Nervous-looking lead and supporting actor of the American stage and films, with sandy colored hair, pale complexion and a somewhat nervous disposition. He won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Deer Hunter , and has been seen in mostly character roles, often portraying psychologically unstable individuals, though See full bio ».
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Find out more at IMDbPro ». How Much Have You Seen? How much of Christopher Walken's work have you seen? User Polls Who do you want as the new Joker? Won 1 Oscar. See more awards ». Known For. The Deer Hunter Nick. Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad. The Prophecy Gabriel. Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actor credits. Show all 9 episodes. Frank Sheldon. Show all 7 episodes. Walken rounded out the decade playing a crook in Homeboy and then a man who's abducted by aliens in Communion In , he starred in King of New York , a crime drama co-starring Laurence Fishburne, with Walken playing a freed drug kingpin who plots to give his ill-begotten earnings to build a hospital for the poor.
In True Romance , Walken again made the most out of a smaller part. Walken starred in one of the film's memorable scenes as a hitman trying to get some answers out of Clarence's dad played by Dennis Hopper. The following year, Walken gave another strong performance in Quentin Tarantino 's Pulp Fiction He described the experience to Esquire magazine, saying, "Movie scripts are usually pretty loose—things change a lot.
But not with Quentin. His scripts are absolutely huge. All dialogue. It's all written down. You just learn the lines. It's more like a play. He starred opposite Glenn Close as a widower who solicits a new wife to help raise his two children. Despite being often cast as edgy characters, Walken has also displayed a great sensibility for comic roles. He's been a popular guest host of the late-night comedy series Saturday Night Live , appearing on the show multiple times, as well as a target for spoofs and satire.
Numerous comedians have been known to imitate his unusual cadence. His manner of speech was in fact the subject of an SNL skit which focused on an imaginary Walken family reunion. I could get away with being a German commandant and not really have to do a lot of accent, because I already sound like I don't speak English that well," he told Entertainment Weekly.
Walken gave a subtle performance as Frank's father, which earned him his second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He later earned a Tony Award nomination for his work in the production. Walken had continued to work on Broadway from the mids into the '80s, with projects that included The Merchant of Venice and Hurlyburly.
He became part of pop music history in by starring in the music video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice. After making a splash in the movie-musical Hairspray , as the husband of a gender-bending John Travolta , he returned to the Broadway stage in with A Behanding in Spokane.
The summer of saw Walken appearing in two music-related projects: Clint Eastwood 's film adaptation of Broadway's Jersey Boys and the television broadcast of Peter Pan Live! After acting on the stage for many years, Christopher made his silver screen debut in the film The Anderson Tapes alongside Sean Connery. Since his first movie in , Christopher went on to be the starring actor in a movie, The Happiness Cage, just a year later. In the film, Christopher plays the role of an emotionally scarred Vietnam War veteran.
To prepare for the role, Christopher committed to a three-week diet consisting of just bananas, rice and water. Christopher is also famous for his one-scene cameo's. If this world stinks, it's his fault. I'm only working with what I've been given. I just do things and hope for the best. Say yes, take a chance, and sometimes it's terrific and sometimes it's not.
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