Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in 'Little Miss Sunshine,' 'Argo' and 'The Kominsky Method,' has died at age 89.
Alan Arkin attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2020 in Los Angeles.Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in "Little Miss Sunshine," "Argo" and "The Kominsky Method," has died at age 89, according to his family.
Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 26, 1934. He made his on-screen debut in 1957's "Calypso Heat Wave" and became an early member of the Chicago-based The Second City improv group in 1960. He made his TV debut in a 1964 episode of "East Side/West Side." Arkin's star continued to grow throughout the '60s, culminating in two best actor Academy Award nominations. The first, in 1967, was for the Norman Jewison-directed "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," which he starred in with Carl Reiner and Eva Marie Saint. He won a Golden Globe for this role. The second, in 1969, was for the Robert Ellis Miller-directed "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," in which he starred opposite Sondra Locke.
Arkin also received two best supporting actor Academy Award nominations later in his career. The first, for which he won the Oscar, was in 2006 for the Jonathan Dayton- and Valerie Faris-directed "Little Miss Sunshine," which he starred in alongside an ensemble cast led by Abigail Breslin as the titular character. The other was for the Ben Affleck-directed "Argo" in 2013.
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