Christopher Walken

Walken is married to Georgianne Thon since 1969, and have no children. They live in Wilton, Connecticut.

He and his wife own a beautiful holiday home in Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island.

Christopher Walken was born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943 in Queens, New York, to Rosalie and Paul Walken. Christopher was the pseudonym that he adopted later on.

He worked as a child actor along with his brothers, as early as the 1950s. His first outing on stage was as a dancer when he was just three years old.

In his teens, Walken worked in a circus as a lion tamer.

After a year at the Hofstra University, he dropped out when he landed the role of Clayton Dutch Miller in a revival of Best Foot Forward.

During 1953–1965, he became a regular in television productions and soap operas like 'The Wonderful John Acton', 'The Guiding Light', and 'Naked City' among others. Meanwhile, his career in theatre flourished.

At the Broadway premiere of 'The Lion in Winter', Walken played the role of King Philip of France.

It is around this time, in 1964, that he changed his name from Ronald to Christopher after a friend suggested that it suited him better.

Walken's feature film debut was a minor role in 1971 opposite Sean Connery in Sidney Lumet's 'The Anderson Tapes'.

His breakthrough role came with Woody Allen's 'Annie Hall' in 1977, in which he excelled in the role of Duane, the borderline neurotic and homicidal brother.

Christopher Walken’s best work in films remains his performance in 'The Deer Hunter' (1978). The film won five Academy Awards out of which Walken bagged the award for Best Supporting Actor. For the same, he was also nominated in the BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards. The film grossed $48.9 in the US box office.

In his later years, he arguably delivered one of his best performances in 'Catch Me if You Can'. In the category of Best Supporting Actor, he was nominated in the Academy Awards, won the BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards among many others. The film was the 11th highest grossing film in 2002, with a worldwide total of $352.1 million.