Adam Arkin

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Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956 in New York City , New York ) is an American actor and director .

Career

Even as a child, Arkin had a desire to become an actor. At the age of ten he took acting lessons at the Herbert Berghof Studio. His first role was in Made For Each Other when he was 14 . During the 1970s and 80s he worked in numerous films such as Baby Blue Marine (1978), Under the Rainbow (1981) and Personal Foul (1987).

For his role in the play I Hate Hamlet , he was nominated for a Tony in 1991. He became popular in the 1990s through his television roles as Adam in All Alaska (Northern Exposure) and as Dr. Aaron Shutt in the Chicago Hope Hospital series . He received Emmy nominations for both roles . He was also nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for his role as Will Brennan in the horror film Halloween H20 . He could later be seen as Walter Spencer in the series Baby Bob (2002) and alongside Will Smith as Max in the movie Hitch .

In 1993, Arkin first appeared as a director and directed an episode of Alaska, of all things . Since then he has worked as a director for more than 40 other productions, primarily for television series. Occasionally he also works as a producer.

Personal

The son of actor Alan Arkin and Jeremy Yaffe has three brothers: Matthew Arkin and Anthony Arkin are actors, Jake Wakefield is a lawyer.

Adam Arkin was married to Phyllis Lyons on August 21, 1999, and has a daughter, Molly (* 1987) , with his first wife, Linda Arkin (actress and yoga teacher). He has been married for the third time since 2017.

Filmography (selection)

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  • 1969: People Soup (short film)
  • 1971: Made for Each Other
  • 1976: Baby Blue Marine
  • 1981: Secret Mission Hollywood (Under the Rainbow)
  • 1981: A Werewolf Bites His Way (Full Moon High)
  • 1981: Crazy Street Life (Chu Chu and the Philly Flash)
  • 1987: Personal foul
  • 1991: The Doctor - An ordinary patient (The Doctor)
  • 1998: Halloween H20 (Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later)
  • 1998: With Friends Like These
  • 1999: East of A
  • 1999: Lake Placid
  • 2000: Hanging Up
  • 2000: Dropping Out
  • 2001: Mission
  • 2002: Stark Raving Mad
  • 2005: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charme School
  • 2005: Hitch - The Date Doctor (Hitch)
  • 2005: Kids In America
  • 2009: A Serious Man
  • 2012: The Sessions - When Words Touch (The Sessions)

Television films

  • 1974: It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
  • 1975: All Together Now
  • 1985: The Fourth Wise Man
  • 1988: Necessary Parties
  • 1989: Oceano
  • 1990: Heat Wave
  • 1990: babies
  • 1990: No Time for Tears (A Promise to Keep)
  • 1993: Dottie Gets Spanked
  • 1995: In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
  • 1997: God save this town (Not in This Town)
  • 1998: Thirst - The Epidemic (Thirst)
  • 1999: A Slight Case of Murder
  • 2001: Off Season
  • 2002: Roughing It
  • 2002: Damaged Care

TV Shows

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 1992 Q-Award for Alaska of all places - as Adam
Nominations
  • 1991 Tony for I Hate Hamlet (theater)
  • 1993 Emmy for Northern Exposure - as Adam
  • 1997 Emmy for Chicago Hope - as Dr. Shuttle
  • 1998 SAG Award for Chicago Hope - as Dr. Shuttle
  • 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Halloween H20

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personal data
SURNAME Arkin, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and television director
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States