Basic Information About Christopher Walken
Category | Celebrities βΊ Actors |
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Professions | Actor, Screenwriter, Film director, Voice Actor |
Net worth | $50,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1943-03-31 (81 years old) |
Place of birth | Astoria |
Nationality | United States of America |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Always tries to work a jig (dance) into his movies Haunting, dark humour-filled, monologues Distinctive, clipped delivery Frequently plays very calm, restrained individuals with immense capacities for violence These days his hair is always greased back or standing up Smooth voice and quirky delivery Often plays criminals and crime bosses Unique Queens accent |
Spouse | Georgianne Walken - (January 1969 - present) |
Gender | Male |
Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
Social Media | βοΈ Wikipedia βοΈ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Christopher Walken win?
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Golden Globe |
Golder Raspberry |
BAFTA |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
Christopher Walken awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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MTV Movie Award - Best Villain | Nominee | Sleepy Hollow | 2000 |
BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast | Winner | Seven Psychopaths | 2012 |
SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | Seven Psychopaths | 2012 |
WFCC Award - Best Line in a Movie | Winner | Seven Psychopaths | 2012 |
Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominee | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Winner | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Winner | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
LAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | Catch Me If You Can | 2002 |
NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor | Winner | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | Catch Me If You Can | 2002 |
VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor | Nominee | Catch Me If You Can | 2003 |
Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominee | Hairspray | 2008 |
Movies for Grownups Award - Best Grownup Love Story | Winner | Hairspray | 2008 |
Hollywood Film Award - Ensemble of the Year | Winner | Hairspray | 2007 |
Ensemble Cast Award - | Winner | Hairspray | 2008 |
Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor | Nominee | Kangaroo Jack | 2004 |
Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor | Nominee | The Country Bears | 2003 |
Stinker Award - Worst Supporting Actor | Nominee | The Country Bears | 2002 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 2003 |
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 1990 |
American Comedy Award - Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series | Winner | Saturday Night Live | 2001 |
DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety | Nominee | Saturday Night Live | 2004 |
Christopher Walken roles
Christopher Walken's Movie/Shows Salary
Movie / Series | Salary |
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The Deer HunterΒ (1978) | $25,000 |
Christopher Walken's Quotes
- I don't need to be made to look evil. I can do that on my own.
- I make movies that nobody will see. I've made movies that even I have never seen.
- Is typecasting really a problem?
- My hair was famous before I was.
- If you want to learn how to build a house, build a house. Don't ask anybody, just build a house.
Interesting Facts about Christopher Walken
- Jerry Lewis influenced Walken to make show business his career. At age 10, he met Lewis on The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950), where Lewis and Dean Martin were guest hosts. Walken was an extra on the show and was in a skit with Lewis.
- Walken initially intended to study dancing instead of acting, but dropped out of Hofstra University after one year when he landed an off-Broadway musical "Best Foot Forward" in 1963.
- Ranked #96 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
- Brother of Glenn Walken and Ken Walken.
- Was George Lucas' second choice for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
- Worked briefly as a lion tamer in a circus at age 15.
- Attended the Professional Children's School.
- Has a phobia of going too fast in cars.
- Was assaulted in a street in New York in 1980 when he asked two men to turn down their music. His nose was broken in the incident.
- Was robbed at the airport in Venice and his The Prophecy II (1998) script, glasses, keys, drivers licence, and $100 were stolen. All items were later found, except for the money.
- Was on Natalie Wood's yacht the night she drowned.
- He and Nick Nolte were both considered for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
- Manages to insert a little dance number into nearly all of his roles, no matter how small, scripted or not.
- Won an MTV Video Music Award for choreographing his own dancing in Fatboy Slim's 2001 music video "Weapon Of Choice", directed by Spike Jonze.
- Member of Saturday Night Live (1975)'s prestigious "Five Timers Club".
- At the beginning of The Dead Zone (1983), he tells his class to read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Sixteen years later, he plays The Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow (1999). Later in the film, he has a student whom he's tutoring to read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven". Later in life, Walken read the poem for an audio book.
- Met wife, casting agent Georgianne Walken (nΓ©e Thon), while touring with "West Side Story" in Chicago. [1963]
- Has an intense dislike of handguns.
- Along with Alec Baldwin, he has a standing invitation to host Saturday Night Live (1975) every year (if scheduling permits).
- When hosting Saturday Night Live (1975), he likes to sing during his monologues (which has become a crowd pleasing favorite). So naturally, when co-hosting SNL specials, his introduction song "I'm Walkin, Im 'Talkin" (for the rhyme of his last name) is played.
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