If you’re a true Walken lover or just really, really keen to see what a 64-year-old man looks like as he dances while wearing a wig and a bra, check out the extended report that local journalist Joyce Kulhawik presented at exactly 11:10pm on the WBZ-CBS4 newscast that day. It’s all after the jump.

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The 64-year-old Academy Award winner was in town to accept the honor of 2008 Man of the Year from Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals troupe, a group of mostly male members who have a thing for dressing up in drag. Even so, their annual celebration of their chosen Man and Woman of the Year always gets lots of press around these parts and the entire world.

Just last week, Walken’s fellow Oscar winner, actress Charlize Theron, stopped by Boston to accept her Pudding Pot for 2008 Woman of the Year. She also graciously participated in a parade around the chilly streets of the Harvard Square area.

Fortunately for Walken, all he had to do was sit through a brief roasting by college dudes, dance a little, and then give a short speech. Attendees were thrilled all the same, I’m sure, and would do it again in a heartbeat if they could.

Take a look at an 84-second clip of what Walken had to say during the festivities, courtesy of the omnipresent Cambridge Chronicle. The video follows the jump.

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Today, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has stolen the spotlight entirely by announcing its excellent choices of Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken to become the society’s next Woman and Man of the Year, respectively. According to The Pudding, performers must have made a substantial contribution to the entertainment industry to enjoy those honors.

Theron, 32, received her Best Actress Academy Award for her work in the harrowing 2003 fact-based drama Monster, while 64-year-old Walken earned his Best Supporting Actor statuette nearly three decades ago for the 1978 Vietnam War Best Picture winner The Deer Hunter.

Harvard University will welcome the talented thespians on two different dates in February, as is customary. Theron will lead a parade throughout Cambridge at 2:30pm on February 7 and then proceed to Agassiz Theatre for a roast and the presentation of her Pudding Pot.

Walken will hit town on February 15, at which time he’ll receive his very own Pudding Pot during an 8:15pm black-tie roast in the New College Theatre, before the opening of The Pudding’s latest production, Fable Attraction. (Get it? Fatal Attraction, the movie?)

Of course, if all of this sounds like worthwhile good times to you, you can order tickets to both events by calling 617-495-5205. It’s a fun occasion, and even if you don’t have the money to buy your way in, you can always just hang out around Harvard Square early in the afternoon on February 7. With a little luck and good weather on your side, you’ll at least catch a glimpse of Theron as she’s whisked by.

Read more about the forthcoming festivities at Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ website.

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