Alan Alda (actor)
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Who is Alan Alda?
Alan Alda is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his starring roles as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H and Arnold Vinick in The West Wing, and his supporting role in the 2004 film The Aviator, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
- also known as Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; Alda, Alan; Alfonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo
- born on (78 years ago) in New York City, child of Robert Alda and Joan Browne
- ethnicity: Irish American
- nationality: United States of America
- religion: Catholicism, Agnosticism
- education:
- profession: Actor, television director, screenwriter, film director, author, activist
- Marriage with Arlene Alda since
- parent of
- written works: "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself (Random House Large Print", "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed And Other Things I've Learned"
- filmography:
- played Charlie Cotchipee in "Gone Are the Days!"
- played George Plimpton in "Paper Lion"
- played Lt. Morton Krim in "The Extraordinary Seaman"
- played Delano in "Jenny"
- played John W. Martin (Son) in "The Moonshine War"
- played Myles Clarkson in "The Mephisto Waltz"
- played Jonathon Paige in "The Glass House"
- played Sheriff Dan Barnes in "Isn't It Shocking?"
- played Caryl W. Chessman in "Kill Me If You Can"
- played George Peters in "Same Time, Next Year"
- played Bill Warren in "California Suite"
- played Joe Tynan in "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"
- played Jack Burroughs in "The Four Seasons"
- played Michael Burgess in "Sweet Liberty"
- played Steve Giardino in "A New Life"
- played Lester in "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
- played Eddie Hopper in "Betsy's Wedding"
- played Leo Green in "Whispers in the Dark"
- played Ted in "Manhattan Murder Mystery"
- played Dr. Robert Gallo in "And the Band Played On"
- played Dan Cutler in "White Mile"
- played The President (President of the United States) in "Canadian Bacon"
- played Jake in "Neil Simon's Jake's Women"
- played Richard Schlichting in "Flirting with Disaster"
- played Bob Dandridge in "Everyone Says I Love You"
- played Jordan in "Murder at 1600"
- played Hollander in "Mad City"
- played Sidney Miller in "The Object of My Affection"
- played Dan Wanamaker in "What Women Want"
- played Willie Walters in "Club Land"
- played Ernie Goodman in "The Killing Yard"
- played Owen Brewster in "The Aviator"
- played Ralph Metz in "Resurrecting the Champ"
- played Uncle Rollie Zerbs in "Diminished Capacity"
- played Gregory Lawson in "Flash of Genius"
- played Alan Burnside in "Nothing but the Truth"
- played Carvin in "Wanderlust"
- played Arthur Shaw in "Tower Heist"
- played Peter in "Class of '55"
- TV series:
- played Carlyle Thompson III in "The Phil Silvers Show"
- played Dr. John Griffin in "The Nurses"
- played Clay in "Coronet Blue"
- played Frank St. John in "Premiere"
- played Hawkeye Pierce in "M*A*S*H" between and (10 years and 5 months)
- played Dr. Atticus Sherman in "The Big C"
- "Scientific American Frontiers"
- "The West Wing"
- "Club Land"
- "6 Rms Riv Vu"
- "Kill Me If You Can"
- films written:
- films directed:
- some of the nominations and awards:
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor - "Paper Lion"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - "6 Rms Riv Vu" (Best Lead Actor In A Drama)
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Actor Of The Year - Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (Bulletin Board)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (For episode Dear Sigmund)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (Dear Sigmund)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (Dear Sigmund)
- Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy - "Dear Sigmund" (From the TV Series "M*A*S*H")
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - "Same Time, Next Year"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H", with Burt Metcalfe
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (Outstanding Directing In A Comedy Or Comedy-Variety Or Music Series)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer - "M*A*S*H"
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Or Comedy-Variety Or Music Series - "M*A*S*H" (Inga)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
- People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - "The Four Seasons"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - "The Four Seasons"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (The Life You Save)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer
- People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (For episode The Life You Save)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (role: Benjamin Pierce)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy - "M*A*S*H" (Role: Benjamin Pierce)
- People's Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Performer
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H" (For episode Where There's a Will, There's a War)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - "M*A*S*H"
- nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
- nominated to Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor - "Whispers in the Dark"
- nominated to Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play - "Jake's Women"
- nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - "White Mile"
- Outer Critics Circle Special Award - "Art", with Alfred Molina & Victor Garber
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - "ER"
- Writers Guild of America Award - Valentine Davies Award
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - "Club Land"
- nominated to Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie - "Club Land" (Role: Willie Walters)
- TV Land Classic TV Doctor of the Year Award - "M*A*S*H" (For "Dr. Hawkeye Pierce")
- nominated to Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - "The Aviator" (Role: Senator Ralph Owen Brewster)
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "The West Wing"
- nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - "The Aviator"
- nominated to Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - "The Aviator", with Danny Huston, Ian Holm, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law, John C. Reilly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwen Stefani
- nominated to Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play - "Glengarry Glen Ross"
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance - "Glengarry Glen Ross", with Jeffrey Tambor, Liev Schreiber, Jordan Lage, Fred Weller, Gordon Clapp & Tom Wopat
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "The West Wing"
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "The West Wing"
- nominated to Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - "30 Rock" (Mamma Mia)
- TV Land Impact Award - "M*A*S*H", with Jeff Maxwell, Allan Arbus, David Ogden Stiers, Gene Reynolds, William Christopher, Burt Metcalfe, Larry Gelbart, Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit & Kellye Nakahara
- International Emmy Award for Founders (40th Anniversary Special Founders Award)
- official website: www.alanalda.com
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