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Walken, Christopher [né Ronald Walken] (b. 1943), actor. The edgy film star known for his slightly psychotic characters is also a seasoned Shakespearean actor, as witnessed by his many classic roles in regional and New York theatre. He was born in Queens and was educated at the Professional Children's School and at Hofstra, later studying at the Actors Studio. Walken was on television as a child performer, then made his Broadway debut in 1959 as the teenage son David in J. B. His many memorable performances include the teenager Alan visiting his estranged father in Lemon Sky (1970), a sensitive Hamlet (1975), the drifter Chance Wayne in Sweet Bird of Youth (1975), a powerful Coriolanus (1988), a quiet, steady Iago in Othello (1991), the slimy Hollywood casting agent Mickey in Hurlyburly (1984), and Dubliner Gabriel Conroy in James Joyce's The Dead (1999).

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