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Watch This: Kevin Spacey's Uncanny Knack for Impersonations
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Kevin Spacey is a talented actor, there's no denying that, but who knew that the man of a million characters was also a man of a million impersonations? Oh, you did? Well, you must have already seen Spacey's appearance on James Lipton's "Inside the Actor's Studio" from back in July of 2000. Or maybe you saw him in his great "Saturday Night Live" skit in which he does Christopher Walken auditioning for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars.Okay, so maybe it's no big secret that the man who blindsided moviegoers in The Usual Suspects has a special talent for camouflaging himself in the skin of his acting peers, but it's new to me, and that means it's bound to be new to someone else. Below is a clip from Spacey's aforementioned trip to the "Actor's Studio" in which he goes along with a silly game of Lipton's. What follows are six of the most charming minutes you're bound to see all day, I promise.
Tons of people can do a Walken voice, but I've seen few impersonators who can not only tackle the audio side of things, but who can nail the mannerisms of their targets to boot. Yet along comes Spacey to absolutely kill it when it comes to capturing the characteristic nervous twitches of Jimmy Stewart, the shaky indignation of Katharine Hepburn, and the riled, restless behavior of Al Pacino. Those aren't the only thespians he channels on the spot, but to give away all of them would be to ruin the surprises that show off the playful side of Kevin Spacey, a side most might know he has judging purely from his dramatic roles.
Enjoy the video after the jump.
The Best Christopher Walken YouTube Impressions
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Ah, Christopher Walken. In the early days, one might have imagined that he'd become an icon of song and dance, his musical swagger paving the way for a long and swinging career. But it was an onslaught of creepy gigs that set Walken's path, and it was his voice that made him an icon -- that staccato drawl with the strangely tantalizing self-imposed pauses.His infamous inflection is something many try to nail, though few are more than modestly successful. But with the aid of the Internet, the good aren't so hard to find. Helped by the convenience of YouTube, our good friends at Urlesque have gathered some of the best impressions they could find, and these guys are good. But perhaps the best part of these impersonations are the range -- these aren't exactly the visuals one would put with a classic Walken inflection. I guess there must be an inner Walken in each of us, just waiting to be tapped.
Two of the best are after the jump. In the first, "Walken" tries to order a lemonade ice, and in the second, "Walken" teaches us how to hunt free-range chickens. And if these videos make you wild with jealousy, check out the third clip. It's a how-to-speak-like-Walken tutorial led by Naathan Phan, which made the rounds a year ago.
Which Walken impression do you think reigns supreme?
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