Christopher Walken

Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American film, television, and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters, but has occasionally used that image for comedic effect. He was born in Queens, New York to a German father and Scottish-born mother. Walken has been married to casting director Georgianne Walken since 1969. Christopher Walken - Career. Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before mo ...

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• Christopher Walken - Presidential candidacy hoax
• Christopher Walken - Notable performances

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Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before moving on to more serious roles in theatre and then film. A select number of his movies include dance moves that he has worked in, reflecting this early background. He has been in nearly one hundred movies and television shows since 1953, including The Dead Zone (1983), Brainstorm (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1992) True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Nick of Time (1995), Catch Me If You Can ( ...

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Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 motion picture set in the 1960s. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted by Jeff Nathanson loosely from the book by Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding. The movie states that it was inspired by the true life story of Abagnale; the movie diverges somewhat from the real events as reported in Abagnale's book on his exploits. Tagline: The true story of a real fake. Catch Me If You Can - Movie plot. The film dramatizes the true story of a t ...

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• Catch Me If You Can - Movie plot
• Catch Me If You Can - Awards
• Catch Me If You Can - Cast
• Catch Me If You Can - Comparison with the book
• Catch Me If You Can - Films and other works with the same title

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Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), better known as Cyndi Lauper, is a singer whose melodic voice and wild costumes have come to epitomize the 1980s, the decade in which she first came to fame. Cyndi Lauper - Biography. Cyndi Lauper was born in Queens, New York to Swiss German-American Fred Lauper and Sicilian Italian-American Catrine Dominique. She began her career in a cover band, but soon began performing her own songs - though she almost quit singing altogether due to strained voca ...

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• Cyndi Lauper - Biography
• Cyndi Lauper - Samples
• Cyndi Lauper - Trivia
• Cyndi Lauper - Discography
• Cyndi Lauper - Albums
• Cyndi Lauper - Singles
• Cyndi Lauper - Other artist's singles on which Lauper appears
• Cyndi Lauper - EPs
• Cyndi Lauper - Soundtracks and other albums
• Cyndi Lauper - Filmography

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Blue Öyster Cult is a psychedelic/heavy metal band probably best known for two songs: their 1976 single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from the album Agents of Fortune, and their 1981 single "Burnin' for You" from the album Fire of Unknown Origin. Their song "Veteran of the Psychic Wars," with lyrics penned by Michael Moorcock, appeared in the soundtrack of the movie Heavy Metal. Two other well-known songs are "Godzilla" (1977) from Spectres, and "Astronomy" (1973) from Secret Treaties; the latte ...

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• Blue Öyster Cult - Lineup
• Blue Öyster Cult - Former Members
• Blue Öyster Cult - Bass
• Blue Öyster Cult - Drums
• Blue Öyster Cult - Keyboards
• Blue Öyster Cult - Vocals
• Blue Öyster Cult - Donald Roeser Buck Dharma
• Blue Öyster Cult - Joe Bouchard
• Blue Öyster Cult - Albert Bouchard
• Blue Öyster Cult - Allen Lanier
• Blue Öyster Cult - Jon Rogers
• Blue Öyster Cult - Joey Cerisano
• Blue Öyster Cult - Cowbell
• Blue Öyster Cult - Discography

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In various religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִיאֵל, Standard Hebrew Gavriʼel, Latin Gabrielus, Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل Ǧabrīl Jibrael) is an angel who serves as a messenger from God. He appears first in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. The name Gabriel can mean "man of God", "hero of God", or "God has shown himself mighty." According to the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel who serves as a messenger from God. He is sometimes regarded as t ...

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• Gabriel - Gabriel in Jewish history and the Hebrew Bible
• Gabriel - Gabriel in Christianity
• Gabriel - Gabriel in Islam
• Gabriel - Gabriel in Angelology and the Occult
• Gabriel - Gabriel in Music
• Gabriel - Gabriel in Fiction
• Gabriel - Bibliography

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Christopher is the name that corresponds to the Greek name/word Christophoros. The latter consists of words for 'Christ' and "to bear" (pherein). It was popular with early Christians who believed they "carried" Christ in their hearts. The name also became associated with the apocryphal story of a giant who physically carried the Christ-child across a river. See Saint Christopher. The truncations Chris, Christ, Christo, Christoph, Christophe, Christy are also used as names, in various languages. Nicknames derived from Christopher include Chris, Pher (pronoun ...

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Batman Returns is both the second Tim Burton Batman movie and the second Batman film starring Michael Keaton as the title character. This time, Batman meets The Penguin (Danny DeVito), Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Max Shreck (Christopher Walken). It was released in theaters on June 19, 1992. The score by Danny Elfman creates gothic atmosphere by combining strings and children's choruses. The film is considered the darkest installment in the franchise and contains most of the artistic, theatrical, a ...

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• Batman Returns - Synopsis
• Batman Returns - Box office and reaction
• Batman Returns - On DVD
• Batman Returns - Trivia

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William Ford Gibson (born in Conway, South Carolina, March 17, 1948) is an author, mostly of science fiction novels, who lives in Canada. He has been called the father of the cyberpunk movement, a subgenre of science fiction. His first and most influential novel, Neuromancer, has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide since its publication in 1984. William Gibson novelist - Bio. In 1968, he fled to Canada to avoid the Vietnam era draft in the United States, and in 1972, he settled in Vancouver, B.C., w ...

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• William Gibson novelist - Bio
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• William Gibson novelist - Bibliography
• William Gibson novelist - Novels
• William Gibson novelist - Collections
• William Gibson novelist - Uncollected short fiction
• William Gibson novelist - Magazine Articles
• William Gibson novelist - Miscellaneous other work

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Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a role or genre. Central casting often exhibits a pattern of placing the actor in subsequent similar character roles after his or her first success. An actor may become typecast either because of a strong identification with a particular role or because he or she doesn't have the versatility or talent to move on to other roles. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role, particularly title roles, as to make it i ...

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Cato was born in 95 BC in Rome, the son of Marcus Porcius Cato by his wife Livia Drusa. He lost both of his parents very early and moved to live in the house of his maternal uncle Marcus Livius Drusus, who also looked after Quintus Servilius Caepio and Servilia Caepionis from Livia's first marriage, as well as Porcia Catones (Cato's sister), and Drusus Nero (Livius' adopted son). Drusus was assassinated when Cato was four years old. Cato the Younger - Political beginnings. After receiving his inheritance, ...

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• Cato the Younger - Early life
• Cato the Younger - Political beginnings
• Cato the Younger - Cato and the Optimates
• Cato the Younger - Cato against the triumvirate
• Cato the Younger - Cato in Cyprus
• Cato the Younger - Cato in the Civil War
• Cato the Younger - After Cato
• Cato the Younger - Cato's descendants and marriages
• Cato the Younger - Chronology
• Cato the Younger - Fictional portrayals

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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (originally titled Star Wars) is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the first film to be released in the Star Wars saga, but it is the fourth part of the series by chronology of events. Among fans, it is commonly referred to as "ANH." Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggles of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived in seclusion for years on the ...

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• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Plot summary
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Cast
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Overview
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The music
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Sound
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Score
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Re-releases
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Theatrical
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Home Video
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Special Editions
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 2004 DVD Special Edition
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Selected sources and inspirations
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The Hidden Fortress 1958
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - The Dam Busters 1954
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Battle of Britain 1969
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 633 Squadron 1964
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Dune
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Triumph of the Will 1935
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Errors
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Trivia
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Novelization
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - Radio drama
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - DVD release

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1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. 1943 - Events. 1943 - January. January 4 - End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 11 - General Juanto dies in Argentina - Ramón Castillo succeeds him January 12 - Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and writer, dies in Neuengamme concentration cam ...

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• 1943 - December
• 1943 - Undated
• 1943 - Ongoing
• 1943 - Births
• 1943 - January
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• 1943 - March
• 1943 - April
• 1943 - May
• 1943 - June
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• 1943 - August
• 1943 - September
• 1943 - October
• 1943 - November
• 1943 - December
• 1943 - Deaths
• 1943 - January-June
• 1943 - July-December
• 1943 - Nobel Prizes

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Queens is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in area. It is coterminous with Queens County in the U.S. state of New York and is located on western Long Island. It is the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. Established on November 1, 1683, it was named for the then-queen consort, Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. As of 2000, the population is 2,229,379. Its county seat is the district of JamaicaGR6, a neighborhood of New York City. The United States Post ...

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• Queens - History
• Queens - Neighborhoods
• Queens - Economy
• Queens - Law government and politics
• Queens - Transportation
• Queens - Demographics
• Queens - Famous people from Queens
• Queens - Sports and other attractions
• Queens - Education

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In the Hebrew Bible and several non-canonical Jewish and early Christian writings, nephilim (in Hebrew הנּפלים means the fallen [ones]) are a people created by the cross-breeding of the "sons of God" (beney ha'elohim, בני האלהים) and the "daughters of men". (See Genesis 6:1.) The word nephilim is loosely translated as giants or titans in some Bibles, and is left untranslated in others. ...The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were good, and they took themselves ...

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• Nephilim - Other Hebrew words sometimes interpreted as Giants
• Nephilim - Rephaim
• Nephilim - Anakim
• Nephilim - Nephilim in other works
• Nephilim - Nephilim in parahistory
• Nephilim - Cultural references to Nephilim

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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. Informally, it can also include a few years at the end of the preceding decade or the beginning of the following decade. The United States, which had become an influential global power, experienced much of the transition. While the sixties saw social activism, society became more self-absorbed in the seventies. Analyst and writer Tom Wolfe epitomized this feeling in 1976, calling the seventies th ...

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• 1970s - Economy of the Seventies
• 1970s - Oil crisis
• 1970s - Social movements
• 1970s - Environmentalism
• 1970s - Feminism
• 1970s - Gay rights
• 1970s - Culture during the Seventies
• 1970s - Emerging social perspectives in the Seventies
• 1970s - The Seventies in music
• 1970s - The Seventies in cinema
• 1970s - The Seventies in television
• 1970s - The Seventies in literature
• 1970s - The Seventies in architecture
• 1970s - The Seventies in science and philosophy
• 1970s - The Seventies in sports
• 1970s - The Seventies in technology
• 1970s - National issues
• 1970s - In the Middle East
• 1970s - In Africa
• 1970s - In India and Pakistan
• 1970s - In Southeast Asia
• 1970s - In Japan
• 1970s - In the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc
• 1970s - In the United States
• 1970s - In the United Kingdom

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See also: 1977 in film 1978 1979 in film 1970s in film years in film film 1978 in film - Events. February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strike ...

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• 1978 in film - Events
• 1978 in film - Top grossing films
• 1978 in film - Academy Awards
• 1978 in film - Births
• 1978 in film - Deaths
• 1978 in film - Other movies released

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Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Allen's working title for the film was Anhedonia, but this was considered unmarketable. Brickman's suggested alternative, It Had to Be Jew, was considered even less marketable, and ultimately Annie Hall was settled upon as the release title. Because of biographical similarities with Alvy, including Allen's previous relationship with co-star Diane Keaton (real name Diane Hall), Annie HallIncluding:

• Annie Hall - Plot
• Annie Hall - Film technique
• Annie Hall - Awards
• Annie Hall - Influence
• Annie Hall - Cast and roles include

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A View to a Kill, released in 1985, is the fourteenth entry in the James Bond series of films made by EON Productions, and the last to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service Agent, Commander James Bond. It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Wilson also co-authored the screenplay along with veteran screenwriter Richard Maibaum. The title itself is adapted from Ian Fleming's short story "From A View to a Kill", contained in the For Your Eyes Only collection of short stories released in 196 ...

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• A View to a Kill - Plot summary
• A View to a Kill - Cast & characters
• A View to a Kill - Crew
• A View to a Kill - Soundtrack
• A View to a Kill - Track listing
• A View to a Kill - Vehicles & gadgets
• A View to a Kill - Locations
• A View to a Kill - Film locations
• A View to a Kill - Shooting locations
• A View to a Kill - Trivia
• A View to a Kill - Video game

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Uli Edel (born April 11, 1947 in Neuenburg, Germany), German film director. After studying theatre science in Munich, he was accepted into Munich Film School alongside Bernd Eichinger. Uli befriended him and they started working together on their exercise movies, sharing a love for the nouvelle vague and Italian neorealism as well as popular US mainstream cinema. While still enrolled in film school Uli Edel started taking acting lessons. He wanted to know about the Stanislavski and Strasberg theories. After finishing the studies Uli worked as assistant director wit ...

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