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The Colorful Career of Christopher Walken - August 29, 2007 (Film.com) - A fun tribute to some of Chris's most memorable movies and characters. "Balls of Fury serves its way into theaters this week and you all know what that means ... Christopher Walken worship!" A big thank you to Marta for sending the link in!

COMIC-CON Response to Balls of Fury Spurs Release Date Move Up to August 29 - August 7, 2007 (NBC Universal Media Village) - Great news, as the film release is bumped up to the Wednesday before Labor Day. "On the heels of a rousing response to both a preview screening and an in-person filmmakers' presentation at last month's Comic-Con International fan convention...Rogue Pictures is advancing the release date for its outrageous new comedy Balls of Fury..."

How Walken Makes Us Laugh In Fear - July 20, 2007 (The Toronto Star) - "Christopher Walken is in a chi-chi hotel suite, staring with bemusement at a huge platter of pineapple and melon slices."

Famous Movie Villain Walken Can Sing, Dance Too - July 19, 2007 (MSNBC) - Christopher Walken can dance and sing. Who knew? “When I was a kid, that’s what I did,” the villain of so many movies told the TODAY Show cast Thursday, with his patented deadpan delivery. “Chorus boy. Showboy.”

Shvitzing and Hairspray - July 18, 2007 (New York Post online) - Chris responds to Cindy Adam's query: "So, Chris Walken, who plays the part of John Travolta's wife, was it difficult dancing with John? Grinned the always cool Chris: 'Naaah. We're both professional dancers. John's a great dancer. The only problem with the two of us twirling together was, who's going to lead. So we split it. Sometimes he did, sometimes I did.' "

Christopher Walken Uncut - July 9, 2007 (Men.Style.com/Details) "The idiosyncratic actor talks about his relationships with John Travolta (love him!), ice cream (stay away!) and of course, cowbell (more!) in our extended Q&A." Thanks to Editor-at-Large Jeff Gordinier for sending us the link!

Carnival Cruise Lines and New Line Cinema's Hairspray Team Up for Exclusive Promotional Travel Partnership - June 15, 2007 (Reuters via Yahoo Finance) - Hairspray-Themed Shipboard Events, Major Prize Giveaway and Special Movie Trailer at Carnival.com/Hairspray Among Highlights.

Oprah to Welcome Travolta and Hairspray Cast - May 14, 2007 (Playbill Online) - Chris is expected to appear.

Al Gore Opens Tribeca Film Festival - April 26, 2007 USA Today - Chris was one of the many in attendance.

Hairspray Dolls - April 6, 2007 (BellaOnline) - Dolls of the movie cast, but...what, no Walken? Come on, they made a doll of his portrayal of the Headless Horseman! We want a Wilbur Turnblad doll too!

These Boots are Made for Walken - March 2, 2007 (Blogcritics Magazine) - Discusses the show being performed in LA called All About Walken. Just shows how deeply ingrained Chris is in our Pop Culture.

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Walken in Hairspray - August 17, 2006 (Variety, as reported on Zap2It) - Chris will team up with, of all people, John Travolta(!), in the upcoming remake of Hairspray. Travolta will play Edna Turnblad...with Walken as her husband.

Walken in 2008? - August 15, 2005 (UPI News Service) - However entertaining the thought, our hero is not now nor has he ever been interested in running for public office. Cool looking website, though!

The Total Film Interview - Christopher Walken - October 1, 2004 (TotalFilm.com) Terrifying. Shocking. Bizarre. But enough about the hair. Christopher Walken, America's greatest screen villain, teaches Total Film all about the art of the bad guy...

Christopher Walken Given Rare Honor - September 30, 2004 (BigNews Network.com) - Chris to have his hand and foot prints preserved in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater!

Christopher Walken: Profile - September 4, 2004 (Guardian Unlimited) - Phelim O'Neill praises Christopher Walken's many talents -which make him the perfect man for dancing bad guy roles.

Win When You're Spinning - July 10, 2004 (Sunday Herald) - Not really about Chris...but mentions that he was considered for Doc Ock in the latest Spiderman movie. But Alfred Molina was a GREAT choice!

DVD Clinic Latest Announcements - June 25, 2004 (JoBlow's Movie Emporium) - A "Best Of" Volume of Chris's Saturday Night Live skits is being released in September! The campaigning by Walken fans paid off!

Normal Roles Less Weird for Walken - June 12, 2004 (Toronto Star/AP) - a 'stock' interview that is going around to coincide with release of The Stepford Wives.

Odd Man In - May 30, 2004 (New York Times Magazine) Once again, a journalist tries to define Walken-ness - superb interview with our protagonist.

Liz Smith Column - May 25, 2004 (New York Newsday) Chris to attend luncheon honoring Meryl Streep.

Wedding's Unwelcome Guests - May 25, 2004 (Washington Post) Real wedding guests displaced during shoot.

Suburban Nightmare - May 23, 2004 (New York Daily News) Trials and tribulations on the set of The Stepford Wives.

ILL-ustrated - May 18, 2004 (Hollywood Reporter) Chris is lampooned on the new VH1 sketch comedy series.

True Crime for PC Ships to Retail - May 12, 2004 (Activision via Yahoo!Finance) Chris did a voice over for this game and it was originally released for Nintendo last year.

Christopher Walken as Perry White? - May 4, 2004 (YouCastIt.com) In a recent online poll, Chris comes out on top in the voting as Perry White in the upcoming Superman. What do you think?

Walken a Man of a Thousand Faces - All His Own - April 25, 2004 (Chicago Sun-Times) A lovely tribute to our 'eccentric' hero.

Fox Starts Early Fire - April 20, 2004 (Variety via Yahoo! News) Movie to open on April 21 in LA and New York.

Images from Man on Fire Premiere - April 18, 2004 (Yahoo! News) Hmm, I don't remember J-Lo in the credits!

Side Dish - Trophy Designer? - April 13, 2004 (NY Daily News) Chris among those designing trophies for Tribeca Film Festival.

CEI Entertainment Inc. Lands Two-Picture Deal - April 9, 2004 (Business Wire) Plots With A View being distributed this summer as Undertaking Betty.

Sin City, Green Hornet, Cat Woman, More: April 8th Comic Reel Wrap - April 8, 2004 (Comic Book Resources CBR News). Looks like Walken and Depp Together Again (and Walken and Roarke, and Walken and DiCaprio, Walken and del Toro...)!

Christopher Walken in Conversation - April 3, 2004 (Acting Now Magazine)