Actor Christopher Walken makes his mark in Hollywood
Fri Oct 8, 8:32 PM ET
U.S. National - AFP
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Veteran actor Christopher Walken left a permanent mark on Hollywood when he planted his hand and footprints in the cement outside the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Walken, 61, left his imprints on the forecourt of the lavish Chinese-style movie palace where Tinseltown's top stars have made their mark since the days of silent actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in 1927.
Celebrities from Marilyn Monroe to Betty Davis, Sylvester Stallone and Donald Duck have all plunged their hands and feet into a square of wet cement to ensure they are enshrined in Hollywood for posterity.
Walken's honour coincides with the release of his new movie "Around the Bend," also starring with Michael Caine, amid early chatter that the role could win him an Oscar nomination.
Walken, who broke into show business as a song and dance man, won the 1978 best supporting actor Oscar for his breakthrough performance in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter".
He has appeared in more than 50 films, including Woody Allen's "Annie Hall," Mike Nicols' "Biloxi Blues", Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
Fri Oct 8, 8:32 PM ET
U.S. National - AFP
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Veteran actor Christopher Walken left a permanent mark on Hollywood when he planted his hand and footprints in the cement outside the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Walken, 61, left his imprints on the forecourt of the lavish Chinese-style movie palace where Tinseltown's top stars have made their mark since the days of silent actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in 1927.
Celebrities from Marilyn Monroe to Betty Davis, Sylvester Stallone and Donald Duck have all plunged their hands and feet into a square of wet cement to ensure they are enshrined in Hollywood for posterity.
Walken's honour coincides with the release of his new movie "Around the Bend," also starring with Michael Caine, amid early chatter that the role could win him an Oscar nomination.
Walken, who broke into show business as a song and dance man, won the 1978 best supporting actor Oscar for his breakthrough performance in Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter".
He has appeared in more than 50 films, including Woody Allen's "Annie Hall," Mike Nicols' "Biloxi Blues", Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can," opposite Leonardo DiCaprio.
