Christopher Walken
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AKA:
Ronny Walken
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Ronnie Walken
Ronald Walken
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American Birthdate:
03/31/1943 Birthplace:
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Christopher Walken is that rare actor who made the successful transition from child player to adult star. Born and raised in Astoria, Queens, he studied dance as a youngster and, from the age of 10, appeared in live musicals and dramas in the so-called "Golden Age of Television" in the 1950s. (He also occasionally traded off with his brother Glenn playing the character of Mike Bauer on the CBS daytime serial "Guiding Light" between 1954 and 1956.) The tall, angular blue-eyed performer was in his mid-teens when he made his Broadway debut (then billed as 'Ronnie' (short for Ronald) Walken) in
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Born and raised in the Astoria section of Queens, NY
Began career as a catalog model with his brothers
Trained as a dancer
Appeared on live television in the 1950s
Occasionally replaced brother Glenn as Mike Bauer on the CBS daytime drama "The Guiding Light" (a role Glenn played from 1954-56)
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