Trivia

• Ranked #96 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
• Was George Lucas' second choice for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977).
• Was considered for the role of Capt. Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
• Was considered for the role of Number Two in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).
• Worked briefly as a lion tamer in a circus at age 15.
• Has a phobia of going too fast in cars.
• Only Oscar-winning actor to portray a primary 007 villain, in A View to a Kill (1985).
• Won an MTV Video Music Award for choreographing his own moves in Fatboy Slim's 2001 music video "Weapon Of Choice."
• Member of "Saturday Night Live" (1975)'s prestigious "Five Timers Club".
• Along with Alec Baldwin, he has a standing invitation to host "Saturday Night Live" every year (if scheduling permits).
• When hosting "Saturday Night Live", he likes to sing during his monologues (which has become a crowd pleasing favorite). So naturally, when co-hosting SNL specials, his introduction song "I'm Walkin, Im 'Talkin" (for the rhyme of his last name) is played.
• Has an intense dislike of handguns.
• Is only the second person in history to be nominated for both Best Supporting Actor from the Oscars, for Catch Me If You Can (2002), and Worst Supporting Actor from the Razzies, for The Country Bears (2002) in the same year.
• In his many years in film, he has acted in well over 90 films. He rarely turns down a part, under the belief that making movies (whether they turn out good or bad) is always a rewarding experience.
• Has said that his adopted name of "Christopher" sounds "like a sneeze", and he prefers to be called Chris.
• At the time of filming The Rundown (2003), he had never seen the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and was therefore reluctant to use the phrase "Oompah Loompah" in his final scene. When learning of this, director Peter Berg gave him a copy of the film, and he finally decided to use the phrase.
• Has different-colored eyes (one blue and one hazel). This is a condition known as heterochromia.
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, October 8, 2004.
• Loves horror films featuring zombies.
• Is a very skilled chef.

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