Christopher Walken
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03/30/1943
Astoria, NY |
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| Used a diet of rice and bananas to achieve his gaunt look for The Deer Hunter. |
| As a teen, he worked briefly as a lion tamer in a traveling circus.In his twenties, under the name Ronnie Walker, he sang and danced in a number of musicals, including the 1963 off-Broadway revival of |
| Lost out to Ryan O'Neal for the lead role in Love Story and was the second choice behind Harrison Ford to play Han Solo in Star Wars. |
| Awarded "Funniest Male Guest Star" at the 2001 American Comedy Awards for his work on Saturday Night Live, an episode highlighted by a parody of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper." |
