for an Oscar in Catch Me If You Can.
Born in New York City on March 31, 1943, Ronald Walken had his first break as an actor at the age of ten as the narrator in the television show The Wonderful John Acton. Previously, he had already been playing bit parts in various shows on television. In the next twenty years, Ronald would develop a bustling career in the theater, playing lead roles in Shakespearean plays and then changing his first name from Ronald to Christopher.
Christopher Walken got his first taste of acting for the big screen when he landed a role in Sidney Lumet's The Anderson Tapes, which starred Sean Connery. This was in 1971. In 1972, he got his first starring role in The Mind Snatchers, where he played a disturbed American soldier in Germany. The next three decades would seen him included in such roles as a man waking up with psychic abilities after five years in comatose in Stephen King's The Dead Zone, as the industrialist Max Shreck in Batman Returns, the disturbing Vietnam War veteran in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and the headless horseman in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow. Among the most notable of his films is the controversial The Deer Hunter, where he played a young steelworker from Pennsylvania who was scarred by his experience in the Vietnam War. The role won Christopher Walken his only Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor in 1978. He was also nominated in for an Oscar in Catch Me If You Can.