Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ dies at 89 – National
Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning American actor who played a heroin-using grandpa in a movie little miss sunshine,died. he was 89 years old.
In a statement via Arkin’s publicist, his sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony said: Beloved as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he will be sorely missed. “
Arkin was known for his decades-long acting career on both stage and film.
A member of Chicago’s famed comedy troupe Second City, Arkin found immediate success with his Cold War-era parody films. Russians are coming, Russians are coming In his later years, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his surprise hit in 2006, reaching the peak of his career. little miss sunshine. It was over 40 years before he got his first Oscar nomination. the russians are comingfrom being nominated for playing a cunning Hollywood producer in an Oscar-winning film. Argo.
In recent years, he played opposite Michael Douglas in the Netflix comedy series. Kominsky Actfor this role he was nominated for two Emmy Awards.
Actor Michael McKean paid tribute to his friend with a joke on Twitter on Friday.
“When I was a young actor, people wanted to know if I wanted to be a serious actor or a funny actor. It silenced them,” he wrote, adding, “Rest in peace, Alan. There is no one better than this.”
Arkin died at his home The event took place in Carlsbad, Calif., on Thursday, Variety reported.
Known for his versatility, Arkin was nominated for four Academy Awards throughout his career, both for his dry wit and tragic talent, and won a Tony Award in 1963 for his directorial debut, directed by Carl Reiner. Did. enter with a smile.
Although he was initially turned down for the role, little miss sunshine The casting team decided that he was too fit for the role of an 80-year-old grandfather who had been frail from years of substance abuse.
“The best rejection I’ve ever had in my life,” Arkin said in a 2007 interview with The New York Times. said while posing.
This undated handout photo shows actors Alan Arkin and Michael Douglas in a scene from “The Kominsky Method.”
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In his 80s, he continued to make impressive appearances in film and television.
Some of Arkin’s other films are also included 7 percent solution In 1976, family in law In 1979, Edward Scissorhands In 1990, gloss pointe blank In 1997, be smart 2008 and stylishly in 2017.
Alan Wolfe Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York City on March 26, 1934, but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 11 years old. His father, a painter and writer, was accused of the crime and lost his teaching job. He was a communist in the 1950s “Red Scare”.
In addition to his prolific acting career, Arkin also worked off stage as a film and theater director, pen to paper, and authored several books.
— Using files from Associated Press and Reuters
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