Christopher Walken makes rare appearance at Robert De Niro's 80th birthday bash

18 August 2023 , 09:19

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Christopher Walken was among the guests at a star-studded birthday party held for Robert De Niro

Christopher Walken made a rare appearance attending pal Robert De Niro's birthday party earlier this week, with the former co-stars having reunited for the special occasion.

Robert, now 80, marked his milestone birthday with a star-studded gathering in New York City on Thursday that included his partner Tiffany Chen. The couple were joined by a host of fellow celebrities at the event held in the city.

Guests - who included some of Robert's former co-stars from projects in his career - are said to have showed up at restaurant Locanda Verde to celebrate the occasion. Attendees were spotted arriving at the party for the actor.

He wore a navy jacket, black t-shirt and dark trousers for the special occasion (Ave Phoenix / BACKGRID)

Christopher Walken joined the celebrations in New York (Ave Phoenix / BACKGRID)

Among the guests who attended the recent birthday party in New York City was fellow actor Christopher, also 80. He was spotted wearing a navy jacket over the top of a black t-shirt. His outfit also included a pair of dark trousers.

Christopher - whose set to appear in the upcoming film Dune: Part Two, which is scheduled to be released later this year - was seen heading to the event. He was spotted signing autographs in the surrounding area ahead of it.

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Iconic actor Christopher Walken celebrated with pal Robert De Niro (Ave Phoenix / BACKGRID)

The pair have worked together on a few projects over the years, including the film The Deer Hunter (1978). Robert and Christopher played two of the three soldiers at the centre of the film, which won several Oscars at the time.

This included the film winning Best Picture and Christopher getting Best Supporting Actor for his role as Corporal Nikanor Chevotarevich. Robert was nominated for Best Actor for his role as Staff Sergeant Michael Vronsky.

More recently, the two actors reunited when they appeared together in the film The War with Grandpa (2020). Robert played the titular grandfather Ed Marino in the project, whilst Christopher played the character's pal Jerry.

The two actors, pictured with Robert's daughter Drena De Niro in 2014, have known each other for years and have worked together (Getty Images)

Christopher wasn't the only former co-star at the party this week. Uma Thurman, who also starred in the latter film, was a guest. Robert's The Good Shepherd (2006) co-star Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin were also present.

Chazz Palminteri - whom Robert worked with on A Bronx Tale (1993) - attended too. Other guests included directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as filmmaker George Lucas and musician Paul McCartney.

Joel Leaver