Alan Arkin, whose biography is associated withcinema, not only an American actor, winner of several awards of the American Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, but also a director, producer, writer, singer and composer.
He was born on March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, in the familyJewish immigrants from Russia and Germany. In 1946, they moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, California. His father, David Arkin, worked as a teacher and was fired for refusing to answer a question about his political affiliation. This was in the 50s of the twentieth century, when the atmosphere of fear of the communist threat reigned in the United States. David was listed in black lists of suspected sympathizers for communism. Alan's mother - Beatrice Arkin worked as a teacher and shared her husband's views.
Alan Arkin in his youth was fond of music andacting, he studied in the theatrical circles from 10 years. He graduated from Franklin Secondary School, studied at the Los Angeles City College in 1951-1953, and at Bennington College in Vermont from 1953 to 1954. While studying, he sang in a folk group, attended a theater studio. Arkin left college when he created the folk band The Tarriers, in which he was a soloist and guitar player. He co-wrote the hit "The Banana Boat Song" (1956), which won the 4th place in the Billboard charts. At that time, Arkin was trying to earn a game, embodying episodic roles on television and in the theater. But the money for a living was brought to him by a courier, a dishwasher and a babysitter. From 1958 to 1968 he worked with the children's folk group The Babysitters.
In 1958, Arkin began his stage career,working in New York. The following year he joined the troupe of the Compass Theater from St. Louis. There he was noticed by the director Bob Sills from the Chicago theater "Second City". Moving to Chicago, Alan honed the skills of stage skills and became one of the leading actors of the troupe. In 1961, Arkin debuted on Broadway in the musical "From the Second City", for which he wrote the lyrics. In 1963 he starred in the comedy "Coming Out with Laughter", for which he received the "Tony" award.
In 1966, Alan Arkin, whose photo is knownmany amateurs of American theater and film art, tried to apply himself as a director in the play "A?", in which the young actor Dustin Hoffman made his debut. And in 1969 he won the theater prize "Drama Desc" for directing in the play "Little Murder". The second prize "Drama Desk" was not long in coming. He received it in 1970 for the play "The Case of Murder in the White House." Alan was the director of the play "Sunny Boys", which represented more than 500 times!
Alan Arkin, whose filmography for todayreally impressive, became a nominee for the Oscar for sensational acting debut in the comedy "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! "(1966). In the film he played Lieutenant Rozanov, a Soviet submariner, mistakenly mistaken for a spy, when his submarine landed somewhere in New England.
Arkin demonstrated his dramatic talent as a psychopathic killer in the film "Wait for Darkness" (1967).
For the role of deaf-mute in the "Heart of a lone hunter" he receives the second nomination for an Oscar as the best actor.
In the 70's, Alan Arkin worked for several yearsthe director on television. In 1976, again returns to the big screen in the role of Dr. Sigmund Freud in the "Critical Solution." And in the early 80's starred in three films with his son Adam, and the writer is his wife Barbara Dana.
In the 90's, Arkin appeared in several notable roles.He is a former baseball player who did not have a career in 1993's Cooperstown. Or a cheerful psychiatrist paired with John Cusack in "Murder at Gross-Point" (1997). He won the critics award for the role of divorced father, who is struggling to have his children study at the Beverly Hills school from the movie "Beverly Hills Slum" (1998). Arkin gave a brilliant play with Robin Williams in the film about the Nazi occupation of Poland - "The Liar of Jacob" (1999).
Then he returns to the scene of New York, where inIn 1998 he acted as a director, co-author and actor in the play Power Plays. And in 2006, the role of a talkative grandfather, a cocaine lover, in "Little Miss Happiness", brought Alan the first Oscar.
About Alan Arkin we can say that he is a moderna man of the Renaissance. In addition to his achievements as an actor, director, musician and producer, you can add that Alan wrote several books. This is a science fiction stories, and eight works for children. In 2011, Alan Arkin's memoirs "Improvised Life" were published. These works were highly appreciated as fans of the actor and director, and critics.
Arkin was three times married and has three sons -Anthony, Adam and Matthew, who are also actors. He is an advocate of an ecological way of life, preservation of the environment. It leads a closed way of life. Known as an actor who does not care about prestigious awards, but appreciates the good roles and recognition of colleagues in the shop. In his own words, he dreams "not to leave home for at least three months and live as quietly as possible."
Этот человек внес огромный и неоценимый вклад в the development of cinematography not only in the United States, but also on a global scale. His play, both on the theater stage and in the cinema, amazed with its chic and impeccable. Critics of the theater and cinema have repeatedly praised Alan, paying tribute to his talent and even putting him as an example to other artists. And in fact, the work of Alan was brought up by more than one generation of actors who tried to some extent play like the great Arkin.
