Chris And The Big Sixy-Deuce.

Mar 31 2005

Chris And The Big Sixy-Deuce.

Published by Dave at 12:11 pm under

Happy Birthday to the crown jewel of American cinema. Walken is 62 years young today! In celebration, have a quick peek at this list of facts and trivia from his fascinating life. Among my favorites:

Always tries to work a jig (dance) into his movies.
Jerry Lewis influenced Walken to make show business his career.
Was George Lucas's second choice for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars
Worked briefly as a lion tamer in a circus at age 15.
Was on Natalie Wood's yacht the night she drowned.
Only Oscar-winning actor to portray a 007 villain, in A View to a Kill.
Along with Alec Baldwin, he has a standing invitation to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) every year.
In his 35 years in film, he has acted in well over 90 films. He rarely turns down a part, under the belief that making movies (whether they turn out good or bad) is always a rewarding experience.

4 Responses to “Chris And The Big Sixy-Deuce.”

# Monsteron 31 Mar 2005 at 2:17 pm
"I have this theory about words. There's a thousand ways to say `Pass the salt.'It could mean, you know, `Can I have some salt?'; or it could mean, `I love you.'; It could mean `I'm very annoyed with you'; really, the list could go on and on.; Words are little bombs, and they have a lot of energy inside them."
# Anonymouson 31 Mar 2005 at 3:01 pm
"I need more CowBell! Gotta have more CowBell!"

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# Aubreyon 31 Mar 2005 at 4:11 pm
Besides the 'Cowbell' skit, which is also hilarious thanks to Will Ferrell's gut sticking out of that half shirt, 'The Continental' is my personal Walken favorite from SNL. Think I fell in love with him and his smooth dance moves in Fatboy's 'Weapon of Choice' video! Happy Birthday Chris!!
# Monsteron 01 Apr 2005 at 3:19 am
Aubrey - I fell in love with Chris in True Romance - The whole eggplant skit - I wonder how long he rehearsed that. I mean Chris is a big fan planning his work and working his plan.