What is Christopher Walken?
[[Image:ChristopherWalkenFeb08.jpg|thumb|Christopher Walken in 2008]] '''Ronald Walken''' (born March 31, 1943), simply known as '''Christopher Walken''', is an [[Americans|American]] [[movie]], [[television]], and [[theatre]] [[actor]]. He is best known for playing [[evil]] or [[mind|mentally]] damaged [[fictional character|characters]]. He has sometimes used that image for [[comedy|comedic]] effect. He was born in [[Queens, New York]] to a [[Germany|German]] father and [[Scotland|Scottish]]-born mother. Walken has been married to casting director [[Georgianne Walken]] since [[1969]]. Walken is a skilled dancer who in many of his movies dances, because he requests it. He has been in nearly one hundred movies and television shows since [[1953]], including ''[[The Dead Zone (movie)|The Dead Zone]]'' ([[1983 in movies|1983]]), ''[[Brainstorm (1983 movie)|Brainstorm]]'' (1983), ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' ([[1985 in movies|1985]]), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' ([[1992 in movies|1992]]) ''[[True Romance]]'' ([[1993 in movies|1993]]), ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' ([[1994 in movies|1994]]), ''[[Nick of Time (movie)|Nick of Time]]'' ([[1995 in movies|1995]]), ''[[Mousehunt]]'', ([[1997 in movies|1997]]), [[Catch Me If You Can]]'' ([[2002]]), ''[[Around the Bend]]'' ([[2004]]) and ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 movie)|The Jungle Book]]'' ([[2016]]). He was [[George Lucas]]' second choice for [[Han Solo]] after [[Harrison Ford]]. He won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] in ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' ([[1978]]) where he played a disturbed [[Vietnam war|Vietnam]] veteran with [[Robert De Niro]]. He was nominated again in 2002 for ''Catch Me if You Can''. Walken has been guest host on [[Saturday Night Live]] many times. He has played many well known characters on that show. == Other websites == {{wikiquote-en}} *{{imdb name|id=0000686|name=Christopher Walken}} *[http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/christopher_walken_biog.html Christopher Walken biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/200903032