Chris Walken
danak
Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
region of the country he grew up in.
DoroValens
Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
region of the country he grew up in.
>> Chris was born in Astoria which is in Queens surrounding NYC. He is
the son of a baker and as a matter of fact, Walken's bakery and cafe is
still functioning.
Barbara MacRae
In article <331FBE...@iag.net> danak <da...@iag.net> writes:
>Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
>whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
>region of the country he grew up in.
Christopher Walken wasn't born. His mother put (what appeared
to be!?!) an avocado pit in a bowl with a small lump of wet
cotton in the bottom. She left it on a sunny windowsill
in a little used room of the house. Several months later,
Christopher Walken emerged, and asked her to re-moisten the
cotton. She did, and he wasn't seen again until one day, years
later, when he passed silently through the living room on his
way to Hollywood.
Interestingly enough, Michael J. Fox has a similar "birth story",
but his involves a chia pet.
-Barb, always glad to help.
Jesse Garon
danak <da...@iag.net> writes:
>Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
>whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
>region of the country he grew up in.
New York, New York. It's a hell of a town. The Bronx is up and the
Battery's down. The mimes are food for the rats underground.
"Jesse Garon": the God damnedest mass of tact known to the human race
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Lynda Moulton
> Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
> whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
> region of the country he grew up in.
I dunno, but he's SOOOO devilishly shifty-eyed and dangerous in his roles.
Walken can say MORE with one glance than many highly touted scenery chewers
can get across in a WHOLE film. And a great voice, too. I don't believe I
have ever seen a war film as good as The Deer Hunter.
Loved him in "Sarah Plain and Tall" and sequel.
Funny, now that you mention it, there is an accent. I mean as opposed to
the American newscasters non-accents. NYC or thereabouts? I don't think
its southern. It's not upstate New York, which is the only other accent I
can identify with any certainty. Of course that only leaves the REST of
the country <G>.
Lynda
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mou...@qucis.queensu.ca
Mary Susan Daniels
On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Lynda Moulton wrote:
> In article <331FBE...@iag.net>, danak <da...@iag.net> wrote:
>
> > Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
> > whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
> > region of the country he grew up in.
He's from Astoria, Queens. I think Mom and Dad still run a bakery on
Steinway.
Lynda Moulton
In article <19970307052...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
dorov...@aol.com (DoroValens) wrote:
> Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
> whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
> region of the country he grew up in.
>
> >> Chris was born in Astoria which is in Queens surrounding NYC. He is
> the son of a baker and as a matter of fact, Walken's bakery and cafe is
> still functioning.
Ha HAH! I was right! And I was just REMEMBERING the sound of his voice
from a coupla months ago... DAMN I'M GOOD. ;-)
Jesse Garon
ba...@netcom.com (Barbara MacRae) writes:
>Christopher Walken wasn't born. His mother put (what appeared
>to be!?!) an avocado pit in a bowl with a small lump of wet
>cotton in the bottom. She left it on a sunny windowsill
>in a little used room of the house. Several months later,
>Christopher Walken emerged, and asked her to re-moisten the
>cotton. She did, and he wasn't seen again until one day, years
>later, when he passed silently through the living room on his
>way to Hollywood.
I think I love you, Barb McRae.
Chris Pierson
In article <331FBE...@iag.net>, danak <da...@iag.net> wrote:
>Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
>whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
>region of the country he grew up in.
According to the IMDb, he was born in Queens.
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Marc Lostracco
> Christopher Walken wasn't born. His mother put (what appeared
> to be!?!) an avocado pit in a bowl with a small lump of wet
> cotton in the bottom. She left it on a sunny windowsill
> in a little used room of the house. Several months later,
> Christopher Walken emerged, and asked her to re-moisten the
> cotton. She did, and he wasn't seen again until one day, years
> later, when he passed silently through the living room on his
> way to Hollywood.
Someone please immortalize this paragraph! It's simply brilliant!
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In article <331FBE...@iag.net>, danak <da...@iag.net> wrote:
>Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
>whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
>region of the country he grew up in.
Chris is an odd one. I'm not entirely convinced that he's even terestrial.
Chris Borg
My question is was it Robert or Chris who killed Natlie??
Jeanine Evette Abernathy (je...@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
The Net Warrior
In article <moulton-ya0240800...@news.ccs.queensu.ca>,
mou...@qucis.queensu.ca (Lynda Moulton) wrote:
> In article <19970307052...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> dorov...@aol.com (DoroValens) wrote:
>
> > Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
> > whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
> > region of the country he grew up in.
> >
> > >> Chris was born in Astoria which is in Queens surrounding NYC. He is
> > the son of a baker and as a matter of fact, Walken's bakery and cafe is
> > still functioning.
>
> Ha HAH! I was right! And I was just REMEMBERING the sound of his voice
> from a coupla months ago... DAMN I'M GOOD. ;-)
>
> Lynda
Does anyone think he would make a good Frank Wernhausen in the Terminator
3 script at;
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2900/
Yours truly,
Daniel L. Perez - author of Terminator 3: Armageddon
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Jane Hudson
Chris Borg wrote:
>
> My question is was it Robert or Chris who killed Natlie??
I thought Robert and Chris were wrapped around each other when it
happened.
Hane... dos equis... etc.
> Jeanine Evette Abernathy (je...@bonjour.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
> : In article <331FBE...@iag.net>, danak <da...@iag.net> wrote:
> : >Where is he from? I'm terrible at discerning accents but
> : >whenever he speaks, it drives me nuts because I can't figure out what
> : >region of the country he grew up in.
>
Vogue Rogue
> From: bo...@dons.ac.usfca.edu (Chris Borg) :
> My question is was it Robert or Chris who killed Natlie??
Ask your local sheriff.