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Alan Arkin, an acclaimed actor whose career spanned over seven decades and who garnered multiple Oscar, Tony and Emmy nominations over the years, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 2006's Little Miss Sunshine, has died at age 89.

Born in Brooklyn, Arkin moved with his family to Hollywood after World War II as his father got a job as a set designer. His parents were accused of being Communists during the 1950s, and Arkin's father, David, was fired after he refused to cooperate. Arkin began acting at a young age, but it wasn't until a brief sojourn as a musician," the same year that Harry Belafonte had an even bigger hit with a different arrangement of that song) that he began acting in earnest, becoming one of the earliest members of the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago. It was with the Second City that Arkin made his...

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,...

Alan Arkin, who won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, was nominated for Argo and two other films, scored six Emmy noms and won a Tony Award, died Thursday at his home in San Marcos, CA. He was 89.

The news was announced Friday morning by his sons, actors Adam, Matthew and Anthony, in a joint statement. Matthew Arkin told The New York Times that his father had suffered from heart ailments.

The statement read: “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.”

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In addition to his Oscar-winning film work, Arkin won a Tony Award for acting in Enter Laughing) and was Tony-nominated for directing The Sunshine Boys. He also was nominated for a half-dozen Emmy Awards spanning 53 years,...

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