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[[Image:ChristopherWalkenFeb08.jpg|thumb|Christopher Walken in 2008]]

[[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]].

'''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]]. He is openly [[bisexual]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Schnakenberg |first=Robert |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eshbAwAAQBAJ&dq=christopher+walken+bisexual+1973&pg=PT39 |title=Christopher Walken A to Z: The Man, the Movies, the Legend |publisher=[[Quirk Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-59474-775-5 |chapter=Bisexuality |pages=39–40 |author-link=Robert Schnakenberg |access-date=June 11, 2023 }}</ref>

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]].

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]].

== Christopher Walken Media ==

== Christopher Walken Media ==

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File:Christopher Walken - 1984.jpg|Walken in 1984 stage play ''Hurlyburly''

File:Christopher Walken - 1984.jpg|Walken in 1984 stage play ''Hurlyburly''

File:Christopher Walken 2012.jpg|Christopher Walken at the premiere of Seven Psychopaths, Toronto Film Festival 2012

File:Christopher Walken 2012.jpg|Christopher Walken at the premiere of Seven Psychopaths, Toronto Film Festival 2012

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