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Christopher Walken is set to play John Travolta's husband in the big screen adaptation of Hairspray. The star is replacing Jim Broadbent, who was originally cast as Wilbur Turnblad. Walken will join Travolta, who will play his screen wife Edna, along with Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Michelle Pfeiffer and newcomer Nikki Blonsky in the cast.
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Christopher Walken is an Oscar winner, an ex-dancer, a six time host of TV's Saturday Night Live, and Hollywood's favourite bad guy. But in the new romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the veteran actor shows off his softer side, as a political whose daughters become involved with two wedding crashers. As Walken himself admits, he's not the obvious choice for this. He talked to Garth Franklin.
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Christopher Walken started his career as a model when he was only a baby. As a child, he moved on to TV and, with his brothers, appeared as an extra in a number of live TV shows in his hometown, including the Ernie Kovacs Show, Colgate Comedy Hour, Playhouse 90 and the Armstrong Circle Theater. By the time he was 10, Walken had made his debut as a regular in the short-lived sitcom “The Wonderful John Acton” (1953). He ... sporadically replaced his younger brother Glenn as Michael ‘Mike’ Bauer in the CBS daytime drama “The Guiding Light” (1954-1956). Walken then turned his attention to the stage and made his Broadway debut in Archibald MacLeish’s award-winning verse play “J.B” at age 16. A well-trained dancer, Walken decided to quit college when he was hired to support a very young Liza Minelli in a Broadway musical titled ”Best Foot Forward” (1963).
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Christopher Walken, feeling festive, decides to hold a party with several other Hollywood actors. Since he wants to be the life of the party, he decides not to invite the A list of actors who might outshine him, instead settling for no-name folks that he hasn't really heard of. He's just finishing the preparation on the punch when the first guest rings his doorbell. Opening the door, he sees Bruce Campbell, and is just about to ask who the hell this fellow is when Bruce's chin pokes out Walken's eyes. Round One goes to Bruce Campbell.
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Christopher Walken was born in Queens, New York on March 31, 1943. He started working in show business at the age of three. Originally, he intended to be a “song and dance man” but became hooked on acting when cast in his first play.
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In a recent rumor circulating on the internet, actor Christopher Walken was announced as a supposed candidate for President of the United States of America in the upcoming 2008 election. A newly created website, www.walken2008.com, displays a list of the "candidates" platforms, complete with a formal touch and a political air.
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