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  • Christopher Walken Danced With Judy Garland at Liza Minnelli’s Sweet 16


    Christopher Walken Danced With Judy Garland

    Christopher Walken, Judy Garland
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    Christopher Walken has fond memories of dancing with both Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

    Walked, 81, appeared on SiriusXM’s “Town Hall,” hosted by Andy Cohen, on Thursday, January 16, where Cohen, 56, asked, “I read you danced with a young Liza Minnelli. Do you remember that?”

    Walken replied, “We did an Off-Broadway musical called Best Foot Forward. 1962. Well, she was 16 years old, I remember.” At the time, Walken would have been about 19 years old. Cohen followed up by asking the Dune: Part Two star, “Could you see it then that she had it?”

    Walken said, “Oh, absolutely.” He shared that he had even been invited to Minnelli’s 16th birthday party, where he had a special moment with Garland, his costar’s mother. “Her mom gave a sweet 16 birthday party for her,” he added.

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    “I remember I danced with Judy Garland,” he continued, adding that the Wizard of Oz actress was not only a good dancer, but “very good looking.”

    Christopher Walken Danced With Judy Garland

    Christopher Walken
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    Walken’s acting career is diverse, spanning both the stage and screen. He is currently starring in the AppleTV+ series Severance, which premiered its second season on Friday, January 17. In a 2014 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Minnelli praised her Best Foot Forward costar as a true musical actor.

    “I can see the glint in his eye every time he has the opportunity to dance on screen,” she said at the time. Walken seemingly agreed with Minnelli, telling the outlet, “I’m kind of an actor by way of musical comedy. That’s really my education, musicals.”

    With a career spanning almost seven decades, Walken is an old school kind of guy, even when it comes to watching his own projects. Currently starring on Severance, Walken shared on Thursday’s “Town Hall” that he hasn’t seen every episode because he does not stream the series. Instead, he receives DVDs of each new episode.

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    “I don’t have the equipment,” he explained. “So they’re good enough to send me DVDs.” When Cohen further pressed Walken by asking if the actor had a subscription to the AppleTV+ streaming platform, he said, “I don’t have anything.”

    Walken currently stars in season 2 of Severance alongside Adam Scott, Britt Lower and Patricia Arquette. Series creator Dan Erickson previously opened up about his plans for the show’s second installment when it was renewed in April 2022.

    “In season 2, we’re going to be showing all of these people on the outside,” Erickson told Entertainment Weekly at the time. “Similar to Mark (Scott), they each had their own reason for getting this procedure, and they’re all at some stage of a healing process for one thing or another.”

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    The year was 1962 and Hollywood royalty gathered to celebrate Liza Minnelli’s Sweet 16 birthday party. Among the star-studded guests was the legendary Judy Garland, who brought along her friend and fellow actor, Christopher Walken.

    As the party went on, the music started playing and the guests hit the dance floor. But what happened next shocked everyone in the room – Christopher Walken asked Judy Garland to dance. And not just any dance, but a lively and spirited one that had everyone’s eyes glued to them.

    The unlikely duo twirled and spun around the dance floor, with Walken showcasing his impressive footwork and Garland effortlessly keeping up with him. The sight of the two of them dancing together was truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment that no one in attendance would ever forget.

    As the music came to an end, the crowd erupted into applause, cheering for the unexpected dance partners. And as Liza blew out the candles on her birthday cake, she knew that this night would always hold a special place in her heart, thanks to the unforgettable dance between Christopher Walken and Judy Garland.

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  • Christopher Walken Danced with Judy Garland at Liza Minnelli’s 16th Birthday


    Christopher Walken is opening up about his past with some of Hollywood’s most legendary stars.

    On Jan. 16, Walken and the rest of the Severance cast appeared on SiriusXM’s Town Hall hosted by Andy Cohen, and Cohen, 56, said to Walken, “I read you danced with a young Liza Minnelli. Do you remember that?”

    The 81-year-old actor confirmed. “We did an Off-Broadway musical called Best Foot Forward. 1962. Well, she was 16 years old, I remember.”

    Cohen asked, “Could you see it then that she had it?”

    “Oh, absolutely,” the Dune: Part Two star said. Then Cohen asked if he interacted with Minnelli’s mom, Judy Garland, at all. 

    “Her mom gave a sweet 16th birthday party for her,” Walken said, and the actor confirmed that he attended. “I remember I danced with Judy Garland,” he added. He confirmed that she was a good dancer and “very good-looking.”

    Liza Minnelli (left) and Christopher Walken in New York City.

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    Walken’s acting career began in the 1950s, when he first started working as a child actor under his birth name, Ronnie Walken. He adopted the stage name Christopher in the 1960s. His seven-decade career has taken him from Broadway to Hollywood, from musical movies like Hairspray to TV shows like Severance. He also won an Oscar in 2003 for Catch Me If You Can.

    Minnelli, 78, told The Hollywood Reporter in 2014 that she still saw Walken as a musical performer in his heart. “I can see the glint in his eye every time he has the opportunity to dance onscreen,” she said. He told the outlet, “I’m kind of an actor by way of musical comedy. That’s really my education, musicals.”

    Way back in 1986, the Queens, New York, native told PEOPLE how he ended up with such a wide array of roles. “I just put one foot in front of the other and take what comes next,” he said. “What the heck, a part’s a part.”

    Christopher Walken in 1967.

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    Reflecting on his long career in 2022, he told The New York Times, “I don’t golf or play tennis. I have no kids. I’ve been married for 53 years,” referencing his wife, Georgianne. “I sometimes think about writing something, but I don’t have much talent for that. You know, all actors have a trunk full of scripts. A lot of people do. Even my dentist at one point, when he was doing my teeth, told me about a script he’d written. I’ve written things. They’re just not good enough. I start with two people sitting in a room talking and invariably it becomes incoherent. There’s nothing I can be other than an actor.”

    Christopher Walken in 2024.

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    And his acting, he said, is always infused with a little fun. “Sometimes I do things just to amuse myself,” he told the outlet. “I’ve played scenes pretending that I was Elvis or Bugs Bunny or a U-boat commander. I just don’t tell anybody.”

    “Acting is one of those things, you can keep doing it as long as they ask you to do it,” he told The Wrap in 2015. “They say you don’t retire from acting — they retire you. And I don’t want to be retired, because what would I do?”



    On this day in history, a truly iconic moment occurred at Liza Minnelli’s 16th birthday party. Hollywood legend Christopher Walken took to the dance floor with none other than Judy Garland herself.

    The party, held at a lavish venue in Los Angeles, was attended by a who’s who of Hollywood royalty. But it was Walken and Garland’s impromptu dance that stole the show. The two danced a spirited jitterbug to the delight of the guests, who couldn’t believe their eyes.

    For Minnelli, the daughter of Garland and Hollywood director Vincente Minnelli, it was a birthday she would never forget. To have two of the biggest stars of their time dancing together at her party was a dream come true.

    The moment was captured on film and remains a cherished memory for those lucky enough to witness it. It just goes to show that even in Hollywood, magic can happen when you least expect it.

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