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Adam Arkin

 
Actor: Adam Arkin
 
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  • Born: Aug 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York
  • Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer
  • Active: '70s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: A Slight Case of Murder, The Doctor, Halloween: H20
  • First Major Screen Credit: All Together Now (1975)

Biography

The oldest of three sons of Broadway star Alan Arkin, American actor Adam Arkin has had stage and movie work, but is best known for his TV assignments. In 1977 Arkin was starred in his first series, the one-season sitcom Bustin' Loose, wherein the 21-year-old actor played a man finally escaping his overprotective parents. Arkin went on to play an inner-city biology teacher in the brief 1982 TV series Teachers Only; a Chicago bookie in the short-lived 1986 weekly Tough Cookies; and an attorney in 1988's A Year in the Life, which lasted eight months of our lives. In 1990, just when it seemed as though Arkin was going to become the King of Cancellation, he made the first of many guest appearances on the quirky CBS series Northern Exposure as Adam, the sociopathic, in-your-face hermit/gourmet chef. The character reappeared sporadically until 1993, sometimes as a welcome touch of anarchy, other times as merely a loud-mouthed royal pain. In 1994, Adam Arkin was given his most recent crack at regular weekly series work, playing a dedicated but mercurial doctor on the TV drama Chicago Hope, where he was matched insult for insult by the equally obstreperous Mandy Patinkin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Adam Arkin
Born August 19, 1957 (1957-08-19) (age 51)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, Writer, Director
Years active 1969–present
Spouse(s) Linda Arkin (divorced)
Phyllis Lyons (1999–present)

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1957)[1] is an American television, film, and stage actor and director. He is best known for playing neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on Monk. As of 2009 he stars in the NBC drama Life. He is the son of actor Alan Arkin.

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Biography

Career

Arkin has appeared in various television series such as Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990–95), where he played the eccentric chef Adam, and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994–2000). He appeared in the Law & Order episode, Red Ball (Season 16, 2005),as a district attorney named Charles Graham. Other recent television appearances include The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychologist Dr. Stanley Keyworth), Frasier, as an obsessive fan of Frasier's, Boston Legal, Baby Bob, Monk, and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). As of 2009 he appeared in the NBC drama Life in the role of Ted Earley.In the fall of 2009, he will be a guest star for several episodes on the FX Series, Sons of Anarchy.

His film appearances include Hitch (2005) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). Arkin is also a theatre actor where he has performed in Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions, including most recently, both the South Coast Repertory world premiere and Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy[2][3] by playwright Donald Margulies. In addition he is known for his directing work, having done episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, The Riches, Dirt and Ally McBeal. He won an Emmy for directing the Showtime television film My Louisiana Sky. In April 2008, Arkin guest-starred on the web series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.[4]

Personal life

Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York to actor/director/writer Alan Arkin and his wife Jeremy Yaffe.[1] He is married to the former Phyllis Anne Lyons since 1999. They have one son together. He also has a daughter, Molly, from his former wife, Linda.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Adam Arkin Biography (1957-)
  2. ^ "Adam Arkin sparks Broadway 'Brooklyn Boy'". 2005, Washington Times. Article by Frederick M. Winship.
  3. ^ Brooklyn Boy at South Coast Repertory
  4. ^ "Adam Arkin Talks The Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show". The Deadbolt. http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/104417/adamarkin_interview.php. Retrieved on 2009-02-26. 
  5. ^ Miller, Gerri (2007-09-04). "Fall TV Preview: Adam Arkin". American Jewish Life Magazine. http://www.ajlmagazine.com/archivesblog/2007/09/fall-tv-preview-adam-arkin.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-07. 

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