What is it about Christopher Walken that makes him so goddamn great. Well, where do you begin?
Whether it’s the incredibly unique delivery of his lines or his impeccable taste in clothing, Christopher Walken is the very definition of cool. Women want him and men want to be him… or at least we want him to be our really, really cool, well-dressed Dad.
Each week, JOE will be bringing you our Weekly Appreciation Series on the Original Made From Cool – Mr Christopher Walken.
Everyone knows that, oh, the actor, eh, likes to put the emPHAsis on the parts of the words that don’t need to, ah, be emphaSISED. Last week we brought you a perfect example of that, as Mr Walken expertly covered Lady Gaga’s Poker Face on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross in 2009.
But did you know that waaaaaaaaay back in 1993, Walken had already regaled Ross’s audience with his take on a classic fairy tale? Check out the brilliant bedtime story below.
“He was no dumbsky. Smart piggy. Oink! Oink!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_a9TLISoM
This original cool son-of-a-gun also used his unique story-telling ability when acting on the big screen, as this now classic clip of Captain Koons’ ‘Watch Story’ from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction demonstrates:
This all-round great guy has a few tricks up his Jack & Jones sleeve worth sharing so watch this space as JOE brings you more of the wonderful Walken.
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