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Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows, including ''The Deer Hunter'', ''Annie Hall'', ''Joe Dirt'', ''The Prophecy'' trilogy, ''The Dogs of War'', ''Sleepy Hollow'', ''Brainstorm'', ''The Dead Zone'', ''A View to a Kill'', ''At Close Range'', ''King of New York'', ''True Romance'', ''Catch Me If You Can'', ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Batman Returns'', ''Wedding Crashers'', ''The Rundown'', ''Click'', ''Hairspray'', and ''Seven Psychopaths'', as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna, Journey, Paul Simon, PIL, Run–D.M.C., The Left Rights and Fatboy Slim. Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career, including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1978. Walken's films have grossed more than $1.8 billion in the United States. He has also played the main role in the Shakespeare plays ''Hamlet'', ''Macbeth'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', and ''Coriolanus''. He is also a popular guest-host of ''Saturday Night Live'', having hosted 7 times as of April 2008. His most notable roles on the show include record producer Bruce Dickinson (no relation to the singer with the same name) in the "More Cowbell" sketch and his multiple appearances as The Continental. Walken debuted as a film director and script writer with the short film ''Popcorn Shrimp'' in 2001. He also wrote and acted the main role in a play about Elvis Presley titled ''Him'', in 1995.

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