Jay Mohr's impersonation is MUCH better than Pollak's, but Kevin has better stories and is a more creative storyteller. So I will laugh harder at Kevins story, but purly on sound with your eyes closed and trying to picture if it's actually Chris, Jay wins HANDS DOWN.
The norwegian actor Kristoffer Joner was to impersonate Walken in his first movie,an indie-film called "Mongoland" where they dedicated a scene to the legend ua-cam.com/video/kQHVQdf9-88/v-deo.html
Simon Helberg from the Big Bang Theory I thought did the best ever impression of Christopher Walken, I can't believe he wasn't mentioned, I thought Bradley Cooper was best of the 5.
HELLO, when an impersonator is giving an impression, of Walken in this case, it has the greatest effect to keep the visuals trained in the impersonator and not pan to various stills where the viewer can only hear the voice and not see the delivery. This video annoyingly sucks for this reason.
It’s almost like impersonations/look a likes are literally supposed to be another person entirely or something. Not to mention Charlie Chaplin the person and the character he played are different people. Edit: He literally didn’t even wear the “signature mustache”. Of course he lost.
@@ArnoldQMudskipper He would figuratively not wear it by not drawing it on. Thus a figurative representation of a literal mustache that he did not do. Thanks for the attempted correction on a 7 year old username that really doesn’t mean anything. Edit: also fyi Semantics: the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studies the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and logical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, and conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning. •the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text. Literally: INFORMAL used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true. "I was literally blown away by the response I got" Also superfluous unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. So by your own use of language, your not even calling out my semantics, your just saying I’m using extra words not that I’m using them wrong.
Great actor. I still cant get passed the fact that he was on the boat when Natalie Wood died mysteriously and I believe knows what happened but I feel he has never been consistently candid about the incident....
I totally agree. I believe that Natalie was berating Robert because he was gay, and he lashed out at her. Either she fell getting into the dinghy and drowned, and Robert heard her screams but told everyone to ignore them, or he actually pushed her overboard. The captain wanted to search for her but Robert Wagner would not let him. Walken seems creepy and capable of anything, but I think he's actually a good guy and innocent in all this, except probably covering up for Wagner after the fact.
Same way man, tucked away in my mind there's always the "unfinished business" I can't seem to resolve about the whole damn affair. I suppose the only thing that's certain about what happened that night is it definitely wouldn't have gone the way that did in today's criminal prosecutorial world; no way. Someone got a pass.
@@derricktaylor2996 I would tend to agree but my sister died under very suspicious circumstances and the police spent a lot of effort not to do a damn thing. Those CSI shows are a load of crap.
The hair, the eyes, the voice, the mannerisms and the SNL skits from The Continental to More Cowbell. Walken is more than just iconic, he's an unforgettable living legend.
He was almost a regular on there in the 1990s and he was just a natural comedian with great timing and delivery. Even when he was obviously reading the cue cards it was funny.
Actually, I think the very best impression I've ever seen was done by Simon Helberg (aka Howard Wolowitz) on an episode of The Big Bang Theory. Best one is at time index 2:20. ua-cam.com/video/B8iyJSh-W3U/v-deo.html
I was really impressed with the Bradley Cooper frankly, I think you did a better job than Kevin Spacey. I think with walking you have to have a relaxation in your voice that's natural, I thought Bradley Cooper had it.
Nolan North sounds the most natural. Like he’s not doing a voice, but it’s just his voice. Makes sense, because he’s one of the greatest voice actors in video game history.
Best could probably be done by Anthony Jeselnik. I believe thry are both Pittsburgh natives. Sometimes I'd hear Anthony's set and think for a second it was Walken.
He’s a big video game voice actor. He plays the main character in the Uncharted games. (You may have seen the recent Uncharted movie which is based on those games) He’s also played Deadpool in a Deadpool video game from a number of years ago.
I thought number 1 was good, but I would have given number 1 to Bradley Cooper. Last would have gone to Spacey. I didn't think he was good at all. I could hear his own voice, and he just sounded like Kevin Spacey doing a Christopher Walken impression.
I think Jay Mohr is the best of these five. Listen to his stand-up sometime, and you can close your eyes and think it's Walken. His story about Walken talking about Jay's dog, who has its tail docked is hilarious every time I hear it.
The narrator said that Kevin Pollock"literally" made a career out of impersonating Walken. That's incorrect. He has done many other things. The use of the word "literally" is used ad nauseam by the younger generation, most often incorrectly.
Craig Gass has one of the best CW impressions!! Among other incredible impressions that he does, Al Pacino, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler, Sam Kinison, Lars Ulrich, Gilbert Gottfried and the list goes on.
Respectfully disagree...Kevin Pollack's impersonation is the best, complete with facial expressions and body language. My favourite Walken role was in the movie The Prophecy, although I'm sure everyone has their own favourite.
This is what I thought. It’s clear that nearly everyone on this list has the rhythm and cadence down more or less, but Bradley Cooper actually *sounds like* Walken, which in my book would mean he has the best impression.
Bradley Cooper is one of those guys who's talented, good looking, and somehow also funny as fuck. He also seems like a genuinely good dude. Ryan Reynolds is another in the category.
As I was stumbling around the internet, as one might do, looking for some real Christopher Walken quotes / and / or impressionists, I found this piece of garbage, still floating around. Now, one might be thinking "why is this garbage here?" One might also be thinking, "Why would a diaper float against the stream?" The answer is obvious, you are in love with a giant sunflower!
When the impersonator mixes in the little whispers, along with all the other nuances… That just does it’s for me. I’ve seen one guy do him perfectly. And I hung out with him in 2008 one evening. I was his father‘s roommate. We went to the casino and he would just throw that in once in a while. He even did the little whispers. I was like dude, you can have a career doing that. And of course he was from Brooklyn. He had that shit down
Good list except for the inclusion of Kevin Spacey. You had him at number 4?!? Serious? Bradley Cooper was way better as was everyone else on the list.
I totally agree. His presence on screen was palpable and he made every role better than it should have been. I'm afraid we'll never see him work again.
Here i go: *Guys!....i gotta tell you...You have...what appears...to be....a dynamite sound....but I gotta be honest....* ....Now read it as Captain Kirk.
My favourite Malkovich movie is Dangerous Liaisons. I watch that film every few months just to see the on screen chemistry between Malkovich and Glenn Close. It is cinema gold.
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Jay Mohr's impersonation is MUCH better than Pollak's, but Kevin has better stories and is a more creative storyteller. So I will laugh harder at Kevins story, but purly on sound with your eyes closed and trying to picture if it's actually Chris, Jay wins HANDS DOWN.
The norwegian actor Kristoffer Joner was to impersonate Walken in his first movie,an indie-film called "Mongoland" where they dedicated a scene to the legend
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I agree
I love Christopher Walken!!! He's definitely a special guy!
Bradley Cooper. The "Pineapple.....I like to eat it" nailed it right on.
Simon Helberg from the Big Bang Theory I thought did the best ever impression of Christopher Walken, I can't believe he wasn't mentioned, I thought Bradley Cooper was best of the 5.
And Dave Grohl's impression ... Spot. On. Hilarious
@@urban_fox4658 Dave Grohl was hilarious! Anytime I watch him say "Foo Fightahs" I can't stop chuckling.
Brad and Nolan. Top two. Chris is my favorite actor always loved how he talked
Ross Marquand does it better
I thought Bradley Cooper was the most like him.
Hes my fav. So unique
Love to see him and Shatner in conversation.
This needs a re-ranking:
1) Nolan North
2) Jay Mohr
3) Bradley Cooper
4) Kevin Pollak
8) Kevin Spacey
You are missing Dave Grohl. Google it its pretty dang good.
When Cooper said "Pineapple"... that killed everyone else. Spacey sounds like himself doing Walken.
Spacey sucks.
Spacey's one was over the top af
The only person in this video who actually sounds like Christopher Walken is Christopher Walken... and Bradley Cooper
0:14 Incredible impression by ScarJo!
HELLO, when an impersonator is giving an impression, of Walken in this case, it has the greatest effect to keep the visuals trained in the impersonator and not pan to various stills where the viewer can only hear the voice and not see the delivery. This video annoyingly sucks for this reason.
I have always enjoyed Christopher Walken no matter what roles he plays. Even his voice over work makes a movie extra special.
Christopher is an amazing actor!
He's good crazy. It's a thing.
He could read the phone book and make it entertaining.
You know it's a tough list to crack when even Christopher Walken isn't in the top 5 Christopher Walken impersonators.
Charlie Chaplin entered his own look alike contest and lost...
It’s almost like impersonations/look a likes are literally supposed to be another person entirely or something. Not to mention Charlie Chaplin the person and the character he played are different people.
Edit: He literally didn’t even wear the “signature mustache”. Of course he lost.
@@semanticsman5192 How would he figuratively not wear the mustache? Your 'literally' is superfluous, 'Semantics Man' 😬
@@ArnoldQMudskipper He would figuratively not wear it by not drawing it on. Thus a figurative representation of a literal mustache that he did not do. Thanks for the attempted correction on a 7 year old username that really doesn’t mean anything.
Edit: also fyi
Semantics:
the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studies the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and logical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, and conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning.
•the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text.
Literally:
INFORMAL
used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true.
"I was literally blown away by the response I got"
Also superfluous
unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
So by your own use of language, your not even calling out my semantics, your just saying I’m using extra words not that I’m using them wrong.
@@semanticsman5192 That wasn't the question, 'illiteracy boy' 😂🤣😬😬😬
Brad Cooper nailed it.
Ross Marquand does it better
I gotta go with Bradley Cooper on this one.
Spacey best by a mile
thats exactly what your mom said 2 me
I also like to eat pineapple.
@@semanticsman5192 It all boils down to semantics.
No chance. Mohr
Bradley Cooper was the closest
Bradley Cooper was the best.
Cooper was better than spacy
Great actor. I still cant get passed the fact that he was on the boat when Natalie Wood died mysteriously and I believe knows what happened but I feel he has never been consistently candid about the incident....
I totally agree. I believe that Natalie was berating Robert because he was gay, and he lashed out at her. Either she fell getting into the dinghy and drowned, and Robert heard her screams but told everyone to ignore them, or he actually pushed her overboard. The captain wanted to search for her but Robert Wagner would not let him. Walken seems creepy and capable of anything, but I think he's actually a good guy and innocent in all this, except probably covering up for Wagner after the fact.
I do not believe she got into any boat/dinghy since she was so scared of water. Very sus!
Natalie Wood wouldn't but Edward Woodward would....
Same way man, tucked away in my mind there's always the "unfinished business" I can't seem to resolve about the whole damn affair. I suppose the only thing that's certain about what happened that night is it definitely wouldn't have gone the way that did in today's criminal prosecutorial world; no way. Someone got a pass.
@@derricktaylor2996 I would tend to agree but my sister died under very suspicious circumstances and the police spent a lot of effort not to do a damn thing. Those CSI shows are a load of crap.
Bradley Cooper takes it.
The hair, the eyes, the voice, the mannerisms and the SNL skits from The Continental to More Cowbell. Walken is more than just iconic, he's an unforgettable living legend.
He was almost a regular on there in the 1990s and he was just a natural comedian with great timing and delivery. Even when he was obviously reading the cue cards it was funny.
Cow bell is one of my all time favorites
Really ?
Jay Mohr and Kevin Pollak's are both great, but Nolan North's is scary good.
would have made a better nathan drake too. but whatcha gonna do...
Ross Marquand does it better
Yeah I also feel that Bradley Cooper did it best... out of the 5 here. But the best impersonator of Christopher Walken is... Christopher Walken
Jay mohr surely
Agree. Based on these cuts.
Bill Clinton does one of the best Chris Walken impressions
Actually, I think the very best impression I've ever seen was done by Simon Helberg (aka Howard Wolowitz) on an episode of The Big Bang Theory. Best one is at time index 2:20. ua-cam.com/video/B8iyJSh-W3U/v-deo.html
I was really impressed with the Bradley Cooper frankly, I think you did a better job than Kevin Spacey. I think with walking you have to have a relaxation in your voice that's natural, I thought Bradley Cooper had it.
WALKING?
friggin auto correct. @@joeavery5756
Cooper wins here. I could have sworn there’s someone better than these five.
I don't think Bradley Cooper's impression is the best but "pineapple" had me bustin my gut XD
Nolan North sounds the most natural. Like he’s not doing a voice, but it’s just his voice. Makes sense, because he’s one of the greatest voice actors in video game history.
He sucks.
Nolan North and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor in Smallville) sound good to me.
I was surprised by how great his Walken was until I remembered that Nolan is just always great.
He sounds like Chris Walken in True Crime Streets of L.A.
Bradley cooper gets my vote, the combination of voice and expression cements it for me.
Ross Marquand does it better
Brad Cooper is the best on this list
Dave Grohl reminiscing about CW introducing Foo Fighters on SNL. “foo FIGHTERS!”
I disagree with this because to my ears, Bradley Cooper’s Chris Walken impression was easily the most authentic!
Best could probably be done by Anthony Jeselnik. I believe thry are both Pittsburgh natives.
Sometimes I'd hear Anthony's set and think for a second it was Walken.
I TOTALLY thought the same thing…. 👍
Jay Mohr is amazing at the impersonation. Dave Grohl actually is quite good too.
Dave Grohl and Johnny Depp the GOAT
Yep. Dave and Johnny, in my humble opinion, are better than these 5!
Foo-FAITHEZ you mean?
Ladies and gentlemen, foo FIGHTAS….
Dave Grohl did it best!
O wow! I've never heard Nolan North's impression. That was damn near perfect. Nathan Drake and Walken FTW!
Never heard of Nolan North till now, but he absolutely does the best Walken voice.
hes in like every video game ever haha
He’s a big video game voice actor. He plays the main character in the Uncharted games. (You may have seen the recent Uncharted movie which is based on those games) He’s also played Deadpool in a Deadpool video game from a number of years ago.
HES ALSO PETER HASTINGS IN PRETTY LITTLE LIARS!!!!
Check out the UA-cam channel retro replay
@@II_GTA_FREEK_II did you catch North's cameo on the beach in the movie?
Kevin Pollack and all are great..I think Cooper has it...hands down
Cooper is the best 4 sure 😭❤️😎
I like Kevin Spacey's impersonation of Jimmy Savile better. You know, those times when he bummed those lil boys?
Ouch!
(that's what they said)
Sun reader
That last dude was scary good
That would be Nolan North and Retro-Replay is his youtube channel
Yeah he was the best out of all of them, especially the voice
No it wasn’t
Pollack and north are pretty much neck and neck
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Jay does a better Walken than kevin but cooper does is perfect too
I have always maintained that Jay Mohr does the best Walken. It's just so detailed.
Ross Marquand does it better
I thought number 1 was good, but I would have given number 1 to Bradley Cooper. Last would have gone to Spacey. I didn't think he was good at all. I could hear his own voice, and he just sounded like Kevin Spacey doing a Christopher Walken impression.
Christopher Walken is an incredible actor!
Check him out in The Andersen Tapes, I doubt he was even 20, great 🎥🍿 movie
Cooper sounds more like Walken, than Walken.
Jay Mohr was *in* a movie with Walken (Suicide Kings)
Seems like most have the inflection right, but not necessarily the voice. Seems like Bradley Cooper had it.
Simon helberg does the best impersonation of Christopher Walken ive heard..should have been on the list
ABSOLUTELY. I thought the very same thing. He is the best
I think so too. Simon and Bradley Cooper do the best impersonation to me.
None of the guys here did it for me. He is so unique it throws everyone off.
Christopher Walken is just ridiculously hilarious.
I could listen to him all day.
"slashing cactuses or whatnot"
i too can listen to walken spit out nonsense just make sure it's his voice
Honestly, Christopher was the og troll.
I think Jay Mohr is the best of these five. Listen to his stand-up sometime, and you can close your eyes and think it's Walken. His story about Walken talking about Jay's dog, who has its tail docked is hilarious every time I hear it.
Jay Mohr used to do a good impression, but Craig Gass is top at it.
Jay Mohr has the inflection and the tone absolutely perfect. He's the best by far
Love Jay Mohr. He is great anyway. But his impression of Walken, just makes me love him more.
Jay Mohr talking about walken on the set of suicide kings is my favorite Walken story and impression.
Ross Marquand does it better
Fellas.. Christopher Walken puts his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us. Cept, when his pants are on, he makes gold records.
Dave Grohl does an excellent Walken impression as well.
THAT was.... IMpreeIVE...... But, YA KNOW, .... I've got..a FEVAH, ...and , the only perSCRIPtionnn, ... Is MORAH COWBELL .... I've got to have IT
Can’t believe bill Hader isn’t on here he’s fasho #1
The narrator said that Kevin Pollock"literally" made a career out of impersonating Walken. That's incorrect. He has done many other things. The use of the word "literally" is used ad nauseam by the younger generation, most often incorrectly.
Craig Gass has one of the best CW impressions!! Among other incredible impressions that he does, Al Pacino, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler, Sam Kinison, Lars Ulrich, Gilbert Gottfried and the list goes on.
His Gene Simmons is top
Notch as well. But his Kinison has to be the best ever
His story of how he grew up with deaf family members is interesting
Nolan North by far! I've never heard of him until now but damn, that was basically spot on!
Ross Marquand does it better
When I was younger I had the biggest crush on Christopher Walken..❤️🐾
These boots were made for Walken :)
Cooper nailed it.
Bradley is the best. so I think you went backwards
Bradley Cooper did the best impersonation!
Respectfully disagree...Kevin Pollack's impersonation is the best, complete with facial expressions and body language. My favourite Walken role was in the movie The Prophecy, although I'm sure everyone has their own favourite.
Wow--Walken looks great with the 'stache! "The only thing that would make it better...is more COWBELL"
Walken had a huge part in Adam Sandler's "Click" movie. Sandler knows who draws big views! Classic Christopher Walken!
Cooper nails him better than anyone else on this list. Hands down.
This is what I thought. It’s clear that nearly everyone on this list has the rhythm and cadence down more or less, but Bradley Cooper actually *sounds like* Walken, which in my book would mean he has the best impression.
I don’t like Cooper.
Yup...no question about it, the others try too hard.
Bradley Cooper is one of those guys who's talented, good looking, and somehow also funny as fuck. He also seems like a genuinely good dude. Ryan Reynolds is another in the category.
He should have been top of the list, no doubt.
I disagree with the ratings. Bradley coopers was the best. Without bias
Yep. Bradley Cooper for me as well!! Nailed it!
As I was stumbling around the internet, as one might do, looking for some real Christopher Walken quotes / and / or impressionists, I found this piece of garbage, still floating around.
Now, one might be thinking "why is this garbage here?"
One might also be thinking, "Why would a diaper float against the stream?"
The answer is obvious, you are in love with a giant sunflower!
When the impersonator mixes in the little whispers, along with all the other nuances… That just does it’s for me. I’ve seen one guy do him perfectly. And I hung out with him in 2008 one evening. I was his father‘s roommate. We went to the casino and he would just throw that in once in a while. He even did the little whispers. I was like dude, you can have a career doing that. And of course he was from Brooklyn. He had that shit down
Check out the interview with Kevin Pollack & Titus Welliver. Titus absolutely nails it. The best imo.
I would like to hear any of these guys do his voice play by play for a baseball game.
Good list except for the inclusion of Kevin Spacey. You had him at number 4?!? Serious? Bradley Cooper was way better as was everyone else on the list.
Dave Grohl does a good Walken as well.
"Is the emphasis on Foo or Fighters?"
Bradley Cooper and Nolen North were good Kevin Spacey not that good... Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum does a better impression
Norm Macdonald does the best impression of him by far
I am Christopher Waaaaaaaalken!
REALLY???The number one impressions sounds like it is being delivered from a shower. Did you listen to this before you posted it!
I think Kevin Spacey is one of the best voice impersonaters out there, a real shame he demolished his own career though.
I totally agree. His presence on screen was palpable and he made every role better than it should have been. I'm afraid we'll never see him work again.
Kevin Pollack is two levels above eveyone else - he nails all the strange little details.
Ross Marquand does it better
Agreed. Pollack has the facial expressions and body language down to a tee. Good impersonations are about more than just the voice.
Here i go:
*Guys!....i gotta tell you...You have...what appears...to be....a dynamite sound....but I gotta be honest....*
....Now read it as Captain Kirk.
Cooking with Christopher walking on the Australian TV show the wedge is the best impression of walking ever the guy does everything perfect.
WTF is Walking
@@TheWolf-qk9jp kinda like lazy jogging
I'd love to see a movie with Christopher Walken and Aubrey Plaza.
Christopher Walken and John Malkovich are my all time favorite actors ever, they are flawless!
They are both Legends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ross Marquand does both of those impressions
My favourite Malkovich movie is Dangerous Liaisons. I watch that film every few months just to see the on screen chemistry between Malkovich and Glenn Close. It is cinema gold.
I hope Christopher takes these impressions with a bucket of humor.
And more cowbell!
Pollack is undeniably great.. but IMHO Jay Mohr does the best one.. just sayin
Nolans is really good. Graig Gass also has one of the better ones.
4 thru 1 were garbage. Bradley nailed it.
Cooper is the best by far.
Listen closely, Bradley Coopers impression is the best, Nolan Norths is almost as good, and the other 3 are overdoing it, which ruins it.
...Pineapple 🤣
😂😂
Your top guy is the worst I've heard. It's clearly Cooper-Spacey-Pollock
Christopher Walken's best work was his many appearances on SNL.
"The Continental"
I didn’t know Nathan Drake could impersonate Walken! 😎🙄🤣
I don't know, man, I think Jay Mohr does the best Christopher Walken. And, the best Harvey Keitel, Colin Quinn, Tracy Morgan and Barry Katz! 😁
I’ve always thought he was the best too.
Bradley Cooper was the best then it was all downhill from there. 4-1 sucked.
Nolan North was spot on, the best