Robert Schnakenberg

Over a career spanning 30+ years, Christopher Walken has generated an enormous cult following. (If you need proof, just search for "cowbell" on YouTube.) Christopher Walken A to Z offers the first biography of this quirky show-business legend, with entries on everything from Actor's Studio (the legendary theater workshop where Walken spent 11 years as a janitor) to Zombie Movies (one of his favorite film genres). Along the way, readers will discover that

* Walken has worked as a lion tamer.
* Walken has appeared in music videos for Madonna, Duran Duran, and Fatboy Slim.
* Walken is the most popular guest host in the history of Saturday Night Live.
* Walken has filmed a pilot for a cooking show, Cooking with Chris.
* Most incredibly, Walken has starred in some of the worst films of all time-everything from Heaven's Gate to Kangaroo Jack and Gigli-and yet his popularity never wanes.

Complete with more than 50 behind-the-scenes photographs and tons of fascinating trivia, Christopher Walken A to Z offers a fascinating portrait of a Hollywood legend.