Alan Arkin, 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. The interpreter 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 People magazine. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and as a man. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he was adored and he will be sorely missed“, says the letter shared by his family.
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 long career in the world of cinema
His first, and only, statuette would come in the category of best supporting actor for his hilarious and scathing as well as endearing role of grandfather Edwin Hoover in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006), hit 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.
A long trajectory in which other popular titles stand out such as ‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990), ‘Gattaca’ (1997), ‘Rocketeer’ (1991), ‘A couple of three’ (2008) or ‘The Muppets’ (2011). Arkin also tried his hand at directing with “Little Murders” in 1971 and with the comedy “Fires for Sale” in 1977.
His last works were remake de ‘Dumbo’, which was released in theaters in 2019, Spenser: Confidential, a Netflix action film 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.
