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He was born in Queens, New York, and has been married to his wife, Georgianne Walken, since 1969.
He has been in close to a hundred movies and television shows since 1953, including The Dead Zone ( 1983), A View to a Kill ( 1985), Batman Returns ( 1991) True Romance ( 1993), Pulp FictionThis article is about the movie. For the literature, see Pulp magazine. Pulp Fiction is a movie directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was released in 1994. The stories were written by Tarantino and Roger Avary. The cast includes: John Travolta as Vincent Vega ( 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an), and Catch Me if You Can ( 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom). He was George LucasGeorge Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an American film director famous for his epic Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies. Star Wars in 1977 is considered by some to be the first " high concept" film, although others feel the first was Steven Spie' second choice for Han SoloHan Solo a character in the fictional Star Wars universe, is played by actor Harrison Ford in the Star Wars movie series. Solo, a human from Corellia, is a smuggler who flies the Millennium Falcon with the assistance of his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca. after Harrison FordHarrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor who between 1977 and 1983 appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. In most of his roles, Ford plays a tough, wise-cracking action hero, and is especially well know. He also has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners a in The Deer Hunter ( 1978) where he played alongside Robert De Niro. He was nominated again in 2002 for Catch Me if You Can.
A graduate of the Actor's Studio, Walken initially studied to be a dancer, and tries to work a dance scene into every movie he's in. Recently, he tried his hand at writing and directing with Popcorn Shrimp in 2001.
He's also a frequent guest on Saturday Night Live where he has a recurring character and sketch called The Continental.
In 2002, Walken was featured in a music video for the song "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim in which he impressed many viewers with his dancing skills. The video was directed by Spike Jonze and has become a cult favorite.