Christopher Walken hasn't spent his whole career looking like Fat Tony from 'The Simpsons,' but in recent years the veteran actor has become, shall we say, a little larger than he once was. If you comb his hair and put him in a suit jacket, the transformation is complete. Walken is a legendary actor even to other actors, and can play any role he puts his mind to. Often, he plays eccentric criminal characters - and we're sure you don't need us to join the dots for you.
Fat Tony is a mafia boss in 'The Simpsons,' and has been a popular recurring character for years. He's even survived a highly questionable storyline, in which the 'original' Fat Tony was killed off and replaced by his thinner brother, who put on weight and simply assumed his brother's identity. Like Walken, Tony has a distinctive speaking voice and a brooding, unsettling presence. Unlike Walken, he's never been in a music video for Fatboy Slim.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.