Guide Note

Christopher Walken is an award-winning film and theater actor whose prolific career has spanned over half a century, including such films as Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, Pulp Fiction, Wedding Crashers and countless others. His film debut was in 1971's The Anderson Tapes after decades of working in television. In 1978 he played Nick in The Deer Hunter, a role that would earn him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He would be nominated for the same award in 2003 for his performance in Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio. Additionally, Walken has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe award.

Walken made a name for himself as a comedic actor, particularly for many memorable performances on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, which he has hosted multiple times. One of his most famous bits is the infamous More Cowbell sketch, in which Walken, playing a record producer for Blue Oyster Cult, insists on hearing more and more cowbell while recording "Don't Fear the Reaper."

Fast Facts

Birth name: Ronald Walken
Born: March 31, 1943
Origin: Queens, New York
Mother: Rosalie
Father: Paul
Won an Oscar for The Deer Hunter
Is of Scottish and German descent
Appeared in Spike Jonze video for "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim
A 2006 Hoax declared Walken a 2008 Presidential candidate

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Chicagotribune.com: Walken Receives Hasty Pudding Award (February 15, 2008)
- "At a roast before the presentation, Walken, who serenaded John Travolta last year in the latest film version of "Hairspray," sang to a Harvard student dressed in drag."

Christopher Walken Biographies and Profiles

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Christopher Walken Fun Links

Fan Site: Celebrating Christopher Walken
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Walken Campaign Website: Walken for President in 2008?
Letters to Walken
Bandonbird.com: Cut-out Christopher Walken Mask

Christopher Walken Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
1943: Born on March 31
1975-2003: Saturday Night Live - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1977: Annie Hall - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1978: The Deer Hunter - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1981: The Dogs of War - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1985: A View to a Kill - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1989: Communion - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1990: King of New York - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1993: True Romance - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1994: Pulp Fiction - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1997: Suicide Kings - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2002: Poolhall Junkies - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2002: Catch Me If You Can - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2005: Wedding Crashers - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2005: Domino - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2007: Hairspray - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2007: Balls of Fury - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2008: Five Dollars a Day - IMDb Listing

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