8 strange facts about Christopher Walken that were shared by his colleagues (9 photos)

Christopher Walken is now 79 years old and has starred in many memorable and legendary films throughout his film career. He often played strange and mysterious characters - and as a person, Walken is also quite extraordinary. Even his film colleagues talk about this. Let's look at some interesting and strange facts about the actor.





1. Walken admitted to the makeup artists that he loves pineapples.



Bradley Cooper is a fan of Christopher Walken and was lucky enough to star with him in Wedding Crashers (2005). In an interview, Cooper talked about how he was fascinated and frightened by the actor’s behavior. According to him, “Walken is not an ordinary guy who will come up and nicely ask how you are. One day he was just sitting in the dressing room, and while he was being powdered, he said with a thoughtful look: “Pineapples... I love them so much.” It was unimaginable!" - Cooper said.

2. He once proved to the film crew how cool it would be to have a tail.





While filming Suicide Kings (1997), Walken noticed that actor Jay Mohr's dog was missing a tail. This fact upset him extremely, and after that he began to talk in front of the entire film crew about how cool it would be for people to have a tail. He said then: “People could immediately see that you are angry. And say, for example: “Don't come over, be careful with this guy!” Just look at his tail!"

3. Walken hates line changes.



Walken does not accept changes in lines - actor Adam Sandler spoke about this in an interview after filming the film "Click". He had to change some of Walken's lines, and when Sandler offered him a modified version, he replied: “I already memorized those lines.” When Sandler tried to convince him to change his lines a second time, Walken repeated, “But I already had those lines memorized.” Sandler heard him. Instead, he changed his own lines to match Walken's answers.

4. Walken scared Leonardo DiCaprio during filming



While filming a scene in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, Walken improvised hyperventilation (rapid breathing) in a very believable manner. It turned out to be so realistic that he made co-star Leonardo DiCaprio actually believe it. In an interview with IGN, DiCaprio admitted that when he saw Walken's attack, he began to panic and, just in case, checked if he was okay.

5. Walken pretended it was his birthday.



One of the actor's famous jokes is that he told everyone on the set that today was his birthday, although this was not true. As actress and Balls of Fury co-star Maggie Q said, everyone bought him a cake and sang the song “Happy Birthday!”, and when she revealed it, Walken simply laughed at his own joke.

6. He impressed Quentin Tarantino



During the filming of True Romance (1993), Quentin Tarantino was impressed by Walken's verbatim repetition of one of the longest lines of dialogue in the script. According to Tarantino, he was embarrassed that an actor like Walken took his work so seriously.

7. Walken asked to bring a cat to the set.



Walken loves cats. His co-star, actress Vanessa Ferlito, confirmed this in an interview on a podcast. She said that she once brought her cat to filming, and the next day Walken asked the production assistant to leave her cat on the set. During breaks between filming, he played and cuddled with Vanessa's cat.

8. Walken asked the driver to take him to filming with a colleague



Actor Keir O'Donnell played the son of Walken's character in Wedding Crashers (2005). In one interview, he said that Walken asked his driver to take the two of them to the set every day so that they could start the day like a real father and son. “I still don’t know whether he was just making fun of me, or whether he liked my company. We drove and didn’t say a word to each other. In any case, it was something special for me,” said the actor.