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Encyclopedia > Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor. He has appeared in variouse television series such asNorthern Exposure (CBS, 1990-95), where he played the eccentric chef "Adam", and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000), where he played neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt. Other recent television appearances include The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychologist Dr. Stanley Keyworth) and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). His film appearences in include Hitch (2005) and Halloween: H20 (1998). Arkin is also a Broadway and off-Broadway performer, last seen in the Broadway offering "Brooklyn Boy" by playwright Donald Margulies. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Look up Stage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal, character-driven American dramatic-comedy television series. ... Chicago Hope was a popular CBS drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 4, 2000. ... The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by John Wells. ... 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (usually shortened to 8 Simple Rules) is a television comedy that airs on ABC. It is about a married couple with three children. ... A hitch is a knot tied in a rope and used to secure that rope to a rigid object. ... Halloween: H20 (or Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) is the seventh movie in the Halloween horror movie series created by John Carpenter. ...


He is the son of actor Alan Arkin and his wife, Jeremy Yaffe. He has been married to the former Phyllis Ann Lyons since 1999. They have one son together. He also has a daughter from his former wife, Linda. Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor. ...


Many note his often uncanny resemblance to George Clooney. Clooney on the set of Oceans Twelve, Winnetka, Illinois, April 2004 George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director and screenwriter, known for his former role in the long-running television drama ER (1994–99) and his rise as an A-List...


References

"Adam Arkin sparks Broadway 'Brooklyn Boy'". 2005, Washington Times. Article by Frederick M. Winship.


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Alan Arkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (373 words)
Louis that Arkin caught a casting director's eye, who later met with the actor to tell him about a comedy troupe he was assembling in Chicago and if he wanted a job, it was open.
Arkin politely agreed, before heading back to New York City with the impression that he wasn't going to lose out on a career by moving to Chicago.
Arkin was a member of mid-50's folk group The Tarriers; in 1956 they had their biggest hit with a version of the "Banana Boat Song" (it reached #4 on the Billboard charts), the same year that Harry Belafonte recorded his more famous version.
Adam Arkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (169 words)
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor.
Arkin is also a Broadway and off-Broadway performer, last seen in the Broadway offering "Brooklyn Boy" by playwright Donald Margulies.
He is the son of actor Alan Arkin and his wife, Jeremy Yaffe.
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