Alan Arkin, the renowned actor who won an Oscar in 2007 for his work in 'Little Miss Sunshine', has died at the age of 89 at his home in Carlsbad, California. Alan Arkin developed a career in Hollywood of almost 60 years and was nominated four times for the Oscars (1967, 1969, 2007, and 2013).
The actor's sons, Adam, Matthew, and Anthony have confirmed his death in a statement sent to the magazine. "Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and as a man. Loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he was adored and will be sorely missed," the text reads.
Alan Arkin had a great talent for playing comedic and dramatic roles.
Arkin was an actor known for his characteristic dry humor, as well as having a great talent for playing both comedic and dramatic roles. The first two Oscar nominations of his career came in the category of best actor in two of his first leading roles, The Russians Are Coming! (Norman Jewinson, 1966) and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Robert Ellis Miller, 1967).
His first, and only, statuette would come in the category of best supporting actor for his role as grandfather Edwin Hoover in 'Little Miss Sunshine' (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006), a successful independent film in which he shared the screen with Steve Carrell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, and Paul Dano, among others.
He would add his fourth nomination in the award-winning film 'Argo' (Ben Affleck, 2012), in which he was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor in a Film that won the awards for best film, adapted screenplay at the 2013 ceremony. and assembly.
Alan Arkin great career in the world of cinema
A long career in which other popular titles such as 'Eduardo Manoscissorhands' (1990), 'Gattaca' (1997), 'Rocketeer' (1991), 'A Couple of Three (2008) or 'And the Muppets (2011) stand out. .. Arkin also tried his hand at directing with "Little Murders" in 1971 and with the comedy "Fires for Sale" in 1977.
His latest works were the remake of 'Dumbo', which was released in theaters in 2019, Spenser: Confidential, a Netflix action movie starring Mark Wahlberg in 2020 and, also on this platform, 'The Kominsky Method', a series starring Michael Douglas thanks to which Arkin got two Emmy Award nominations. He also voiced a character in Minions: The Origin of Gru and appeared in Robert Downey Sr., the documentary about Robert Downey Jr.'s father.
