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ActorBirth Name :
Ronald WalkenBirth Date :
March 31, 1943Birth Place :
Queens, New York, USASpouse :
Georgianne Walken (casting director, since 1969)Claim to fame :
As Nick in "The Deer Hunter" (1978)
Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken Named 2008 Hasty Pudding Award Winners
January 25, 2008 11:01:05Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken have both been named this year's honorees by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals troupe.
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals announced Thursday, January 24 their 2008 Hasty Pudding Award winners, with Theron wins the Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year honor and Walken being named as Man of the Year.
"Hairspray" Songs Melted into Soundtrack CD
May 21, 2007 11:05:44
After lining up renowned names for the cast of "Hairspray", New Line is now adding the musical film anticipation with its soundtrack release. The soundtrack that will feature the original voice of the cast will premiere 10 days before its movie.
In debt of this project is New Line Records that will release the first single from the 17-tracks-album on May 15. Zac Efron's "Ladies' Choice" is made the very first single which will be available for digital download. Apart from Efron's song, there will also be other two other original scores titled "New Girl in Town" and "Come So Far" that were created specially for the film version of the Broadway musical.
Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer to Be Cameos in "The Dirt"
November 09, 2006 04:11:58
Well, it probably will be the most highly anticipated cameo appearance ever comes from Christopher Walken. The versatile actor will show up in Motley Crue biopic "The Dirt" as rocker Ozzy Osbourne, the band's vocalist Vince Neil has revealed during the opening of his new tattoo parlour Vince Neil Ink in Las Vegas.
Adding up the heat to the tidbit, Neil also said that Val Kilmer would as well play a cameo role in the project as David Lee Roth, former lead vocalist of Van Halen. The picture itself is currently in pre-production to be released in 2008 under MTV and Paramount Classics banner.
Allison Janney Joining the Cast of "Hairspray"
August 29, 2006 03:08:26
Allison Janney is joining John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Marsden, Zac Efron and Nikki Blonsky to star in the big screen version of the musical "Hairspray".
Per Variey, the actress has been slated to play Prudy Pingleton, the overbearing mother of Penny (Bynes) who believes that dancing and having fun is sinful.
Christopher Walken Taking Over the Dad Role in "Hairspray"
August 19, 2006 09:08:18
It turns out that the role has shifted into Christopher Walken's hands. The actor has been appointed to replace the previously-announced Jim Broadbent to portray Wilbur Turnblad in "Hairspray", Variety has reported.
Being so, Walken thereby is joining the star-studded cast consisting of John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, and Michelle Pfeiffer among others. The pic itself has been set to be helmed by Adam Shankman based on Leslie Dixon's script. Production is scheduled to begin next month in Toronto with an aim to release the project by summer 2007.
Christopher Walken & Dan Fogler to Hit the Balls
March 28, 2006 04:03:56
Christopher Walken and Dan Fogler have both set to team up for the forthcoming "Balls of Fury". It is an action comedy genre written by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.
Garant also will direct as well, starting in June later this year. Meanwhile, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman are all in hand producing alongside Lennon and Garant.
Man of the Year In Breach
November 09, 2005 09:11:02The year of 2005 sees our movie star Laura Linney busy working on her two film projects. She is set to star in Barry Levinson's "Man of the Year" which starts filming November 28 in Toronto and in Billy Ray's "Breach" that is about to star filming November 16 in Toronto.
As of the first movie, there Laura will play opposite Robin Williams and Christopher Walken. It is a comedy about a Jon Stewart-like host (Williams) of a late-night political talk show who runs for president to make noise on the campaign trail. The stunt backfires after a series of unusual circumstances leads him to victory. In this film, Laura will portray the head of a computer company that investigates those circumstances.
