Growing Up and Starting Out
Christopher Walken was born Ronald and changed his name for his career. He was born in New York to two parents who immigrated over from Scotland and Germany. He was a child actor with his two brothers in the ‘50s. His mother had big dreams for them to become big actors, and this influenced getting them started in acting.
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Fun fact; Walken has had the same hairstyle since he was 15 and hasn’t changed it since. One of his girlfriends had a magazine with Elvis Presley in it, and Walken really loved his look. To start out his career after attending University, he trained as a dancer at the Washington Dance Studio. He then went on to taking dramatic roles on stage and in films.