Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning Actor And ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Star, Dead At 89
30.06.2023 - 14:37
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Alan Arkin, the longtime celebrated actor, who won an Oscar for his performance in “Little Miss Sunshine” and earned two Emmy nominations for “The Kominsky Method”, has died. He was 89.
Arkin’s death was confirmed to People by his sons, Adam, Matthew and Anthony, in a statement, saying, “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man. A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”
A man who wore many hats, Arkin was an actor, director and screenwriter whose career spanned over six decades.
While primarily known for his screen work, he first broke out on Broadway in New York City. He received a Tony Award for his second performance in 1963’s Enter Laughing. A decade later, he was nominated for another Tony Award, this time for directing the 1973 play The Sunshine Boys.
During that time, Arkin also started appearing on TV and in films, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and Golden Globe win for his feature film debut in 1966’s “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”.
Two years later, he earned his second Oscar nomination for “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter”.
By the 1970s, Arkin was a firmly established film actor, starring in a number of comedic and dramatic films, including the 1970 adaptation of the Joseph Heller novel “Catch-22” and 1979’s “The In-Laws”. He later appeared in other notable hits, like “Edward Scissorhands” (1990) and “Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992), which also earned him critical acclaim.
But it wasn’t until the 2000s when he started earning awards attention again, winning an Oscar, BAFTA, SAG and several critics awards for his turn as an aging patriarch who coaches his granddaughter through beauty