American theater and film actor Christopher Walken can be seen in many films, the rental amount of which is well over a billion dollars. Christopher often plays the role of negative characters - villains or mentally ill heroes.
Ronald Walken (the actor's real name) was born in Queens on Marat 31, 1943. From childhood he was artistic, he was attracted by theater and dancing.
Little Walken loved to go to the movies and represent himself on the screen. To be a part of the world of acting, Ronald got a job at a circus. There he got his first acting experience. However, Walken decided to finally become an actor after participating in one of the famous shows. The actor made his debut in the series "Guiding Light", where the eleven-year-old Walken played the role of Michael Bauer.
Career
At the age of 15, after a successful film debut, the young actor continued his career playing in Broadway productions. Walken played the roles of Hamlet and Romeo in Shakespeare's tragedies, and was involved in the productions of Coriolanus and Macbeth.
At 18, Walker entered the acting university. In parallel, he continued his dancing lessons. By the age of 20, Walken had reached the level of a professional dancer and even toured with his numbers. In 1993, Walken starred in the music video for the singer Madonna, which was filmed for the song bad girl.
When Walken graduated from university, he continued his acting career in theater and film.
The most striking works were roles in the following series:
- directing light;
- Halmark Hall of Fame;
- department 5-O.
However, film critics and directors did not immediately notice the young star. Only after the actor starred in the movie "Me and My Brother" in 1969, eminent directors began to offer Walken serious roles. The young actor was invited to play in the film "Andersen Tapes". After Walken starred in an episode of the film "Annie Hall", film critics became interested in him. Glory to the actor came after he played the role of a Russian American in the film "Deer Hunter". This free-form film brought Walker an Oscar.
The eighties and nineties of the last century are the time when the actor was at the zenith of fame. He took his well-deserved place in Hollywood, after participating in a number of films that brought him fame throughout the world.
In the short story "The Golden Watch" the actor plays a secondary role. However, the tape begins with a monologue led by Walker's character, Captain Koons. This monologue becomes one of the brightest and most quoted scenes in the film.
More often than not, Walker's characters are half-crazy villains. This role actually suits the actor. Although Walken gets the role of minor characters, he still became an iconic and famous artist.
The actor was involved in the films of Tim Burton, appeared in the comic - action movie "Batman Returns", played a role in the dark film "Sleepy Hollow". He played the headless horseman in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the last film, Walken got the main role.
Another major role, Walken played in the film "Prophecy", when he played the role of the archangel Gabriel. Thus, he further strengthened his mystical role.
By the age of two thousand, Walken begins to take part in comedy films.
Over time, the actor changes his role and begins to play the role of retired crime bosses. An actor usually appears in crime comedies. One of these films was the comedy "Real Boys", where Walker, along with Al Pacino, plays two allies who want to return to the bygone glory.
Currently, the actor is involved in family comedy films. In 2016, Walker voiced King Louin in The Jungle Book. In 2017, he played a minor role in the comedy "Who's Our Daddy, Dude".
Personal life
The tabloids do not like to talk about the artist's personal life. For them, this is an uninteresting topic. After all, Walken is married to his casting partner. The actor met his future wife during his first films. Then he was not yet very famous. The spouses have been married for over 30 years. There is no place for betrayal and scandals in their family.
The Walken family has no children. But the actor is not worried about this. He never wanted children.
The only thing that could darken the actor's biography is the case of the death of Natalie Wood. Although all the witnesses gave different testimonies, the case was closed and everything was written off as an accident.
